Mundial (album)

Mundial
Studio album by
Daddy Yankee
ReleasedApril 27, 2010
RecordedDecember 2008 – July 30, 2009
Genre
Length41:03
Label
Producer
  • Los de la Nazza
  • Diesel
Daddy Yankee chronology
Talento de Barrio
(2009) 		Mundial
(2010) 		Prestige
(2012)

Mundial ('Worldwide') is the sixth studio album and tenth overall by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee through El Cartel Records and Sony Music Latin released on April 27, 2010.[1] The album was supported by three official singles: "Grito Mundial", "Descontrol" and "La Despedida". The production explores different music genres than his previous records such as merengue, dance pop and Latin Pop along with reggaeton. It explores lyrics and themes such as romance, sex, money and fame while the main focus is to capture music vibes of the streets of different countries globally.[2][3] The album was entirely produced by Los de la Nazza and Diesel.

The album was his fifth album the debut at the top of US Billboard Top Latin Albums and peaked there for four consecutive weeks. Also, it peaked at 29 in Billboard 200 and charted in Ecuador, Chile, Venezuela, Uruguay and Mexico as well. The lead single Grito Mundial was intended to be 2010 FIFA World Coup official song, but those plans were later scrapped.[4] Despite this, the track was chosen for World Cup TV campaigns on Telefutura and ESPN in the United States and on Azteca in Mexico.[5]

Mundial was nominated for a Lo Nuestro Award for Urban Album of the Year and for Best Urban Album at the 10th Annual Latin Grammy Awards .[6] It won the Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Rhythm Album of the Year in 2011.[7] To promote the album, he performed as an actor in five episodes of CBS soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful" and latter embarked on the Mundial Tour which contains his first official Europe Leg.[8][9]

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  3. ^ "Daddy Yankee inicia gira por la Argentina - Edición Impresa - Escenarios & Sociedad". www.ellitoral.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  4. ^ Cobo, Leila (2010-01-12). "Daddy Yankee "Daddy Yankee Mundial" Album Preview". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
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  6. ^ "Juan Luis Guerra, Enrique Iglesias y Camila, los más nominados a Premios lo nuestro". E! News (in Spanish). E! Entertainment Television, Inc. December 3, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
  7. ^ Irizarry, Doris (29 April 2011). "2011 Billboard Latin Music Award Winners". AXS. AEG Corporate. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  8. ^ Ben-Yehuda, Ayala; Ben-Yehuda, Ayala (2010-04-20). "Daddy Yankee To Perform On 'The Bold And The Beautiful'". Billboard. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  9. ^ "And the Daytime Emmy Goes to...Daddy Yankee! | Latina". 2010-06-06. Archived from the original on 2010-06-06. Retrieved 2022-05-09.