Editing This Year's Model (section)

==''Spanish Model''==
{{Infobox album
| name         = Spanish Model
| type         = remix
| artist       = [[Elvis Costello]] and [[the Attractions]]
| cover        = Elvis Costello Spanish Model.jpg
| border       = yes
| alt          = A younger man wearing glasses behind a camera with the words "ElvisI" and "Spanish Model"
| caption      = 
| released     = {{start date|2021|09|10|df=yes}}
| recorded     = 
| studio       = 
| genre        = [[Pop music|Pop]]<ref name="AllMusic SM" />
| length       = {{duration|m=59|s=05}}
| language     = Spanish
| label        = [[Universal Music Enterprises|UM<sup>e</sup>]]
| producer     = * Elvis Costello
* [[Sebastian Krys]]
| chronology   = [[Elvis Costello]]
| prev_title   = [[Hey Clockface]]
| prev_year    = 2020
| next_title   = [[The Boy Named If]]
| next_year    = 2022
| misc         = {{Singles
 | name        = Spanish Model
 | type        = remix
 | single1     = Pump It Up
 | single1date = 15 July 2021
}}
}}

In 2018, Costello collaborated with singer [[Natalie Bergman]] for a new version of "This Year's Girl" for the second season of the American television series ''[[The Deuce (TV series)|The Deuce]]''. For this version, Costello and his frequent collaborator, producer [[Sebastian Krys]], added new vocals from Bergman alongside Costello's originals. The project led Costello to conceive a reimagining of ''This Year's Model'' entirely in Spanish.<ref name="Lopez1">{{cite magazine |last=Lopez |first=Julyssa |title=Elvis Costello on Why He Remade 'This Year's Model' Entirely in Spanish |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/elvis-costello-this-years-model-spanish-1197730/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=1 March 2022 |date=15 July 2021 |archive-date=23 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123153909/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/elvis-costello-this-years-model-spanish-1197730/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The project, titled ''Spanish Model'', features 16 songs from the ''This Year's Model'' period sung by an array of Latin artists, including [[Juanes]], [[Jorge Drexler]], [[Luis Fonsi]], [[Francisca Valenzuela]], [[Fuego (singer)|Fuego]], [[Draco Rosa]] and [[Fito Páez]], replacing Costello's original vocals but retaining Costello and the Attractions' original backing instrumentation.{{efn|Some of Costello's original vocals were retained for a couple of tracks, including "Pump It Up" and "Radio Radio".<ref name="PM SM" /><ref name="UtR SM" />}}<ref name="Lopez1" /><ref name="Variety" />

In a 2021 interview with ''Mojo'', Costello said that he had three requirements for the project: he wanted a lesser-known line-up, each singer would translate his or her own song and the Attractions' original backing tracks would be used. He was insistent on the quality of the band's performances: "Take my voice out of it and the playing from Pete, Bruce and Steve is sensational."<ref name="MojoSpanishModel">{{cite magazine |last=Simmons |first=Sylvie |title=Elvis Costello reimagines 'This Year's Model' — in Spanish! |magazine=Mojo |date=September 2021 |issue=334 |page=14}}</ref> As a non-Spanish speaker, Costello and Krys worked with songwriters [[Elsten Torres]], Ximena Muñoz, Luis Mitre and Andie Sandoval to translate the lyrics.<ref name="Lopez1" /><ref name="Variety">{{cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |title=Elvis Costello on the Endurance of 'This Year's Model,' and What's Gained in Translation With New 'Spanish Model' |url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/elvis-costello-spanish-model-interview-this-years-latin-1235066119/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=1 March 2022 |date=16 September 2021 |archive-date=12 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212200749/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/elvis-costello-spanish-model-interview-this-years-latin-1235066119/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Costello told ''Rolling Stone'':<ref name="Lopez1" />

{{blockquote|The thing with the translation, and we've discovered a lot over the record, [is that] the Spanish adaptation makes the melodies sound a little different, because the sound elements are different. I sing with a lot of, shall we say, attitude, particularly then. With songs like 'Hand in Hand' and 'Living in Paradise', I didn't realise these songs had melody — I thought it was just me sneering. I didn't realise they had tunes until I heard them sung by more melodious singers in another language.}}

