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Utopía (Romeo Santos album)

Utopía is the fourth studio album by American singer Romeo Santos, released on April 5, 2019, by Sony Music Latin.[1] This album featured collaborations with some of the greatest artist in the history of bachata. It also included the reunion of Aventura as Romeo along with Henry, Lenny, and Max would release their first single as a group in 10 years.

Utopía
Studio album by
Romeo Santos
ReleasedApril 5, 2019
Recorded2018–2019
Genre
Length48:08
LabelSony Latin
Romeo Santos chronology
Golden
(2017) 		Utopía
(2019) 		Utopía Live From MetLife Stadium
(2021)
Singles from Utopía
  1. "Inmortal"
    Released: April 5, 2019
  2. "La Demanda"
    Released: April 11, 2019
  3. "Payasos"
    Released: May 23, 2019
  4. "Canalla"
    Released: June 28, 2019
  5. "Millonario"
    Released: July 19, 2019
  6. "Me Quedo"
    Released: August 2, 2019
  7. "Ileso"
    Released: August 15, 2019
  8. "Amor Enterrado"
    Released: August 22, 2019
  9. "El Beso Que No Le Di"
    Released: August 29, 2019
  10. "Años Luz"
    Released: September 5, 2019
  11. "Los Últimos"
    Released: September 12, 2019

Singles

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The album was supported by the successful singles: "Inmortal" by Aventura, "La Demanda" with Raulín Rodríguez, "Payasos" with Frank Reyes, "Canalla" with El Chaval de la Bachata, "Millonario" with Elvis Martínez, "Me Quedo" with Zacarías Ferreira, "Ileso" with Teodoro Reyes, "Amor Enterrado" with Joe Veras, "El Beso Que No Le Di" with Kiko Rodríguez, "Años Luz" with Monchy & Alexandra and "Los Últimos" with Luis Vargas. It features guest appearances on every full length track. Every song has its own music video except for the song "Bellas". It might be because it is the only track not owned by Romeo as it belongs to Anthony Santos. Romeo was a featured artist, but the song was not his. Also, it was originally released as a single in 2018 for Anthony Santos' twenty-fourth studio album, La Historia De Mi Vida: El Final, Vol. 1.

Promotion and tour

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To promote the album, Santos performed a single concert in the United States at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey in front of 80,000 fans on September 21, 2019. It broke the record for the biggest audience to attend the venue, surpassing U2.[2][3] It was later announced that Santos would embark on a tour of the Dominican Republic called Utopia: La Gira del Pueblo, with Santos explaining that the tour would visit cities he had not previously performed in. The tour consisted of 15 free concerts in 15 different towns and cities between November and December 2019.[4][5]

In December 2019, Santos announced a reunion tour with Aventura called the Inmortal Tour.[6] It was the band's first American tour since 2009, when they held their tour in support of The Last.

Commercial performance

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The album was a commercial success across the United States, Latin America and Europe.

In the United States, the album debuted atop the Billboard Top Latin Albums and Top Tropical Albums charts, becoming Santos' fifth consecutive number-one album on both charts.[7] The album debuted at number eighteen on the Billboard 200, selling 24,000 units in its first week, making it the biggest first week sales of a Latin album released in 2019.[8] On April 2, 2024, the album was certified eleven-times platinum (Latin) for moving 660,000 units in the United States.[9]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Anthony "Romeo" Santos, and Alexander "Chi Chi" Caba except for the intro

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"0:38
2."Canalla" (with El Chaval de la Bachata)3:46
3."Payasos" (with Frank Reyes)3:24
4."La Demanda" (with Raulín Rodríguez)3:54
5."Millonario" (with Elvis Martínez)4:01
6."El Beso Que No Le Di" (with Kiko Rodriguez)3:28
7."Ileso" (with Teodoro Reyes)3:38
8."Amor Enterrado" (with Joe Veras)4:01
9."Me Quedo" (with Zacarías Ferreira)3:57
10."Los Últimos" (with Luis Vargas)4:44
11."Años Luz" (with Monchy & Alexandra)3:42
12."Bellas" (Antony "El Mayimbe" Santos featuring Romeo Santos)4:03
13."Inmortal" (Aventura)4:16
Total length:48:08
  • The intro is a cover of Fernando Villalona's "Dominicano Soy".
  • Tracks 3 to 12 were also written by Joaquin Diaz.
  • Tracks 8 and 11 were also written by Phillip L. Jackson

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[23] Gold 30,000‡
United States (RIAA)[24] 11× Platinum (Latin) 660,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Utopía by Romeo Santos". Apple Music. 5 April 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Romeo Santos Makes History At MetLife Stadium Breaking The All-Time Concert Gross Record In A Single Night". Live Nation Entertainment. 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  3. ^ "Romeo Santos acaba de hacer historia como el primer artista latino en llenar el MetLife Stadium". CNN (in European Spanish). 2019-09-22. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  4. ^ Diario, Listin (2019-12-08). "Utopía hecha realidad: Romeo Santos completa su gira por 15 pueblos dominicanos". listindiario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  5. ^ "Romeo sigue haciendo historia con su "Utopía: La Gira del Pueblo"". diariolibre.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  6. ^ "Aventura Announces 'Inmortal' U.S. Tour: See Dates". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  7. ^ "ROMEO SANTOS obtiene su quinto #1 consecutivo en el "Top Latin Albums" de Billboard con su nuevo álbum UTOPIA". Sony Music Entertainment Latin (in Spanish). 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  8. ^ "Romeo Santos' Utopía Debuts at No. 1 On the Top Latin Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  9. ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  10. ^ "Los discos más vendidos de la semana | Diario de Cultura". 2019-06-19. Archived from the original on 2019-06-19. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  11. ^ "Prensario Musica" (PDF). Prensariomusica.com. p. 90. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  12. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Romeo Santos – Utop%EDa" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  13. ^ "Photographic image" (JPG). Ia903007.us.archive.org. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  14. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Romeo Santos – Utop%EDa". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  15. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Romeo Santos – Utop%EDa". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  16. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Romeo Santos – Utop%EDa". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  17. ^ "Romeo Santos Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  18. ^ "Romeo Santos Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  19. ^ "Romeo Santos Chart History (Tropical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  20. ^ "Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2019". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  21. ^ "Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2020". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  22. ^ "Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  23. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 15 March 2023. Type Romeo Santos in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Utopia in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  24. ^ "American album certifications – Romeo Santos – Utopia". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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