“La Bomba” is an unreleased song in Spanish/English by Justin Bieber featuring J Balvin. Its making of is featured in the episode Making Magic from Justin Bieber: Seasons. The song leaked in LQ on March 3, 2020.
Background[]
In Justin Bieber: Seasons the demo can be heard which had some mistakes in them Engineer Josh Gudwin later revealed lyrics had been fixed.[1]
Justin Bieber said the song will be released within the next little while during his performance at Indigo at The O₂ in London.
After the release of Justice, Justin Bieber was asked during a live interview if people would ever get to hear La Bomba, he then said: "I think that song is a great song and I was trying something new. It didn't really make sense with this project but who knows what happens in the future."[2]
In April 2023 a snippet of the reference track by Aldae leaked.[3]
Composition and lyrical interpretation[]
The chorus say "Say she wanna dance to La Bamba"; "La Bamba" is a Mexican song by an unknown author, which gained popularity for the 1958 adaptation by Ritchie Valens and for the 1987 cover of Los Lobos.
Lyrics[]
[Intro: Justin Bieber]
Ooh
Oh, oh-woah
Oh
[Verse 1: Justin Bieber]
Ay, Loca la caramba, Ramba
Say she wanna dance to La Bamba, Bamba
Hasta de la noche de mañana, yah-yah
Designer like she Dolce&Gabbana, -bana
Sígame bonita, baby, ay-ay
I'm off tequila, she sippin' mai tai
Arriba la vida, we live the high life
Uh, I give you anything that you want
[Pre-Chorus: Justin Bieber]
Ay, mi corazón
She dancing right in front of me
Aye, mi amor
She got me where she wanted me
Ay, mi corazón
Yeah, every time she time she touching me
Aye, mi amor
She got me where she wanted me
[Chorus: Justin Bieber]
Bamba para bailar, baby
Bamba para tocar, baby
Bamba necesita, baby
Bamba, yeah, bamba, baby
[Verse 2: Justin Bieber]
Ella e' muy mala, mala
Quiere solo bailar cama, cama
Le digo que no necesitas nada, nada
Yeah she look like money in that Prada, Prada (Yeah)
Dígame 'ñorita, baby, dale
Yeah we missin' the tonic, come put that Bombay
Deje que pase ya lo que pase
Uh, I give you anything that you want
[Pre-Chorus: Justin Bieber]
Ay, mi corazón
She dancing right in front of me
Aye, mi amor
She got me where she wanted me
Ay, mi corazón
Yeah, every time she time she touching me
Aye, mi amor
She got me where she wanted me
[Chorus: Justin Bieber]
Bamba para bailar, baby
Bamba para tocar, baby
Bamba necesita, baby
Bamba, yeah, bamba, baby
Bamba para bailar, baby
Bamba para tocar, baby
Bamba necesita, baby
Bamba, yeah, bamba, baby
[Verse 3: J Balvin & Justin Bieber]
JB and JB, ja
Latino gang, gang
Leggo, leggo
J Balvin, ¡wuh!
Negra, blanca o samba, yeah
Una de las tres hoy no se me salva (Se me salva)
Ojos chiquitico' y cara de santa (Cara de santa)
Dice que no me conoce pero todas me las canta (¡Wuh!)
En Instagram fue que yo la pillé (Ja)
Pero nunca me lo imaginé
Como ella no me seguía (No)
Jamás yo pensé que ella sabía de mi vida (Yo no sabía)
[Chorus: Justin Bieber & J Balvin]
Bamba para bailar, baby
Bamba para tocar, baby
Bamba necesita, baby
Bamba, yeah, bamba, baby
Bamba para bailar, baby
Bamba para tocar, baby
Bamba necesita, baby
Bamba, yeah, bamba, baby
[Outro: Justin Bieber]
Bamba, yeah, bamba, baby
Bamba, yeah, bamba, baby
Music video[]
On February 27, 2020 they were shooting the music video for the song and on March 3, the recording of the song leaked.
On June 11, 2020 the music video was shown on EU Music.
References[]
- ↑
- ↑ Zipper, Marni (March 22, 2021). "Justin Bieber reveals how sessions with Shawn Mendes and marriage to Hailey helped shape 'Justice'". Radio.com.
- ↑ "SNIPPET Aldae - La Bomba (Justin Bieber Reference)". LEAKED. April 19, 2023.
