| Familia | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Camila Cabello |
| Cover: | Familia (Official Album Cover) by Camila Cabello.png |
| Caption: | Standard cover |
| Recorded: | June 2020 – February 2022 |
| Genre: | Latin pop[1] |
| Label: | Epic |
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| Prev Title: | Romance |
| Prev Year: | 2019 |
| Next Title: | C,XOXO |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
Familia is the third studio album by American singer Camila Cabello. It was released on April 8, 2022, through Epic Records. Cabello wrote the album during the COVID-19 pandemic between 2020 and 2021 with producers such as Mike Sabath, Ricky Reed, Edgar Barrera and Cheche Alara. The album was inspired by the "manifest collective joy" Cabello felt with her family during the pandemic and is about connecting with the singer's Latin American roots. Familia features guest vocals from Ed Sheeran, Willow, María Becerra and Yotuel. It was Cabello's last album with Epic Records as she departed months after the album's release and signed with Interscope Records.
Two singles preceded the album: the lead single "Don't Go Yet", which entered the charts in various countries, reaching number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100, and 28 on the Billboard Global 200. It was followed by "Bam Bam", which peaked at number 21 in the United States, and reached the top ten on the Billboard Global 200, in Canada, and the United Kingdom. To promote the album, Cabello headlined a virtual TikTok concert, titled Familia: Welcome to the Family on April 7, 2022. The album reached the top ten in Canada, Spain, the UK, and the US.
In December 2019, Cabello released her second studio album, Romance, which mainly focuses on the theme of falling in love. It debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and number one in Canada.[2] She released collaborative songs with other artists in the same year, such as Shawn Mendes' "Señorita" and "My Oh My" featuring DaBaby. On July 14, 2021, Cabello first teased new music, using her Instagram account by sharing a close-up of her face along with the caption, "listos?" which translates from Spanish to English as "Ready?".[3] On July 16, 2021, Camila announced via her social media accounts that the lead single from the album, "Don't Go Yet" would be released on July 23.[4] On the same day, she confirmed the album title.[5]
During a YouTube series Released the singer revealed that a track, titled "Celia", features vocals from her cousin, Caro. During an exclusive interview with Enrique Santos, Camila teased a track called "Lola" that features Cuban singer Yotuel.[6] During a July 2021 interview with Los 40, the singer revealed there are songs on this record "that are only in Spanish and that have a completely different sound" than her previous work.[7] On February 21, 2022, Cabello announced the record's second single, "Bam Bam" featuring Ed Sheeran, to be released on March 4.[8] On March 3, she confirmed that Familia would be released on April 8, 2022.[9] A week prior to the album release, on March 31, Cabello revealed the album's track list on her social media.[10]