LLYLM

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"LLYLM"
Rosalia - LLYLM.png
Single by Rosalía
Language
  • Spanish
  • English
Released27 January 2023 (2023-01-27)
Genre Flamenco pop
Length2:54
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Rosalía singles chronology
"Besos Moja2"
(2022)		"LLYLM"
(2023)		"Beso"
(2023)
Lyric video
"LLYLM" on YouTube

"LLYLM" (an acronym for "Lie Like You Love Me") is a song by Spanish singer Rosalía. It was released on 27 January 2023 by Columbia Records. The flamenco pop song contains handclaps, guitars, synthesizers, and a chorus sung in English. "LLYLM" was used to promote a limited edition drink made in collaboration between Rosalía and Coca-Cola.

Contents

Background and composition

The singer started teasing "LLYLM" in early January 2023, while vacationing in Tokyo with her then-boyfriend Rauw Alejandro. [1] On 18 January, Rosalía revealed the release date for the song. [2] She kept releasing TikTok clips with snippets of the song leading up to the release. [3] On 23 January, she posted the cover of the single. [4] In it Rosalía wears bubblegum pink boots, designed by Spanish fashion brand Abra. [5]

"LLYLM" was described as a flamenco pop song with influences from pop, R&B, and electronic music. [6] [7] [8] Marysabel Huston-Crespo, writing for CNN en Español, said that while the "LLYLM" is "closer to English-language pop", Rosalía keep her flamenco roots with the heavy use of handclaps throughout the song. [9] Lyrically, the song is about an unrequited love in which a woman asks a man to love her reciprocally. [9] The first verse begins as a tongue twister; "El que quiero, no me quiere / Como quiero que me quiera", with Rosalía singing over a handclap beat. [10] For the chorus, she switches to English while using falsetto and instrumentation provided by guitar and synthesizers; "I don't need honesty / Baby, lie like you love me, lie like you love me". [11]

Promotion

"LLYLM" was used to promote Rosalía's collaboration with Coca-Cola, in which they created a limited edition brand called 'Move'. The drink included a QR code that gives access to behind-the-scenes of the song's creation. [12] A short film inspired by the brand was released on 10 February 2023. [13]

Critical reception

Charlotte Krol of Rolling Stone UK described "LLYLM" as a "peppy, lovelorn track" while NME 's Will Richards said it was "bright and poppy". [14] [15]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "LLYLM"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [31] Gold20,000‡
France (SNEP) [32] Gold100,000‡
Italy (FIMI) [33] Gold50,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [34] 2× Platinum120,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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