Prestige (album)

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Prestige
File:Prestige by Daddy Yankee cover art.jpg
Studio album by Daddy Yankee
Released September 11, 2012
Recorded 2011–2012
Genre Reggaeton, hip hop, latin pop, rap, electropop
Label El Cartel Records, EMI Music & Capitol Latin
Producer Musicologo & Menes, MadMusick[1]
Daddy Yankee chronology
Daddy Yankee Mundial
(2010)Daddy Yankee Mundial2010		 Prestige
(2012)		 King Daddy
(2014)King Daddy2014
Singles from Prestige
  1. "Ven Conmigo"
    Released: April 12, 2011
  2. "Llegamos A La Disco"
    Released: Jul 6, 2011
  3. "Lovumba"
    Released: October 4, 2011
  4. "Pasarela"
    Released: July 10, 2012
  5. "Limbo"
    Released: October 27, 2012
  6. "La Noche De Los Dos"
    Released: June 2013

Prestige is the sixth studio album and eleventh overall by Puerto Rican reggaeton singer-songwriter Daddy Yankee. It was released through El Cartel Records and Sony Music on September 11, 2012.[2] The album currently has three singles, the lead "Ven Conmigo" was released on April 12, 2011. The second single "Lovumba" was released on October 4, 2011. The third single "Pasarela" was released on July 10, 2012. It was nominated for Urban Album of the Year at the Lo Nuestro Awards of 2013.[3]

Promotion

Official singles

  • "Ven Conmigo" was released as the first official single on April 12, 2011 to radios and digitally on April 19, 2011. It features Bachata artist Prince Royce. It was produced by Musicologo and Menes. The music video for "Ven Conmigo" was released on June 3, 2011. As of September 9, 2012 the song had more than 60 million views on YouTube.[4] It peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Latin Songs chart. It also peaked at No. 2 on both the Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay chart and the Billboard Latin Rhythm Airplay.
  • "Lovumba" was released as the second official single digitally on October 4, 2011. The song is a fusion of mambo, soca and dance beats. The name "Lovumba" is a blend of the words Love and Rumba. The song was also produced by Musicologo and Menes. The music video for "Lovumba" was recorded in Puerto Rico in December 2011 and was directed by Carlos "Bambam" Martin and was released on January 11, 2012. It peaked at No. 1 on both the Billboard Latin Songs and the Billboard Latin Pop Songs.
  • "Pasarela" was released as the third official single on July 10, 2012. The music video was released on June 22, 2012.
  • "Limbo" is the fourth official single from the album. It was produced by MadMusick.[1] The music video was released on October 27, 2012 and as of September 2013 it has more than 140 million hits on YouTube. It peaked at No. 1 on both the Billboard Latin Songs and the Billboard Latin Pop Songs just like Lovumba, but staying at this position more than three months being the most successful commercial single from the album to date. The official remix features Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. The hit also was performed by Daddy Yankee at the opening of the 2013 Latin Billboard Awards where afterwards he attended the official El Cartel Tequila after party at Blue Martini in celebration of 13 straight weeks at #1 in the top spot.[5][6]

Release

The album was released on September 11, 2012 through El Cartel and Sony Music. In an interview in Miami Daddy Yankee said: "My fans are the best. Prestige is a production for everyone to access what is good, what is great and prestigious in music." The album was nominated at the Latin GRAMMYS for best urban music album. Songwriters and engineers include Eliezer Palacios, Giencarlo Rivera, Tom Coyne, Mike Couzzi, Jose Ramon Florez, Oscar Vinader, Jonathan Rivera & Francisco Saldaña.[7]

Track listing

  • Standard Edition:[8]

All lyrics written by Daddy Yankee (co-writing in collaboration songs), all music composed by Los De La Nazza (except on track 7 and 10).