The lyrics themselves are not literal translations. The first track completed was Cami's reinterpretation of "This Year's Girl" titled "La Chica de Hoy", which literally means "the girl of today". Costello explained that it has the same ideas as the original track, but Cami introduced reflections from her own career.<ref name="uD SM">{{cite web |last=Milano |first=Brett |title=Elvis Costello On Reimagining His Landmark 1978 Album Into The New 'Spanish Model' |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/elvis-costello-spanish-model-interview/ |website=uDiscoverMusic |access-date=10 March 2022 |date=28 September 2021 |archive-date=24 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224000701/https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/elvis-costello-spanish-model-interview/ |url-status=live }}</ref> "Radio Radio" was given "the most radical change" due to the track's now-outdated themes.<ref name="Lopez2" /> "Night Rally" and "Chelsea" were also given changes to instead reflect the rise of Spanish [[fascism]] and the updated location of [[Miami]], respectively.<ref name="uD SM" /> Krys originally intended to mimic Lowe and Béchirian's original mix, but decided it worked better when he mixed the backing tracks around the new vocals.<ref name="uD SM" />

Many of the Latin performers connected with the music on the original album. La Marisoul, a huge fan of Costello's, felt honoured to sing "Little Triggers", now titled "Detonantes". The artist approached the track by saying "Okay, I'm gonna live in these lyrics".<ref name="Lopez2">{{cite magazine |last=Lopez |first=Julyssa |title=Five Artists on What It's Like to Sing Elvis Costello's Songs in Spanish |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/elvis-costello-spanish-model-collaborators-1223074/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=1 March 2022 |date=10 September 2021 |archive-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028013205/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/elvis-costello-spanish-model-collaborators-1223074/ |url-status=live }}</ref> For "Radio Radio", Fito Páez amended it to the current era where he presented himself "like this old dinosaur who goes back to his little radio to listen to Elvis Costello".<ref name="Lopez2" /> Juanes, who recalled watching the music video for "Pump It Up" on [[MTV]], offered a Spanish take on the lyric's events for his version of the song. Francisca Valenzuela, who sang "Hand In Hand" with Luis Humberto Navejas, cited ''This Year's Model'' and ''[[Imperial Bedroom]]'' (1982) as her favourite records by Costello and was delighted when she was approached for the project, stating: "I think it reflects something we're all interested in, which is the multiculturalism and syncretism of music."<ref name="Lopez2" /> Draco Rosa was thrilled at the opportunity to provide a new and natural take on "The Beat", titled "Yo Te Vi".<ref name="Lopez2" />

Preceded by the release of Juanes's "Pump It Up" on 15{{nbsp}}July 2021,<ref name="BB Spanish Model" /> '''''Spanish Model''''' was issued on 10{{nbsp}}September through record label UM<sup>e</sup> and was packaged with the 2021 remaster of the original album.<ref name="UtR SM" /><ref name="NME Spanish Model">{{cite web |last=Richards |first=Will |title=Elvis Costello announces Spanish reimagining of 1978 album 'This Year's Model' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/elvis-costello-announces-spanish-reimagining-of-1978-album-this-years-model-2996135 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=1 March 2022 |date=18 July 2021 |archive-date=31 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211031094403/https://www.nme.com/news/music/elvis-costello-announces-spanish-reimagining-of-1978-album-this-years-model-2996135 |url-status=live }}</ref> Costello said in a statement: "Part of the fun of this project is its unexpected nature. Although, I think people in my audience that have been paying attention are pretty much used to surprises by now."<ref name="BB Spanish Model">{{cite magazine |title=Elvis Costello Preps Spanish Version of 'This Year's Model' With Special Guests |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/elvis-costello-spanish-version-this-years-model-special-guests-9601938/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=1 March 2022 |date=16 July 2021 |archive-date=2 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302024750/https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/elvis-costello-spanish-version-this-years-model-special-guests-9601938/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Speaking to ''Mojo'', he stated that the Attractions, Lowe and Béchirian all responded positively to ''Spanish Model''.<ref name="MojoSpanishModel" />

