Rival (song)
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"Rival" (Rival) is a Latin pop song by American recording artist Romeo Santos from his debut album Formula, Vol. 1 (2011). Produced by Santos, the track was released as the album's third single in Latin America and the United States. It features Camila lead singer Mario Domm.
Background
Romeo Santos was the lead member of Aventura, an urban/bachata infused band, which sold 1.7 million albums in the United States and had the best-selling Latin album of 2009 The Last.[1] After the band's temporary separation,[2] Santos was announced as the star of an upcoming comedy series to be premiered on ABC. The series will deal with the struggle of a Dominican/American fighting his beliefs to success in the United States and will be Santos debut acting job.[3] Following the announcement, Santos signed a record deal with Sony Music Entertainment and recorded his debut solo album, Formula, Vol. 1, which includes most of the tracks in bachata rhythm and bilingual songs such as the lead single "You" and "Promise" featuring Usher.[1]
Chart performance
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| Mexico (Monitor Latino)[4] | 10 |
| US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[5] | 42 |
| US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[6] | 22 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Mexico (AMPROFON)[7] | Gold | 0* |
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References
- ^ a b Cobo, Leila (October 21, 2011). "Romeo Santos Finds His Own 'Formula' After Aventura Success". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- ^ "Lanza Romeo Santos primer sencillo como solista "You"". Publimetro (in Spanish). Metro International. May 9, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- ^ Cobo, Leila (October 12, 2011). "Latin Singer Romeo Santos Cast in ABC Comedy". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- ^ "Monitor Latino". Monitor Latino. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26.
- ^ "Romeo Santos Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Romeo Santos Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Romeo Santos in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Rival in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.