No. Title Writer(s) Music Length
1. "Perros Salvajes"   Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez Los De La Nazza 3:10
2. "Miss Show"   Ayala Los De La Nazza 2:48
3. "Pon T Loca"   Ayala Los De La Nazza 2:59
4. "El Amante" (Featuring J Alvarez) Ayala, Javid David Álvarez Fernández Los De La Nazza 3:40
5. "Pasarela"   Ayala Los De La Nazza 3:13
6. "Po' Encima"   Ayala Los De La Nazza 2:32
7. "La Noche De Los Dos" (Featuring Natalia Jiménez) Ayala, Antonio Rayo Gibo Rayito 3:44
8. "Llegamos A La Disco" (Featuring De La Ghetto, Ñengo Flow, Arcángel, Farruko, Baby Rasta & Gringo, Alex Kyza & Kendo Kaponi) Ayala, Rafael Castillo, Edwin Rosa, Austin Santos, Wilmer Alicea, Samuel Gerena, Alex Kyza, Jose Rivera Morales Los De La Nazza 7:33
9. "Switchea"   Ayala Los De La Nazza 3:05
10. "Limbo"   Ayala, Eliezer Palacios, Giancarlos Rivera, Jonathan Rivera, Francisco Saldaña MadMusick 3:44
11. "La Calle Moderna"   Ayala Los De La Nazza 3:32
12. "After Party" (Featuring De La Ghetto) Ayala, Castillo Los De La Nazza 3:45
13. "La Maquina De Baile"   Ayala Los De La Nazza 2:43
14. "Más Que Un Amigo" (Featuring Farruko) Ayala, Carlos Efrén Reyes Rosado Los De La Nazza 4:05
15. "Baby" (Featuring Randy) Ayala, Randy Ariel Ortiz Acevedo Los De La Nazza 3:03
16. "Lovumba"   Ayala Los De La Nazza, Raffy Lind 3:38
17. "Ven Conmigo" (Featuring Prince Royce) Ayala, Geoffrey Royce Rojas Los De La Nazza, Melvin Garica 3:39

Charts

Weekly charts

Album
Chart (2012) Peak
Position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 93
US Billboard 200 (Billboard)[10] 39
US Rap Albums (Billboard)[11] 5
US Latin Albums (Billboard)[12] 1
US Latin Rhythm Albums (Billboard)[13] 1
Songs
Year Song Peak chart positions
US
LATIN		 US
TROPICAL		 US
LATIN RHYTHM		 US
LATIN DIGITAL		 US
LATIN POP		 US
HEAT.		 SPA FRA VEN VEN
LATIN		 COL
2011 "Ven Conmigo" 9 2 9 2 — 24 — — — 19 —
"Lovumba" 1 2 1 6 1 — 33 135 — 9 3
2012 "Pasarela" 4 3 4 6 2 — — — 2 — 12
"El Amante" 40 — — 46 — — — — — — —
"La Noche De Los Dos" 19 — 23 — — — — — — — —
"Limbo" 1 3 2 2 1 23 46 141 19 8 2
"La Máquina De Baile" 42 — — — — — — — — — —

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[14] Gold (Latin) 50,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Accolades

Year Ceremony Award Result
2013 Latin Billboard Music Awards Latin Rhythm Album of the Year Nominated
Latin Grammy Awards Best Urban Music Album Nominated
Lo Nuestro Awards Urban Album of the Year Nominated
Los Premios 40 Principales América Best Album Nominated
Premios Juventud Just Play It All Nominated

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/legal-and-management/1559121/backbeat-at-billboard-latin-music-conference-mas-y
  2. ↑ Daddy Yankee Prestige Album Review
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Daddy Yankee – Ven Conmigo ft. Prince Royce on YouTube
  5. ↑ https://twitter.com/Daddy_Yankee
  6. ↑ http://soflascene.com/presentacion-del-tequila-el-cartel-con-daddy-yankee-at-blue-martini-brickell/
  7. ↑ http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Daddy-Yankee-En-24-Horas--Prestige--es--1-en-iTunes.html?soid=1101604528517&aid=92LO0Bpddbg
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Daddy Yankee – Prestige". Hung Medien.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH
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