Warm Up (EP)

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Warm Up
Bad Gyal - Warm Up.jpg
EP by
Released19 March 2021 (2021-03-19)
Recordedc.2019–2021 [1] [2]
Studio
  • Angel Sound (Barcelona)
  • Miami
Length20:38
LanguageSpanish
Label
Producer
Bad Gyal chronology
Worldwide Angel
(2018)
Warm Up
(2021)
Sound System: The Final Releases
(2021)
Singles from Warm Up
  1. "Aprendiendo el sexo"
    Released: 31 July 2020
  2. "Blin blin"
    Released: 13 November 2020
  3. "Zorra (remix)"
    Released: 21 January 2021
  4. "Judas"
    Released: 18 March 2021
  5. "Pussy"
    Released: 24 March 2021
  6. "44"
    Released: 10 June 2021

Warm Up is the debut extended play (EP) by Spanish singer-songwriter Bad Gyal. It was released on 19 March 2021 by Aftercluv Dance Lab and Interscope Records, and it is her first full-length release after being signed with these two labels in 2019. [3] [4]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Mondo Sonoro 7/10 [5]

In a review for Mondo Sonoro , Luis M. Maínez highlighted the quality of the production and the beats of all the tracks, yet stated that "Bad Gyal does not stop improving without innovating too much", and noted that "the vocal collaborations are less interesting than the musical ones." [5]

Year-end lists rankings for Warm Up
PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
Mondo Sonoro The Best Spanish Albums of 2021
48
[6]
Rockdelux National EPs of 2021
3
[7]
List of awards and nominations received by Warm Up
CeremonyYearRecipientCategoryResultRef.
Odeón Awards 2022  [ es ]Warm UpAlbum of the YearNominated
[8]
Best Urban AlbumNominated

Track listing

Warm Up track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Pussy" (featuring el Guincho)
El Guincho 2:17
2."44" (featuring Rema)
3:05
3."Blin blin" (transl."Bling-bling") (featuring Juanka)
  • El Guincho
  • Jasper Harris
  • Star Boy
2:24
4."Judas" (featuring Khea)
  • Nely "el Arma Secreta"
  • el Guincho
  • Fakeguido
  • Rawsanches
2:25
5."Iconic"
  • Farelo
  • Díaz-Reixa
  • Martínez
  • Riutort
  • El Guincho
  • Fakeguido
  • Rawsanches
2:14
6."Gasto" (transl."I spend")
  • Farelo
  • Díaz-Reixa
  • Martínez
  • Riutort
  • El Guincho
  • Fakeguido
2:08
7."Aprendiendo el sexo" (transl."Learning sex")
  • Farelo
  • Díaz-Reixa
  • Martínez
  • Riutort
  • El Guincho
  • Fakeguido
  • Rawsanches
2:27
8."Zorra" (remix) (transl."Bitch") (featuring Rauw Alejandro)
  • El Guincho
  • Sickdrumz
  • Storch
3:36
Total length:20:38

Personnel

Vocals

Production

  • El Guincho – featured artist (track 1); production (tracks 1, 3–8)
  • Izzy Beats – production (track 2)
  • Supa Dups – production (track 2)
  • Jasper Harris – production (track 3)
  • Star Boy – production (track 3)
  • Nely "el Arma Secreta" – production (track 4)
  • Fakeguido – production (tracks 4–7)
  • Rawsanches – production (tracks 4–5, 7)
  • Sickdrumz – production (track 8)
  • Scott Storch – production (track 8)

Technical

  • Jaycen Joshua – mixing
  • DJ Riggins – mixing assistance
  • Jacob Richards – mixing assistance
  • Mike Seaberg – mixing assistance
  • Colin Leonard – mastering engineering (tracks 1–2, 4–7)
  • Rawsanches – recording engineering (tracks 1, 5–6)
  • Deli – recording engineering (track 2)
  • Nely "el Arma Secreta" – recording engineering (track 4)

Artwork

  • Paul Lorant – art design
  • Lois Cohen – photography [9]

Charts

Release history

Release formats for Warm Up
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Various19 March 2021

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