Prestige is the sixth studio album and eleventh overall by Puerto Ricanreggaeton singer-songwriter Daddy Yankee. It was released through El Cartel Records and Sony Music on September 11, 2012.[2] The album was supported by six singles, the lead, "Ven Conmigo", was released on April 12, 2011. This was followed by the second single, "Llegamos a La Disco", on July 6, 2011, and the third single "Lovumba" was released on October 4, 2011. The fourth single "Pasarela" was released on July 10, 2012. The fifth single "Limbo" was released on October 27, 2012, and the sixth and final, "La Noche de Los Dos", was issued in June 2013. It was nominated for Urban Album of the Year at the Lo Nuestro Awards of 2013.[3]
Promotion
"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 BillboardLatin Songs chart. It also peaked at No. 2 on both the BillboardLatin Tropical Airplay chart and the BillboardLatin 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 BillboardLatin Songs and the BillboardLatin 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 BillboardLatin Songs and the BillboardLatin 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 MiamiDaddy 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] On March 26, 2009, the album received a Latin album gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping 30,000 copies.
AllMusic gave the album a positive review and said the "Prestige would be cumbersome at 17 tracks if an overflow of flash, swagger, and talent didn't make that number right-sized". Also, defined the single Ven Conmingo as a "Another career high point for the one they rightfully call "The Big Boss."[8]
Commercial performance
In the United States, The album debuted at number 39 on the US Billboard 200 and at number one on the BillboardTop Latin Albums chart, selling 8,511 copies in its first week.[9][10] Also, it peaked at number 93 at Swiss album chart.
On March 8, 2013, the album received a Latin album gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping 50,000 copies.[11] The album was a commercial success in Chile to and was certified gold.[12]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Daddy Yankee (co-writing in collaboration songs); all music is composed by Los De La Nazza (except on track 7 and 10)