Synopsis

"Mal-dito" follows a lovesick narrator as he looks back on a failed attempt to win someone over. He imagines arranging a romantic dinner, dressing carefully and making a grand declaration, only to be left with memories of what he could not become for the other person. His frustration briefly turns toward reckless thoughts, but the song ultimately shifts from despair to confession: unable to speak directly, he uses the performance itself to say what he feels.

Factoids & Trivia

• "Mal-dito" appears on "Festa?", Supercombo's debut album, which was released in 2008.

• The song was registered with songwriting credits for Jackson Pinheiro, Jean Dias Froes, Leonardo Ramos and Marcel Klaczko Neto.

• The music video was produced by Expurgao Filmes e Producoes Artisticas and runs approximately 3 minutes and 10 seconds.

• Felipe Mattar Ferraco handled the video's editing and effects.

• The clip was selected for the 8th International Short Film Festival in Balchik, Bulgaria, and the 17th CineSul Festival in Rio de Janeiro in 2009.

• "Mal-dito" was also listed among the nominees for the Videoclip category at the 2009 Premio Omelete Marginal in Espirito Santo.

• The early clip belongs to the band's independent period, before Supercombo's later national exposure through albums such as "Amianto" and its appearance on the Brazilian television show "SuperStar."