Songfacts®:

• Rosalía Vila Tobella is a Spanish singer-songwriter from Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Catalonia, who mixes flamenco with modern production and beats. This is a track from her second album, El Mal Querer, a concept LP about a dysfunctional relationship. The record, which doubled as the singer's final degree assignment, topped the charts in Spain and brought her to a global audience.
• This ominous song about a toxic relationship forms the introductory part of El Mal Querer's narrative arc. "It's the first chapter of this record," she explained to Billboard. "It's about when you have a feeling that something is not going to end well. But [despite that], you want to do it."
• "Malamente" won Best Alternative Song and Best Urban Fusion/Performance at the 2018 Latin Grammys.
• "Malamente" plays in the 2019 season 5 episode of Euphoria, "'03 Bonnie And Clyde," in a scene where Rue (played by Zendaya) narrates a scene where she talks about the rush she gets taking Fentanyl. In 2021, Rosalía's Billie Eilish collaboration, "Lo Vas a Olvidar," was used in the episode "Part 2: Jules" and was included on the show's official soundtrack.
  
  In season 3 of Euphoria, which didn't air until 2026, Rosalía made her acting debut playing a tough-as-nails adult dancer named Magick, who wears a neckbrace even on stage. During that season, Magick becomes Rue's nemesis.