“PINTEREST” OUT NOW NEW SINGLE CELEBRATES ANITTA’S CONNECTION WITH SAMBA

Passionate. That’s how Anitta appears in “Pinterest”, her new single out now. “Pinterest” is the first song off of the tracklist of her forthcoming album, “Equilibrium”. Guided by the Brazilian sound of samba and MPB, the single explores her musical background with lyrics that narrate the delights of letting oneself live a life of love.

The new track was revealed in an acoustic version in Anitta’s COLORS session.

“I had lost faith / You can’t even imagine,” Anitta says in the song’s opening lines. In the lyrics, Anitta expresses surprise at a love that, against all odds, only brings her good. But she makes it clear that this fullness was only possible after she practiced self-love: “In love, today I’m like this / It might be because of you, but it started with me,” she sings.

Anitta uses various poetic devices to show the power of the track, such as the metaphorical mix of meanings in “They say my sparkle in my eyes / Is radiating to my soul.” The Anitta of “Pinterest” is surrendered to love and enjoying every second.

“The song narrates this moment of love that is light, pleasant, and surprising. But that’s only possible when we’re at peace with ourselves,” reflects Anitta, who co-wrote the song.

The track’s sound shines with nods to samba and bossa nova. Multi-instrumentalist Thiago da Serrinha, who collaborated with Maria Bethânia and Caetano Veloso on the Grammy-winning album “Caetano e Bethânia Ao Vivo,” played the cavaquinho in the arrangement.

Meanwhile, Nigerian Daramola, Venezuelan Mazzari (who has collaborated with Kali Uchis and Danny Ocean), and Colombian JonTheProducer (Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez) took on the musical production.

Although surprising, this sound is not new in the artist’s career: “Brazilian popular music and samba have always been very present in my life. They were part of my cultural formation. I grew up in the northern zone of Rio de Janeiro, a region known as the cradle of samba. I experienced many carnivals and samba circles even before I started performing on stage,” recalls Anitta. “And not only that. It was singing João Gilberto that Gil, Caetano, and I participated in the opening of the Olympics. And it was singing Dona Ivone Lara that I joined Alcione and Zeca Pagodinho in celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Marquês de Sapucaí. Bossa nova, samba, and all its variations have been present in unforgettable moments of my career, in shows, albums, and music videos,” she adds.

The singer’s personal and emotional connection to the world of “Pinterest” is also reflected in the single’s cover, which features a photo from her childhood, in which she wears an outfit made from small plastic cups.

“The cover recalls my look for the Spring Parade in which I competed when I was 10 years old. My mother made this outfit for me, with coffee cups,” she explains. “In this song, I reveal a more vulnerable side, more Larissa. As if I had also opened up a little about my roots. Hence the rediscovery we made with the cover photo.”