''Spanish Model'' earned Costello and the Attractions their first top-ten entry on a ''Billboard'' Latin chart, reaching number six on [[Latin Pop Albums]].<ref name="BillboardSpanishModel" /> It also charted at number 50 on the [[Top Album Sales]], number 32 on the [[Top Current Album Sales]] and number 38 on the [[Billboard Top Latin Albums|''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums]].<ref name="BillboardSpanishModel" /><ref name="USLatinchart" /> The album debuted to 2,000 [[album-equivalent unit]]s in the US the week of 16&nbsp;September 2021.<ref name="BillboardSpanishModel" />

===Critical reception===
{{Album ratings
|MC = 75/100<ref name="MC SM">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/spanish-model/elvis-costello-the-attractions |title=Reviews for ''Spanish Model'' by Elvis Costello & the Attractions |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=10 March 2022 |archive-date=10 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310214353/https://www.metacritic.com/music/spanish-model/elvis-costello-the-attractions |url-status=live }}</ref>
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="AllMusic SM">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/spanish-model-mw0003565369 |title=''Spanish Model'' – Elvis Costello |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=4 March 2022 |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |archive-date=18 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118164812/https://www.allmusic.com/album/spanish-model-mw0003565369 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
|rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="MojoSpanishModelreview">{{cite magazine |last=Aizlewood |first=John |title=Elvis Costello: 'Spanish Model' Review |magazine=Mojo |date=November 2021 |issue=336 |page=87}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
|rev3score = 7/10<ref name="PM SM">{{cite web |last=Lipp |first=Marty |title=Elvis Costello Remakes His Classic 'This Year's Model' in Spanish |url=https://www.popmatters.com/elvis-costello-spanish-model-review |website=PopMatters |access-date=10 March 2022 |date=14 September 2021 |archive-date=16 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916025223/https://www.popmatters.com/elvis-costello-spanish-model-review |url-status=live }}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]]''
|rev4score = 7.5/10<ref name="UtR SM">{{cite web |last=Berlyant |first=Matthew |title=Elvis Costello & the Attractions: Spanish Model (UMe) – review |url=https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/spanish_model_elvis_costello |website=[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]] |access-date=10 March 2022 |date=12 October 2021 |archive-date=19 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119152841/https://www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/spanish_model_elvis_costello |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
''Spanish Model'' has been favourably reviewed by music critics.<ref name="MC SM" /> Erlewine commended the new vocals, stating that the Latin singers retain the "barbed humour" and "spiky politics" of the original album.<ref name="AllMusic SM" /> He believes the new songs improved the project overall and expand the "musical and emotional palette", creating an album that was "not as a curiosity but rather a small wonder, revealing new dimensions of the original recording while opening up these songs for new audiences".<ref name="AllMusic SM" /> ''Mojo''{{'s}} John Aizlewood found the project unnecessary but refreshing.<ref name="MojoSpanishModelreview" />

In ''PopMatters'', Marty Lipp cited the project as a complete display of the Attractions' strength as a band and recognised how many of the Latin singers on the project were female, which represented a "striking reversal" of the "she done me wrong" mentality that pervaded a majority of Costello's early work.<ref name="PM SM" /> He felt that the absence of Costello's "brilliantly cynical wordplay" did the album more harm than good, particularly on "Pump It Up", but considered the project "still as exciting and fun as ever" and commended Costello for continuing to surprise his fans.<ref name="PM SM" /> Matthew Berlyant in ''[[Under the Radar (magazine)|Under the Radar]]'' magazine called the project unique and praised Costello for taking a major left turn almost 45 years into his career.<ref name="UtR SM" /> He highlighted the rearranged track listing and additions to the original record as making the project stand on its own, concluding that Costello succeeded in both bringing attention to the original album and the Spanish-speaking artists that enveloped ''Spanish Model''.<ref name="UtR SM" />

