Un Día Normal

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Un Día Normal
Un Día Normal cover
Studio album by Juanes
Released May 21, 2002
Recorded Los Angeles, California
January – March 2002
Genre Latin rock
Length 42:40
Label Universal Music Latino
Producer Juanes,
Anibal Kerpel,
Gustavo Santaolalla,
Melissa Mattey
Professional reviews
Juanes chronology
Fíjate Bien
(2000)		 Un Día Normal
(2002)		 Mi Sangre
(2004)

Un Día Normal (English: A Normal Day) is the second studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes, released on May 21, 2002.

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[edit] Album information

The album was highly successful in Latin America. It was certified gold in Colombia during its first day of sales and was certified platinum and multi-platinum in countries including Colombia, Mexico, and Spain.[1] The album spent 92 weeks in the top ten of Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart,[2] setting a new record and spent a total of two years on the chart.[1]

The album also features "Fotografía" ("Photograph"), a duet with the Canadian pop singer Nelly Furtado about the isolation between lovers. All songs on the album were self-written by Juanes, execpt for the last song, "La Noche" ("The Night"), which was written by Joe Arroyo.

The album won six Latin Grammy Awards, one in 2002 for Best Rock Song ("A Dios le Pido") and five in 2003 for Album of the Year, Best Rock Solo Album, Song of the Year ("Es Por Tí"), Record of the Year ("Es Por Ti") and Best Rock Song ("Mala Gente").

[edit] Track listing

  1. "A Dios le Pido" – 3:25
  2. "Es Por Ti" – 4:10
  3. "Un Día Normal" – 3:42
  4. "La Paga" – 3:25
  5. "La Única" – 3:04
  6. "Luna" – 3:33
  7. "Día Lejano" – 3:32
  8. "Mala Gente" – 3:16
  9. "Fotografía" (with Nelly Furtado) – 3:58
  10. "Desde Que Despierto" – 3:54
  11. "La Historia de Juan" – 3:38
  12. "La Noche" – 2:58

[edit] Certifications, Peaks & Sales

Country Peak Position Certification (If Any) Sales/shipments
Argentina Platinum[3] 40,000+
Mexico 1 Platinum/Gold[4] 225,000+
Portugal 2 Gold[5] 10,000+
Switzerland 80
United States 110 3x Platinum[6] 600,000+

[edit] Singles

"A Dios le Pido"
Released May 2002
April 2006
Writer(s) Juanes
Producer(s) Juanes,
Gustavo Santaolalla
:
Main article: A Dios le pido

"A Dios le Pido" ("I Ask God") is the first single from Un Día Normal. It was primarily released in 2002 in Spain and Latin America. In 2006, the song was re-released in some countries in Europe due the success of "La camisa negra", which peaked in almost every European country in the top five.
Chart positions
#1 (ARG/US Latin Pop/US Latin Tropical), #2 (US Hot Latin), #3 (World Latin Singles), #5 (ROM/RUS), #6 (Spain/EU Airplay), #7 (SLOV/SWI), #9 (GRE), #11 (UKR), #12 (FRA), #18 (NLD), #19 (AUT, BUL), #20 (BEL-Wall), #22 (Chech Republic), #23 (EST), #27 (UWC), #31 (GER), #33 (BEL-Flan), #41 (EU)
"Es Por Ti"
Released October 2002
Writer(s) Juanes
"Es Por Ti" ("Because of You") was released as the second single from the album. It is a romantic mid-tempo song. The song was also a big success in Latin America, but was not released in Europe.
Chart positions
#1 (Chile), #2 (Argentina/US Latin Pop), #8 (US Hot Latin), #12 (World Latin Singles), #30 (Top40-Charts.com Web Top 100), #65 (World Airplay)
"Mala Gente"
Released February 2003
Writer(s) Juanes
Producer(s) Juanes,
Gustavo Santaolalla
"Mala Gente" ("Bad People") is the third single from the album. The song won the award for Best Rock Song in 2003.
Chart positions
#1 (Argentina), #2 (Chile), #8 (US Latin Pop), #12 (US Hot Latin/World Latin Singles)
"Fotografía"
Released May 2003
Writer(s) Juanes
Producer(s) Gustavo Santaolalla
:
Main article: Fotografía

"Fotografía" ("Photograph") is a song recorded by Juanes and Nelly Furtado for Un Día Normal. The duet was extremely successful in Latin America on the Latin Charts in the US; it reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart. The song became his third number one hit in Argentina and second one in Chile.
Chart positions
#1 (Argentina/Chile/US Hot Latin/US Latin Pop/World Latin Singles), #4 (US Latin Tropical), #33 (Top40-Charts.com Web Top 100)
"La Paga"
Released October 2003
Writer(s) Juanes
Producer(s) Gustavo Santaolalla, will.i.am
"La Paga" is the fifth single from the album. The single version features Taboo from the popular band The Black Eyed Peas. The song became less successful than the previous singles, due the fact it did not receive promotion like the former singles did. It was the second single released in Europe after "A Dios le pido."
Chart positions
#2 (World Latin Singles), #3 (US Latin Pop/US Latin Tropical), #5 (US Hot Latin), #16 (Chile), #19 (World Airplay), #29 (Switzerland), #88 (Top40-Charts.com Web Top 100)
"Un Día Normal"
Released March 2004
Writer(s) Juanes
Producer(s) Gustavo Santaolalla
"Un Día Normal" ("A Normal Day") was released as the albums sixth and last single. It was even less promoted than "La Paga," due the fact the new single and album were coming up, resulting into even lower positions and only charting in Chile.
Chart positions
#16 (Chile), #24 (US Latin Pop), #44 (US Hot Latin)

[edit] Charts

Chart Peak
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums 1
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers 1

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Juanes Biography". Rockero.com. Retrieved January 24, 2007.
  2. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Juanes' Biography". All Music Guide. Retrieved January 23, 2007.
  3. ^ CAPIF
  4. ^ AMPROFON
  5. ^ AFP Week 48-Year 2004
  6. ^ RIAA
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Juanes
Studio albums
Singles
"Fíjate Bien" • "Podemos Hacernos Daño" • "Nada" • "A Dios le Pido" • "Es Por Ti" • "Mala Gente" • "Fotografía" • "La Paga" • "Un Día Normal" • "Nada Valgo Sin Tu Amor" • "Volverte a Ver" • "La Camisa Negra" • "Para Tu Amor" • "Lo Que Me Gusta a Mi" • "Rosario Tijeras" • "No Siento Penas" • "Te Busqué" • "El Burrito de Belén" • "Me Enamora" • "Gotas de Agua Dulce" • "Tres"
DVD
El Diario de Juanes • Mi Sangre: Tour Edition DVD
Associated artists
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