Boomerang (Lali song)
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| Single by Lali | ||||||||||
| from the album Soy | ||||||||||
| Released | September 4, 2016 | |||||||||
| Format | Digital download | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||||||||
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| Length | 4:17 | |||||||||
| Label | Sony Music Argentina | |||||||||
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"Boomerang" is a song recorded by Argentine singer and actress Lali Espósito serving as the third single for her second studio album Soy and was released on September 4, 2016. The song is a Spanish version of the original by Ayak Thiik and Will Simms, written by Espósito along with the music producers Pablo Akselrad, Luis Burgio and Gustavo Novello, and was produced by Will Simms and 3musica
Background and release
Espósito had confirmed the name of the track in an interview in Animales Sueltos on March 11, 2016.[1] It was released along with the full album on May 20, 2016 and was sent to radio on September 4, 2016 as its third single. Lyrically, the song talks about the constant criticism and fallacies that Espósito must face. Facing with these situations, the teen idol warns that everything returns like a boomerang.[2][3]
Live performances
Espósito performed a medley of "Boomerang", "Unico" and "Soy" at Susana Giménez on August 7, 2016.[4] On August 13, 2016 the singer performed the song along with "Unico", "Soy", "Mil Años Luz" and "A Bailar" at the charity TV special Un Sol para los Chicos.[5] On October 27, 2016 Espósito performed "Boomerang" and "Soy" at the eleventh season of Bailando por un Sueño Argentina, where she appeared on a María del Cerro's performance. "Boomerang" is also part of Espósito's second worldwide tour's setlist, titled Soy Tour.
Music video
On the previous week of the video's release, Espósito had shared small advances trough her Instagram account where it can be seen a lot of transformations, going from brunette to blonde, female to male, humor and with the society's appearances.[2] Directed by Juan Ripari, the music video made its premiere on September 7, 2016 on Vevo. In the video, Espósito mocks and laughs at fame, her behaviors in the press and situations in society. With different characters of society, the singer shows how they consume as true information media and social networks and makes the whole video like a parody. The video also refers to the pressures exerted by the media to be shown always cute and stoic: "She's there and nothing's gonna defeat her".[6][7] The video was filmed on two full shooting sessions and the characterization of each character took about three hours.[8]
As for the critical reception, Mayte Urrutia from Pop en Español praised Espósito's dancing and acting abilities by saying: "Lali not only has showed her beauty, her talent for dance alone and escorted by a group of dancers, but [the video] is also very frequent humor".[3] In a post by the argentian website Cadena3, it was written: "it denotes a huge production and staging, and also the talent that [Espósito] has to portray different characters and show her funniest side".[9] Perez Hilton described "Boomerang" as "a fun Latin pop song" and also compared the video with Katy Perry's "Birthday".[10]
Awards and nominations
The song is currently nominated in the category for "Best Choreography" at the 2016 Quiero Awards, and for "Best Latin Female Video of The Year" and "Favorite Lyrics" at the 2016 Latin Italian Music Awards.[11]
| Year | Awards Ceremony | Category | Result |
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Quiero Awards | Best Choreography | Pending |
| Latin Italian Music Awards | Best Latin Female Video of The Year | Pending | |
| Favorite Lyrics | Pending |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Worldwide | May 20, 2016 | Digital download | Sony Music | [12] |
| Latin America | September 4, 2016 | Contemporary Hit Radio | [13] | |
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References
- ↑ "Lali Espósito: "Es muy heavy no poder hablar libremente cuando vivís en democracia"". Infobae. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- 1 2 "Las mil caras de Lali Espósito en su nuevo videoclip". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- 1 2 Mayte Urrutia. "Lali Espósito releases her new video "Boomerang"". Pop En Español. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Lali Espósito: "Único", "Boomerang" y "Soy"". Telefe. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ↑ "¡A cantar y bailar! Lali Espósito dio un show "único" y enseñó cómo se hace su pasito en #Los25DeUnSol". El Trece. Retrieved August 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Intérprete Lali presenta nuevo sencillo "Boomerang", respaldado por el vídeo y una gira". Metro Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Lali Espósito presentó el video de "Boomerang" y causó furor". El Sol (in Spanish). Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Lali Espósito presentó nuevo videoclip del single Boomerang". argNoticias (in Spanish). Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Lali, multifacética en su nuevo videoclip "Boomerang"". Cadena3 (in Spanish). Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ↑ Perez Hilton. "Listen To This: No More Doubts!". PerezHilton.com. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Latin Music Italian Awards 2016: le nomination!" (in Italian). Latin Music Official. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Soy - Single by Lali". iTunes Store. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ↑ "Tweet of September 4, 2016 by @40GlobalShow". Twitter. Retrieved September 10, 2016.