Versions of Me

Versions of Me
Studio album by
Anitta
ReleasedApril 12, 2022 (2022-04-12)
Genre
Length43:54
Language
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Portuguese
  • French [a]
LabelWarner
Producer
Anitta chronology
Kisses
(2019) 		Versions of Me
(2022) 		Funk Generation
(2024)
Singles from Versions of Me
  1. "Me Gusta"
    Released: September 18, 2020
  2. "Girl from Rio"
    Released: April 29, 2021
  3. "Faking Love"
    Released: October 14, 2021
  4. "Envolver"
    Released: November 11, 2021
  5. "Boys Don't Cry"
    Released: January 27, 2022
  6. "Lobby"
    Released: August 18, 2022

Versions of Me is the fifth studio album by Brazilian singer Anitta, released on April 12, 2022, through Warner Records and originally planned to be titled Girl from Rio.[1][2] Anitta covered her various versions on the album, with Ryan Tedder serving as one of the executive producers for the album.[3] Her second multilingual visual album after her fourth studio album, Kisses (2019), Versions of Me contains collaborations with Chencho Corleone, Ty Dolla Sign, Afro B, Khalid, Saweetie, YG, Papatinho, MC Kevin o Chris, Mr. Catra, Cardi B and Myke Towers (in the standard edition), as well as Missy Elliott, Maluma, L7nnon, Maffio, ASAP Ferg, Harv, Pedro Sampaio, Dadju, Nicky Jam and MC Pedrinho (in the deluxe edition).

After Kisses (2019), Anitta conceived and recorded the album during the COVID-19 pandemic, as a way of showing her various versions as an artist and also in order to address the artist's sexual, romantic and affective relationships and each track works almost each of these situations separately. Building an album for two years, Anitta wanted to bring an impeccable album to the international market. Her collaborations with composers and record producers produced a softer tone, developing diverse vocal styles and influences from funk, reggaeton, hip hop music, and trap. The album's lyrical content explores themes such as feminism, women's independence, types of affective relationships, sex, relationship issues, inspired by the artist's desire to assert her creative freedom completely. The album also has a deluxe edition, intended to commercialize the contrasting facets of Anitta's art.

Versions of Me was preceded by eight singles: "Me Gusta" (featuring Cardi B and Myke Towers), "Girl from Rio", "Faking Love" (featuring Saweetie), the sensual hit "Envolver", "Boys Don't Cry", "Gata" (with Chencho Corleone), "El Que Espera" (featuring Maluma) and "Lobby" (featuring Missy Elliott).[4] "Envolver" was a huge commercial success, becoming the first solo Latin song to reach the top of the Spotify Global Daily chart as well as reaching no. 2 on the Billboard Global 200.[5] Upon release, the album received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised its production. The album broke records on Spotify, opening with over six million streams and thus becoming the biggest debut of a Brazilian artist on the platform.[6] The album also holds the record for biggest streaming week for a Brazilian artist on Spotify, with over 39 million streams.[7] By May 2022, the album had earned 111.7 million on-demand song streams in the United States.[8] In October 2022, Versions of Me became the first Brazilian pop album to hit 1 billion streams on Spotify.[9]


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  1. ^ Kenneally, Cerys (April 1, 2022). "Anitta announces new album Versions of Me". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  2. ^ Gardner, Chris (February 1, 2022). "Brazilian Pop Superstar Anitta Signs With UTA". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  3. ^ Exposito, Suzy (June 18, 2020). "Brazilian Pop Star Anitta Announces New Deal With Warner Music". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  4. ^ "Empresário da Anitta mostra reação da cantora ao descobrir que novo álbum está pronto" [Anitta's manager shows the singer's reaction to discovering that a new album is ready]. GQ (in Portuguese). March 11, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "First solo Latin artist to reach No.1 on Spotify". Guinness World Records. March 24, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "Álbum de Anitta, 'Versions of Me' ganha elogios da mídia gringa e bate recorde de streamings" [Anitta's album, 'Versions of Me' receives praise from international media and breaks streaming records]. Correio do Povo (in Portuguese). April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  7. ^ "'Versions Of Me', de Anitta, é o álbum de um artista brasileiro com mais streams semanais" [Anitta's 'Versions of Me' is the album by a brazilian artist with most weekly streams]. POPline (in Portuguese). April 20, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  8. ^ Flores, Griselda (May 11, 2022). "Anitta's global vision: A trilingual takeover". Billboard. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  9. ^ ""Versions Of Me" de Anitta é o 1º disco pop brasileiro a atingir 1 bilhão de streams no Spotify" [Anitta's "Versions of Me" is the first Brazilian pop album to hit 1 billion streams on Spotify.]. Vogue. October 17, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.