===Track listing===
Track information adapted from [[Spotify]]:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3OOmJPU7S7RY4R0XKmaay9|title=''Spanish Model'' – Elvis Costello & the Attractions|year=2021|publisher=[[Spotify]]|access-date=18 March 2022|archive-date=13 October 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20221013000208/https://open.spotify.com/album/3OOmJPU7S7RY4R0XKmaay9|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Track listing
| headline = ''Spanish Model'' track listing
| extra_column = Performer
| title1 = No Action
| length1 = 2:12
| extra1 = Nina Diaz
| title2 = (Yo No Quiero Ir A) Chelsea" ("(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea")
| length2 = 3:39
| extra2 = [[Raquel Sofía]] and [[Fuego (singer)|Fuego]]
| title3 = Yo Te Vi" ("The Beat")
| length3 = 3:47
| extra3 = [[Draco Rosa]]
| title4 = Pump It Up
| length4 = 3:28
| extra4 = [[Juanes]]
| title5 = Detonantes" ("Little Triggers")
| length5 = 2:42
| extra5 = [[La Santa Cecilia|La Marisoul]]
| title6 = Tu Eres Para Mi" ("You Belong to Me")
| length6 = 2:50
| extra6 = [[Luis Fonsi]]
| title7 = "Hand in Hand"
| length7 = 2:34
| extra7 = [[Francisca Valenzuela]] and Luis Humberto Navejas
| title8 = La Chica de Hoy" ("This Year's Girl")
| length8 = 3:29
| extra8 = Cami
| title9 = Mentira" ("Lip Service")
| length9 = 2:38
| extra9 = [[Pablo López (singer)|Pablo López]]
| title10 = Viviendo en el Paraiso" ("Living in Paradise")
| length10 = 3:59
| extra10 = [[Jesse & Joy]]
| title11 = Lipstick Vogue
| length11 = 3:32
| extra11 = [[Morat (band)|Morat]]
| title12 = La Turba" ("Night Rally")
| length12 = 2:42
| extra12 = [[Jorge Drexler]]
| title13 = Llorar" ("Big Tears")
| length13 = 3:10
| extra13 = [[Sebastián Yatra]]
| title14 = Radio Radio
| length14 = 3:09
| extra14 = [[Fito Páez]]
| title15 = Crawling to the U.S.A.
| length15 = 2:47
| extra15 = [[Gian Marco]] and Nicole Zignago
| title16 = Se Esta Perdiendo La Inocencia" ("Running Out of Angels")
| length16 = 2:08
| extra16 = [[Vega (singer)|Vega]]
| title17 = (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea [Dub Mix]
| length17 = 3:33
| extra17 = Fuego and Raquel Sofía
| title18 = Pump It Up [Duet Mix]
| length18 = 3:14
| extra18 = Juanes
| title19 = Pump It Up [Brutal Mix]
| length19 = 3:22
| extra19 = Elvis Costello and the Attractions
| total_length = 59:05
}}

===Charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Weekly charts for ''Spanish Model''
! scope="col"|Chart (2021)
! scope="col"|Peak<br/>Position
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Latin Pop Albums]] (''Billboard'')<ref name="BillboardSpanishModel">{{cite magazine |last=Bustios |first=Pamela |title=Elvis Costello & The Attractions Score First Entry on a Billboard Latin Albums Chart With 'Spanish Model' |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/elvis-costello-the-attractions-latin-albums-chart-spanish-model/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519163622/https://www.billboard.com/pro/elvis-costello-the-attractions-latin-albums-chart-spanish-model/ |archive-date=19 May 2022 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
|align="center"|6
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Top Album Sales]] (''Billboard'')<ref name="BillboardSpanishModel" />
|align="center"|50
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Top Current Album Sales]] (''Billboard'')<ref name="BillboardSpanishModel" />
|align="center"|32
|-
!scope="row"|US [[Billboard Top Latin Albums|Top Latin Albums]] (''Billboard'')<ref name="USLatinchart">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/elvis-costello/chart-history/lcm/ |title=Elvis Costello Chart History |magazine=Billboard |access-date=21 August 2022}}</ref>
|align="center"|38
|}