La Popola
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| "La Popola" | ||||
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| Single by Glory | ||||
| from the album Glory | ||||
| Released | 19 March 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Reggaeton, merengue | |||
| Length | 3:13 | |||
| Label | Machete Music | |||
| Songwriter | Glorimar Montalvo | |||
| Producer | Eliel | |||
| Glory singles chronology | ||||
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"La Popola" is a song by Puerto Rican reggaetón recording artist Glory, from her debut studio album, Glou (2005). It was composed by Glory, produced by Eliel and released as the album's lead single. The song originally appeared on Eliel's El Que Habla Con Las Manos in 2004. It was banned in the Dominican Republic for its vulgar lyrical content.
Before venturing as a solo artist, Glory appeared on several songs by artists including Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Héctor & Tito and Eddie Dee. She appeared on Yankee's successful "Gasolina", delivering the hook "dame más gasolina",[1] and Omar's "Dale Don Dale" with the hook "suelta como gabete".[2]
Composition and controversy
In the Dominican Republic, the song was banned by the countries' Comisión Nacional de Espectáculos Públicos y Radiofonía, (National Commission of Public Entertainment) in late 2004,[3] due to its vulgar lyrical content.[4] It has also been banned in several Latin American countries for its exceedingly sexual lyrics.[5] The term "popola" is used to refer to the watermelon fruit as well as the female sex organ.[6] It was considered disrespectful to women.[6] The song's musical aesthetics lean heavily toward the Dominican musical genre of merengue.[7] Musically, it features major key tonality, mixed acoustic and electric instrumentation, an accordion playing and prominent percussion according to the Music Genome Project.[8]