“For me, it’s a profound delight to be with Nelly,” Juanes said in a statement. “It means a lot because we have shared a big part of our lives since ‘Fotografía’ until now.” He explained that on the song, Furtado guided him and helped him tap into a new sounds. “Nelly takes me to a place of joy and light,” he shared. “I could give myself an opportunity to break away from my sound, from what I play on the guitar, to go to a more Caribbean, so to speak, more danceable sound, which Nelly also wanted to have in this song.” Furtado called it a “very positive song, like a ray of sunshine,” and spoke about her connection to Juanes. “We are crazy about music, that is why we are friends.” – Rolling Stone

“We just have this remarkable history together and the first song we did together [‘Fotografía’] was so well received. It’s just such a loved song and I love putting it in my shows. Of course, we’ve performed it together several times, but it doesn’t end there. We’ve also performed other songs together live from his repertoire and then we did ‘Tu Busque’ and it just kind of took it to a whole other level,” Nelly says. The origin of how “Gala y Dali” came to life is a fascinating story. Furtado reveals that Juanes had the song over 20 years ago but had previously lost it in a backpack and hadn’t heard it since. “A friend had his backpack sitting around at his house all these years and he finally gave it back to him. Inside the backpack was this brilliant song. It wasn’t completed, so he asked me to record on it,” she explains. After helping develop the song, the pair went into the studio to record. “We recorded it in the same studio that we recorded ‘Te Busque’ as well, so it was a bit like a time warp,” Furtado adds. “There’s just so much nostalgia. We reference ‘Fotografía’ in the song, so we’re self-referencing, which I’m having so much fun with.” – Euphoriazine

Nelly Furtado: “GALA & DALI es una canción que proviene de la felicidad/alegría, y la cosa que más me gusta de ser artista es poder compartir buenas vibras, energía positiva. Gala y Dalí es una canción muy positiva como un rayo de sol”. – Press release

Juanes: “Para mí es un gran placer estar con Nelly, significa mucho porque hemos compartido una gran parte de nuestras vidas desde “Fotografía” hasta ahora. En esta canción, Nelly me lleva a un lugar de alegría y luz, donde me pude dar la oportunidad de salirme de mi sonido, de lo que toco en la guitarra, para ir a un sonido más caribeño, por así decirlo, más bailable, que Nelly también quería tener en esta canción…” – Press release

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