''El Madrileño'' (
English: ''The Madrilenian'') is the second studio album by Spanish rapper and singer-songwriter
C. Tangana. Written by Tangana and co-produced with
Alizzz, the album was released through
Sony Music
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on February 26, 2021. With this record, Tangana ventured into a more organic and guitar oriented sound to his previous hip hop and urban releases, focusing in a collaboration album as a tribute to his wide roots. Twelve out of fourteen tracks are in collaboration with other renowned Latin folk, rock or flamenco artists from many countries and ages. The result is a colored mosaic of Tangana's teenage influences and the adoption of a new alter ego named after the album.
The record became a commercial success, debuting atop the
Spanish Charts and peaking at eight on the US ''
Billboard
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''
Top Latin Albums
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chart. It was the best selling album in Spain of 2021. Promotion prior to its release encompassed the release of three singles: "Demasiadas Mujeres", "
Tú Me Dejaste de Querer
"Tú me dejaste de querer" ("You stopped loving me" in English) a song recorded by Spanish singer and rapper C. Tangana from his second studio album '' El Madrileño'' (2021). The track features singers La Húngara and Niño de Elche and was writ ...
"—both accompanied by music videos produced by Little Spain—and "Comerte Entera". The lead single topped the charts in Spain as the third one reached the top ten. "Tú Me Dejaste de Querer" quickly managed to become Tangana's best performing single, debuting at number one in Spain and entering the
charts in Argentina and the
''Billboard'' Global 200. Despite not receiving radio promotion, "Ingobernable", featuring the
Gipsy Kings
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, debuted at number one on the
PROMUSICAE weekly list. A
reissue
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Reco ...
, ''La Sobremesa'', featuring late singles like "
Ateo" as well as the recording of Tangana's
NPR
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Tiny Desk concert, was released on February 18, 2022.
With ''El Madrileño'', C. Tangana scored his first
Latin Grammy
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nominations as a performer. He had previously received four awards for his contributions as a co-writer on ''
El Mal Querer'', the sophomore album by
Rosalía
Rosalia Vila Tobella (born 25 September 1992), known mononymously as Rosalía (, ), is a Spanish Pop music, pop and flamenco singer. She has been described as an "atypical pop star" due to her genre-bending musical styles. After being enthral ...
, and for her song "
Malamente", which he also co-wrote. ''El Madrileño'' was nominated for
Album of the Year and won
Best Engineered Album while the
Omar Apollo
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duet "Te Olvidaste" was nominated for
Record of the Year
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and
Best Alternative Song. "Nominao", featuring
Jorge Drexler
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, won the latter category while "Hong Kong", featuring
Andrés Calamaro, was awarded
Best Pop/Rock Song. Longtime friend and musical collaborator of Tangana,
Alizzz, scored a
Producer of the Year nomination. ''El Madrileño'' was included on
Rolling Stone
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's "The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century so far" list.
Background
On April 24, 2020, C. Tangana released the song "Nunca Estoy", which was well received by critics and acclaimed for moving beyond the trap and hip hop sounds that he had become known for. The song reached the top spot on the
PROMUSICAE chart, becoming Tangana's first number one hit in his career. It was followed by the release of his first extended play as a signed artist, ''Bien:('', the month after. In September, Tangana revealed to ''
Forbes
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'' that his third studio album would be very different from his previous releases and that it would be called ''El Madrileño'', in reference to his hometown
Madrid
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and to the new alter ego he adopted during the making of this new project.
In late January 2021, the singer began to tease the release of the album through social media. On January 23, he revealed the cover art and, three days later, the tracklist and release date.
Recording
Shortly after announcing the album's release date, Tangana offered an interview with ''
El País
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It is the second-most circulated daily newspaper in Spain . is the most read newspaper in ...
'' where he stated that "If it had not been for the pandemic, I would have started to record ''El Madrileño'' by the end of 2021. I had a recorded album of
urbano music, a lot of rap, overcoming trap. When the pandemic began and I began to scratch, it seemed to me that I was not up to the times. This one is".
Promotion
On October 8, Tangana released the lead single of ''El Madrileño''. "Demasiadas Mujeres" became an instant hit in Spain, debuting at the top of the
PROMUSICAE chart and being gold-certified in only a week for selling over 20,000 copies. The song was, in fact, very different out of all the other things on the singer's repertoire and included a
Holy Week
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marching band from
Cádiz
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. The song included a message of frustration and elements of
folk
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. Its respected music video included a scene of Tangana's own funeral as well as references to his past relationships with
Rosalía
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and
Berta Vázquez. On November 6, Tangana released featuring Niño de Elche and La Húngara "the most important song of his career", which he named "Tú Me Dejaste de Querer". He defined the track as a combination of rumba and bachata with elements of flamenco music. Its teaser reached over two million views on Twitter and another million and a half on Instagram. The track broke the record for the most-streamed song in Spain in a 24-hour period with 1,6 million national streams. As for international numbers, "Tú Me Dejaste de Querer" debuted at 31 on the Spotify Global chart, marking the first entry of Tangana on the list. The track also peaked at number one in Spain and was directly certified Gold after one week. The track was promoted at
LOS40 Music Awards 2020. In January, a third single "Comerte Entera", in collaboration with Brazilian singer and guitarist
Toquinho, was released to critical acclaim.
In September 2021, a clothing collection in collaboration with
Bershka, inspired in the album, was released.
Critical reception
Tour
A concert tour in support of ''El Madrileño,'' Sin Cantar ni Afinar Tour, was announced on November 14, 2021, consisting of fifteen initial dates. It began on February 19, 2022 in
Málaga
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. Tickets went on sale on November 16 to overwhelming demand. On July 11, 2022 additional dates were announced for the "Sin Cantar ni Afinar LATAM Tour 22", a series of additional concerts to take place in Mexico, Colombia and Argentina.
Dates
Canceled shows
Notes
Track listing
All tracks are produced by
C. Tangana,
Alizzz and Victor Martínez, except where noted.
Notes
* "Cambia!" is stylized in
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.
Sample credits
* "Demasiadas Mujeres" contains a sample of "El Amor" by La Banda Rosario De Cadiz; and a sample of "Campanera" by Joselito.
* "Tú Me Dejaste de Querer" contains an interpolation of "Son Ilusiones" by
Los Chichos
* "Comerte Entera" contains a sample of "Daniele Puxa O Bonde" by DJ Wagner and MC Daniele.
* "Nunca Estoy" contains an interpolation of "Como Quieres que Te Quiera" by Rosario; and an interpolation of "
Corazón Partío" by Alejandro Sanz.
* "Muriendo de Envidia" contains an interpolation of "Lola" written by Fernández Salvador and performed by El Pescaílla
* "Cuándo Olvidaré" contains an excerpt of Pepe Blanco on ''Cantares''; a sample of "
Slide
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" by
H.E.R. featuring
YG; an interpolation of Pasan los Días by La Tana; and an interpolation of Nostalgia by Enrique Cadícamo.
* "Hong Kong" contains a lyrical excerpt of "Mil Horas" by
Los Abuelos de la Nada
* "Yate" contains an interpolation of "Vete" by Los Amaya
* "Los Tontos (Live at NPR's Tiny Desk)" contains an interpolation of
Bizarre Love Triangle
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by
New Order
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
See also
*
2021 in European music
*
2021 in Latin music
References
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Sony Music albums
2020s Spanish-language albums
2021 albums
Albums produced by Federico Vindver
Albums produced by Rafa Arcaute
Latin Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album