Hookah (Bad Gyal song)

"'Hookah" is a song recorded by Spanish singer-songwriter Bad Gyal. It was released on 19 July 2019 through Aftercluv Dance Lab and Interscope Records.^[1][2][3]

"Hookah"
Single by Bad Gyal
Language	Spanish
Released	19 July 2019 (2019-07-19)
Length	3:00
Label	Aftercluv Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Alba Farelo Alejandro Ramírez Bigram Zayas Dwayne Chin-Quee Ender Zambrano
Producer(s)	Supa Dups Sky Rompiendo DVLP
Bad Gyal singles chronology
"Santa María" (2019) "Hookah" (2019) "Alocao" (2019)
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"Hookah" on YouTube
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Composition

"Hookah" was written by Alba Farelo, Alejandro Ramírez Suárez, Bigram Zayas, Dwayne Chin-Quee and Ender Zambrano. It was composed in the key of C major with a tempo of 104 beats per minute.^[4] Brendan Wetmore of Paper said, "'Hookah' has all the groove of [Bad Gyal's] previous songs, but with a boosted barrage of reggaeton drums and clicks to punctuate the blisteringly anthemic chorus."^[5]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Hookah" was released along with the song and it was directed by Miguel Ángulo.^[5][6]

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Hookah" Chart (2019) Peak position Nicaragua (Monitor Latino)[7] 11 Nicaragua Urbano (Monitor Latino)[8] 9 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[9] 55

Year-end charts 2019 year-end chart performance for "Hookah" Chart (2019) Position Nicaragua Urbano (Monitor Latino)[10] 83

Certifications

Certifications for "Hookah"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[11]	Platinum	40,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.