Prestige (album)

Prestige is the sixth studio album and eleventh overall by Puerto Rican reggaeton singer-songwriter Daddy Yankee. It was released through El Cartel Records and Sony Music on September 11, 2012.^[2] The album currently has three singles, the lead "Ven Conmigo" was released on April 12, 2011. The second single "Lovumba" was released on October 4, 2011. The third single "Pasarela" was released on July 10, 2012. It was nominated for Urban Album of the Year at the Lo Nuestro Awards of 2013.^[3]

Promotion

Official singles

"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 Billboard Latin Songs chart. It also peaked at No. 2 on both the Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay chart and the Billboard Latin 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 Billboard Latin Songs and the Billboard Latin 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 Billboard Latin Songs and the Billboard Latin 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 Miami Daddy 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]

Track listing

Standard Edition:^[8]

All lyrics written by Daddy Yankee (except on collaboration songs), all music composed by Daddy Yankee and Los De La Nazza (except on track 10).

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Perros Salvajes"	Ayala	Los De La Nazza	3:10
2.	"Miss Show"	Ayala	Los De La Nazza	2:48
3.	"Pon T Loca"	Ayala	Los De La Nazza	2:59
4.	"El Amante" (Featuring J Alvarez)	Ayala, Javid David Álvarez Fernández	Los De La Nazza	3:40
5.	"Pasarela"	Ayala	Los De La Nazza	3:13
6.	"Po' Encima"	Ayala	Los De La Nazza	2:32
7.	"La Noche De Los Dos" (Featuring Natalia Jiménez)	Ayala, Antonio Rayo Gibo	Rayito	3:44
8.	"Llegamos A La Disco" (Featuring De La Ghetto, Ñengo Flow, Arcángel, Farruko, Baby Rasta & Gringo, Alex Kyza & Kendo Kaponi)	Ayala, Rafael Castillo, Edwin Rosa, Austin Santos, Wilmer Alicea, Samuel Gerena, Alex Kyza, Jose Rivera Morales	Los De La Nazza	7:33
9.	"Switchea"	Ayala	Los De La Nazza	3:05
10.	"Limbo"	Ayala, Eliezer Palacios Rivera	MadMusick	3:44
11.	"La Calle Moderna"	Ayala	Los De La Nazza	3:32
12.	"After Party" (Featuring De La Ghetto)	Ayala, Castillo	Los De La Nazza	3:45
13.	"La Maquina De Baile"	Ayala	Los De La Nazza	2:43
14.	"Más Que Un Amigo" (Featuring Farruko)	Ayala, Carlos Efrén Reyes Rosado	Los De La Nazza	4:05
15.	"Baby" (Featuring Randy)	Ayala, Randy Ariel Ortiz Acevedo	Los De La Nazza	3:03
16.	"Lovumba"	Ayala	Los De La Nazza	3:38
17.	"Ven Conmigo" (Featuring Prince Royce)	Ayala, Geoffrey Royce Rojas	Los De La Nazza	3:39

iTunes Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"Lose Control (Featuring Emelee)"	Ayala, Emelee	Los De La Nazza	3:34
19.	"6 De Enero"	Ayala	Los De La Nazza	3:22

Amazon Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"El Party Me Llama (Featuring Nicky Jam)"	Ayala, Nick Rivera Caminero	Los De La Nazza	3:15

Walmart Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"Suelta El Arsenal (Featuring Jory)"	Ayala, Fernando Sierra	Los De La Nazza	3:04

Physical CD Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"Llevo Tras De Ti (Featuring Plan B)"	Ayala, Orlando Javier Valle Vega, Edwin Vázquez Vega	Los De La Nazza	4:05
19.	"BPM"	Ayala	Los De La Nazza	3:35

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012)	Peak Position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[9]	93
US Billboard 200 (Billboard)^[10]	39
US Rap Albums (Billboard)^[11]	5
US Latin Albums (Billboard)^[12]	1
US Latin Rhythm Albums (Billboard)^[13]	1

Sales and certifications


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)^[14]	Gold (Latin)	50,000^{^}
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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↑ "Billboard 200 2012-09-29". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
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↑ "Latin Rhythm Albums 2012-09-29". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2012-10-31.
↑ "American album certifications – Daddy Yankee – Prestige". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH

Daddy Yankee

Studio albums	No Mercy El Cangri.com Barrio Fino El Cartel: The Big Boss Daddy Yankee Mundial Prestige

Compilation albums	El Cartel El Cartel II Los Homerun-es

Live albums	The King of New York Ahora le Toca al Cangri! Live Barrio Fino en Directo

Collaborations	"Oye Mi Canto" "Se Activaron Los Anormales" "What U Gon' Do" (Latino Remix) "Tempted to Touch" (Remix) "Mía" "Noche de Entierro (Nuestro Amor)" "Mayor Que Yo" "Caile" (Remix) "I Get Money" (Remix) "Por Eso Estoy Pegao/This Is Why I'm Hot" (Remix) "Hasta Abajo" (Remix) "Danza Kuduro" (Remix) "Chequea Como Se Siente" "Finally Found You" (Remix) "More Than Friends" "Moviendo Caderas"

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