We Broke the Rules

We Broke the Rules
Studio album by
Aventura
ReleasedJuly 2, 2002 (2002-07-02)
Recorded2001–2002
Genre
Length45:42[1]
LabelPremium Latin Music
Aventura chronology
Generation Next
(2000) 		We Broke the Rules
(2002) 		Love & Hate
(2003)
Singles from We Broke the Rules
  1. "Obsesión"
    Released: May 27, 2002 (2002-05-27)
  2. "Todavía Me Amas"
    Released: August 12, 2002 (2002-08-12)
  3. "Amor De Madre"
    Released: November 18, 2002 (2002-11-18)
  4. "Enséñame A Olvidar"
    Released: January 13, 2003 (2003-01-13)
Alternate Cover
2004 cover for CD and a resized image as a DVD cover.
DVD
There is also a cd cover with the same design without the bottom part.

We Broke the Rules is the second studio album by the American band Aventura, released on July 2, 2002, by Premium Latin music. On the album, Aventura incorporated elements of pop, hip hop, and R&B into bachata, giving what critics thought was a new flavor to the genre and extending its appeal to those who preferred urban music styles. The album introduces to the mainstream a new style of bachata known as "the New York school",[2] or "urban bachata",[3] characterized by the inclusion of electric guitars instead of acoustic, and lyrics in Spanish and English instead of just Spanish. In addition, the singing style takes after R&B melodies. The album's themes mainly included heartbreak and melancholy, although it also included social themes like in "Amor de Madre", or "Mother's Love", which is a song describing the lifelong struggle of a prostitute and her son.

The album was a commercial success. Aventura became the first bachata act to land a No. 1 single, in Spanish, in virtually every European territory.[3] The lead single "Obsesión" featuring Judy Santos, remained in the number one position in the French top 100 singles charts for seven weeks and at number one in the Italian top 50 singles chart for 16 weeks.[4] The album peaked insade of Austria, Belgium, Portugal and Netherlands album charts and peaked a number one of France and Italy albums charts.

  1. ^ We Broke The Rules, MP3 Album Music Download at eMusic
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2013-07-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ a b Cobo, Leila. "Aventura's Adventure". Billboard 117.18 (2005): 41. Academic Search Premier. Web. 13 July 2013.
  4. ^ Steffen Hung. "Aventura - Obsesión". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 2022-06-30.