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Un Verano Sin Ti (2022)

Where the lyrics of Un Verano Sin Ti take you, and where it was really made.

The album spent its first six months on the Billboard 200 in the top two, a first since the chart began publishing in 1956.

Key places

Recording at Electric Lady, New York (2022)

Recording site Electric Lady Studios — Part of Un Verano Sin Ti was recorded at Electric Lady in New York. The rest was recorded in studios in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Fourth solo studio album and fifth overall by Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny
• Released May 6, 2022 by Rimas Entertainment
• Arrived nearly two years after his previous record El Último Tour Del Mundo (2020)
• 23 tracks, mainly reggaeton, cumbia, indie pop and psychedelia
• Guest appearances from Chencho Corleone, Jhayco, Tony Dize, Rauw Alejandro, Bomba Estéreo, the Marías, Buscabulla and Tainy

Background

• First teased January 24, 2022 in a post announcing the 2022 stadium tour World's Hottest Tour
• April 21, 2022: classified ad for his Bugatti Chiron, with a phone number that played a snippet of "Un Ratito"
• Bad Bunny called the album "a record to play in the summer, on the beach, as a playlist"
• Music draws on Caribbean styles such as reggae, bomba, calypso, soca, dembow, merengue and bachata

Recording

• Partly recorded at Electric Lady in New York
• The rest was recorded in unidentified studios in Río Grande, Fajardo (Puerto Rico) and the Dominican Republic

Cover

• Artwork designed by Los Angeles artist Adrian Hernandez, known as Ugly Primo, a friend of Bad Bunny since 2018
• Bad Bunny says the cover idea was his, and Hernandez made about seven versions from a drawing Bad Bunny provided
• Work began in summer 2021; the cover was unveiled May 4, 2022, two days before release

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, known as Bad Bunny, was born March 10, 1994, in Bayamón and raised in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico.
• He wrote music from age 14 and rose to prominence in 2016 with the song "Diles", which led to a deal with Hear This Music.
• His debut studio album X 100pre was released December 24, 2018.

Members

• Bad Bunny is a solo artist.

Career

• Dubbed the "King of Latin Trap", he is widely credited with helping Spanish-language rap reach mainstream global popularity.
• The single "I Like It" with Cardi B and J Balvin topped the US Billboard Hot 100.
• YHLQMDLG (2020) became Spotify's most-streamed album of the year worldwide.
• El Último Tour Del Mundo (2020) became the first all-Spanish language album to top the US Billboard 200.
• Un Verano Sin Ti (2022) was the year's most successful album globally according to IFPI.
• Debí Tirar Más Fotos (2025) became the first Spanish-language album to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
• He headlined the Super Bowl LX halftime show in February 2026, the first solo Latino artist to do so.
• He also performs in professional wrestling for WWE and has appeared in films including Bullet Train and Cassandro.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Metacritic average score of 85 from seven professional reviews, indicating "universal acclaim"
• AllMusic's David Crone called it more than a seasonal statement piece, a testament to Bad Bunny's songwriting across genres, generations and languages
• Consequence's Lucas Villa praised the musical range, singling out Side B's collaborations with alternative acts as the more adventurous half
• Pitchfork gave it a "Best New Music" tag; Jennifer Mota called it a cohesive voyage through Caribbean sounds, including reggaetón, reggae, bomba, Dominican dembow, Dominican mambo and bachata
• Rolling Stone's Julyssa Lopez praised the album but said it falls into some problems of modern reggaeton
• Rolling Stone pointed out that no Dominicans appear among the features despite the Dominican Republic's influence, and that the length brings some lulls

Reappraisal

• Critics noted the most mainstream reggaeton tracks were among the least interesting

Records

• Debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 274,000 album-equivalent units
• Bad Bunny's second number-one album and the second all-Spanish album to top the Billboard 200
• Spent 13 nonconsecutive weeks at number one
• Topped the 2022 Billboard 200 Year-End Chart, the first all-Spanish album to do so
• First album by a Latin artist to reach 10 billion streams on Spotify
• Won Best Urban Music Album at the 23rd Latin Grammy Awards
• First Spanish-language album nominated for Album of the Year at the 65th Grammy Awards
• Named the world's best-performing album of 2022 by IFPI
• Ranked number 76 on Apple Music's 100 Best Albums list

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Bad Bunny's April 2022 Bugatti Chiron advertisement led fans to a phone line that played a snippet of "Un Ratito"
• The album's cover took about six months to finish, and it was unveiled two days before release
• Bad Bunny told listeners to treat the album as a summer beach playlist
• The album's first six months on the Billboard 200 were all in the top two positions
• Its 274,000-unit debut was the biggest streaming week for a Latin album at the time

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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