"Tú eres un bom bom" (Spanish for "you are a bom bom") is a song recorded by Panamanian singer

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, released for digital download and

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on May 24, 2019. It was written by

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and Mista Greenzz, and produced by the latter two.

Music video

The accompanying

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for "Tú eres un bom bom" was released on October 9, 2019, 21:00 EST. The video was directed by Lucho Spada. It was filmed in Playa Escondida, Colón, Panama.

Credits and personnel

– vocals, songwriting *

– songwriting, production * Mista Greenzz – songwriting, production

Other versions

Bad Gyal remix

On April 9, 2020, Kafu Banton released a remix of "Tú eres un bom bom" along with Spanish singer Bad Gyal.

Background and release

Bad Gyal reached Kafu Banton through producers

and Mista Greenzz, with whom she had previously worked. In December 2019, Bad Gyal posted a snippet of the song to an Instagram story. "Tú eres un bom bom (remix)" was released for digital download and

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on April 9, 2020.

Music video

The accompanying

for "Tú eres un bom bom (remix)" was released along with the song on April 9, 2020, 23:00

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, on Bad Gyal's

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channel. The video was produced by Pandora, and directed by Laura Vifer.

Controversy

Shortly after the song release, Bad Gyal was criticized for collaborating with Kafu Banton, whom some people referred to as homophobic because of "Pato", a song recorded in the early 2000s in which he talks about physically assaulting gay men. Before the release of the song, Bad Gyal had stated in multiple times that "I would never work with a sexist or homophobic person". On April 12, Bad Gyal released a statement to an Instagram story, apologizing "to those who felt offended rdisappointed for my collaboration with Kafu", and noted that, "I didn't know this song existed... My team and I should have informed more bout Kafu Banton's career" In an interview with ''Shangay'' on April 22, Bad Gyal stated that she would give 50% of her profits with the song to Nuevos Horizontes, a Panamanian

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association. On April 13, Kafu Banton posted a statement on Instagram, saying that "Pato"—which was included in the 2018

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of his greatest hits album ''The Best of Me: Saben Quién Soy''—"was a song written and produced more than 20 years ago at the beginning of my career, which did not have the maturity, nor the orientation that I maintain today. I am faithful to my ideals and I fight for social justice."

Charts

Certifications

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

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and other sources. *

– vocals, songwriting * Bad Gyal – featured artist, vocals, songwriting *

– songwriting, production * Mista Greenzz – songwriting, production * El Guincho – songwriting, production * Paul Lorant – artwork

Bad Gyal and Guaynaa remix

On May 15, 2020, Kafu Banton released a remix of "Tú eres un bom bom" along with Spanish singer Bad Gyal and Puerto Rican singer Guaynaa. The song was released along with a lyric video, published on Bad Gyal's

channel.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from

and other sources. *

– vocals, songwriting * Bad Gyal – featured artist, vocals, songwriting * Guaynaa – featured artist, songwriting *

– songwriting, production * Mista Greenzz – songwriting, production * El Guincho – songwriting, production * Paul Lorant – artwork

Release history

References

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