Balas perdidas

Balas perdidas (transl. Stray Bullets) is the second studio album by the Colombian band Morat. The album was released on October 26, 2018.[1][2] The re-issue version was released on May 10, 2019, which includes the song "Presiento" in collaboration with Aitana.[3]

Balas perdidas
Studio album by
Morat
ReleasedOctober 26, 2018
Recorded2017-2018
GenreLatin pop
ProducerUniversal Music Spain
Morat chronology
Sobre el amor y sus efectos secundarios
(2016)		 Balas perdidas
(2018)

Background

In 2015, Morat began to gain international attention as a result of their 2015 hit single "Mi Nuevo Vicio" in collaboration with Paulina Rubio.[4] The single was certified a Platinum Record.[5]

In 2016, Morat released their first studio album Sobre el amor y sus efectos secundarios, continuing making waves in the Latin music scene. Morat obtained 4x Platinum Record as well as a Latin Grammy award nomination for "Cómo te atreves", and Golden Record for "Cuánto me duele",[6] which are two singles of this album.

In 2017, Morat produced the single "Yo Contigo, Tú Conmigo (The Gong Gong Song)" in collaboration with Álvaro Soler as the theme music of Despicable Me 3.[7] The single peaked at No.9 on Billboard on August 19, 2017[8] and won the "Song of the Year" award in LOS40 Music Awards 2017.[9]

Composition

Juan Pablo Villamil, one of the four members, said that they wanted to "do some experimentation" in this album. He described this album as "more of a solid album", saying that it is very different due to their recording experience in one trip to Los Angeles. He believed that in this album "there's more like one sound and it sounds more like an album", unlike the first album, which he thought "the songs sound very different one from another" as "it was recorded song by song throughout many years".[10]

In regards to "No se va", one of the singles in this album, Juan Pablo Villamil admitted that this song is "quite different from the others", describing it as "more of a dancing type of song". He said that they wanted to "do something more upbeat" in this song.[11]

Release and Promotion

On November 3, 2017, Morat released "Besos en guerra" in collaboration with Juanes. On June 8, 2018, 7 months after "Besos en guerra", Morat released the second single of the album, "Cuando nadie ve". On July 6, 2018, the third single of the album, "Punto y aparte", was released. On September 13, 2018, Morat released the fourth single of the album, "El embrujo", in collaboration with Antonio Carmona and Josemi Carmona. Finally, on October 26, 2018, the album was released with the title "Balas perdidas". On the same day, the fifth single of the album, "Yo no merezco volver", was released.

On March 7, 2019, Morat released the sixth single of the album, "No se va", which hit almost 2 million visits on Youtube in less than a week.[12]

On April 4, 2019, Morat performed in San Francisco, kicking off their first-ever US tour, with the title "Balas perdidas" to promote their album. The tour ended in Orlando on May 5, 2019, with performance in other cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York.[13][14]

On May 10, 2019, the re-issue of Balas perdidas, Balas perdidas (Edición especial), was released, which includes "Presiento" in collaboration with Aitana and three other songs.[15]

On December 15, 2019, Morat ended their Spain tour with the last performance at the WiZink Center in Madrid. Antonio José, Aitana, Cali y El Dandee, and Cami were also invited to perform at this concert.[16] Up to this show, Morat has held more than 80 concerts in 13 different countries.[17]

Reception

On Billboard, the second single "Cuando nadie ve" peaked at No.1 on August 18, 2018, and the single "Presiento" peaked at No.3 on July 20, 2019.[18]

The single "Presiento" received more than 600,000 streams in Spotify in its first 24 hours. After that period of time, "Presiento" became the song with the highest debut in Spain, with more than 230,000 streams there, beating Rosalía and J Balvin's 2019 track "Con altura".[19]

The album was nominated for the 2019 Latin Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album.[20]

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[21] Gold (Latin) 30,000

sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Track listing
Balas perdidas[22]
No.TitleLength
1."Otras se pierden"3:54
2."Acuérdate de mí"3:41
3."Besos en guerra" (with Juanes)3:51
4."Cuando el amor se escapa"2:56
5."No se va"3:36
6."Mi vida entera"3:34
7."El embrujo" (feat. Antonio Carmona and Josemi Carmona)3:58
8."Yo no merezco volver"3:40
9."Maldita costumbre"2:45
10."Cuando nadie ve"3:39
11."Punto y aparte"3:31
12."11 besos"1:58
Balas perdidas (Edición especial)
No.TitleLength
1."Otras se pierden"3:54
2."Acuérdate de mí"3:41
3."Besos en guerra" (with Juanes)3:51
4."Cuando el amor se escapa"2:56
5."No se va"3:36
6."Mi vida entera"3:34
7."El embrujo" (feat. Antonio Carmona and Josemi Carmona)3:58
8."Yo no merezco volver"3:40
9."Maldita costumbre"2:45
10."Cuando nadie ve"3:39
11."Punto y aparte"3:31
12."11 besos"1:58
13."Causa perdida"3:40
14."¿Qué ganas?"3:32
15."Mi suerte"3:33
16."Presiento" (with Aitana)2:54

References
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  5. "Terelu entregó el disco de Platino a Paulina Rubio por sus ventas de 'Mi nuevo vicio'". Telecinco. Mediaset España. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  6. "Morat presentará su disco 'Sobre el amor y sus efectos secundarios' el 9 de marzo en Granada". Europa Press. 30 January 2017.
  7. "MORAT Y ÁLVARO SOLER PONEN MÚSICA A 'GRU 3. MI VILLANO FAVORITO', A LA VENTA EL 16 DE JUNIO". 12 June 2017.
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  9. "'YO CONTIGO, TÚ CONMIGO' EN DIRECTO EN LOS40 MUSIC AWARDS". Los40.
  10. Villa, Lucas (29 March 2019). "Interview: Morat talks first U.S. tour & how the folk-pop band fits in today's Latin music scene". AXS.
  11. Villa, Lucas (29 March 2019). "Interview: Morat talks first U.S. tour & how the folk-pop band fits in today's Latin music scene". AXS.
  12. "MORAT PRESENTAN EL VIDEOCLIP DE 'NO SE VA'". 11 March 2019.
  13. "Morat Ready to Bring Their Colombian Flavor to the U.S. With Balas Perdidas Tour". Billboard. 2 April 2019.
  14. "Morat kicked off their "Balas Perdidas US Tour"". Seitrack US. 5 April 2019.
  15. Sandra Pérez Abad (10 May 2019). "Morat presenta 'Balas perdidas: Edición especial'". El Rescate Musical.
  16. "Morat cierra su gira 'Balas Perdidas' en Madrid y anuncia su vuelta en 2020". HappyFM. 16 December 2019.
  17. "MADRID SE RINDE ANTE MORAT EN SU ÚLTIMA "BALA PERDIDA"". 17 December 2019.
  18. "Chart History Morat". Billboard. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  19. "'Presiento' de Morat y Aitana, mejor debut del año en Spotify España". Vinilo Negro (in Spanish). 2019-04-13.
  20. Cabo, Leila (14 November 2019). "Latin Grammys 2019 Winners: Complete List". Billboard. MRC. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  21. "American album certifications – Morat – Balas perdidas". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 27, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH. 
  22. "Balas Perdidas". Amazon Music. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
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