11 Razones

11 Razones (English: 11 Reasons; stylized in all caps) is the second studio album by Spanish singer Aitana, released on December 11, 2020, by Universal Music.[1] The singer worked with her frequent collaborators on the album, Andrés Torres and Mauricio Rengifo.[2] Heavily inspired by the early 2000s pop era, the album takes Aitana to a more pop rock and power pop ground with elements of punk music, expanding her vocal ability and musical versatility. The singer mentioned being mainly inspired by Avril Lavigne, Simple Plan and El Canto del Loco among others.[3][4] It includes a wide number of guest appearances with Colombian singer Sebastián Yatra, duo Cali y El Dandee, Spanish rapper Beret, alternative pop singer Natalia Lacunza, Álvaro Díaz and Pole.[5]

11 Razones
Studio album by
Aitana
ReleasedDecember 11, 2020
Recorded2019-2020
Genre
Length34:07
LanguageSpanish
LabelUniversal Music
Producer
  • Andrés Torres
  • Mauricio Rengifo
Aitana chronology
Spoiler
(2019)		 11 Razones
(2020)
Singles from 11 Razones
  1. "+"
    Released: December 18, 2019
  2. "Corazón Sin Vida"
    Released: October 2, 2020
  3. "11 Razones"
    Released: December 7, 2020

Background

Aitana began working on her second studio album in the summer of 2019 while embarking on her Play Tour. She also visited Los Angeles a couple times before and after to work with her habitual collaborators Andrés Torres and Mauricio Rengifo, who eventually won the Latin Grammy Award for Producer of the Year at the 2020 gala. The singer moved to the American city for a whole month in January 2020.[6] Before that, she kicked off a single dropplet era that started with the release of "+", a collaboration with Colombian duo Cali Y El Dandee that latter happened to be the lead single of her upcoming album. Recording sessions for the album stopped in March 2020 when the Spanish population was forced into lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Aitana, who was in Ibiza with her boyfriend and his parents, worked on some songs remotely while in the island.[7] On August 3, Aitana entered the studio again to record the vocals for all the songs that were concived during lockdown.[8]

During that time, she released a couple more sngles, all of them collaborations. In May, "Enemigos" featuring Mexican trio Reik was released on digital and streaming platforms.[9] Two months later, Aitana released her second vocal collaboration with Colombian band Morat, "Más De Lo Que Aposté".[10] She also hinted a collaboration with Piso 21 set for summer but was never released.[11] Despite that, she still hinted a new album for "late 2020" and stated that those songs wouldn't be included on her upcoming record.

On October 2, her long-awaited collaboration with Sebastián Yatra was released under the titled "Corazón Sin Vida".[12] The track included a sample of Alejandro Sanz' signature song "Corazón Partío" and was promoted on many TV shows including La Voz.[13] Aitana announced the title, tracklist and cover of her sophomore album through social media on November 11.[14] On December 7, 2020, the title track was released as the third single alogside a music video directed by Jean LaFleur.[15]

Recording

Recording sessions for 11 Razones started in May 2019 in Madrid, shortly before the release of Aitana's debut record. In early June recording sessions took place in Los Angeles alongside Andrés Torres and Mauricio Rengifo. Aitana stated to Los40 that the album was conceived after the critical acclaim of her song "+", recalling that critics praised her nostalgic power pop sound.[16] She also stated that she first thought out the concept of mathematical symbols and started ordering them as a potential tracklist. Parting from it, she started writing the songs, being the title track the last one to be written since it is a compilation epilogue of the whole thing.[17] The album's recording stopped in March 2020 due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Spain. However, Aitana wrote many songs while quarantining in Ibiza with her boyfriend. The album was finished in September.[18]

Critical reception

11 Razones received mixed reviews from music critics. Pablo Tocino from Jenesaispop gave the album a total score of four and a half stars out of ten and stated that: "ultimately the album can be a stumbling block, not because of its idea but because of its execution, but in a certain way it is a success, because it means betting on Aitana's musical personality, which was the main failure of Spoiler. And a bet that could be good, because she really defends herself wonderfully in this style, as demonstrated in ‘Tu Foto del DNI’ or even the high points of this album… but the problem in this case is more than the material she has".[19] Contrarely, music portal Vinilo Negro stated that: "Aitana for many reasons, is the present and the future of Spanish pop, this is not very debatable today and 11 Razones is the proof."[20]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 2 on the PROMUSICAE chart. The album had the best streaming debut on Spotify Spain since the release of El Mal Querer by Rosalía in November 2018 in a 24-hour period. All tracks performed very well, debuting at the top fifty of the platform's list.[21] Meanwhile, "Cuando Te Fuiste", in collaboration with Natalia Lacunza, became the best-selling Spanish female collaboration in 2020.[22] With 5,5 milion streams in a single week, 11 Razones became the most streamed album in a week of the whole year. Also, all tracks off the album entered the PROMUSICAE chart, becoming the first Spanish act to ever do so.[23] On January 19, the album reached the number 1 spot on the Spanish Albums Chart.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Aitana, Andrés Torres and Mauricio Rengifo and produced by A. Torres and M. Rengifo except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No Te Has Ido y Ya Te Extraño" 3:30
2."- (Menos)" (with Álvaro Díaz and Pole.)
  • Aitana Ocaña
  • Álvaro Díaz
  • Andrés López
  • Andrés Torres
  • Mauricio Rengifo
3:08
3."Estupidez" (with Beret)
2:33
4."× (Por)" 2:21
5."Corazón sin vida" (with Sebastián Yatra)
3:02
6."÷ (Dividido)" 3:15
7."Cuando Te Fuiste" (with Natalia Lacunza) 2:47
8."+ (Más)" (with Cali y El Dandee)
  • Ocaña
  • Alejandro Rengifo
  • Torres
  • Rengifo
3:39
9."Si No Vas a Volver" 2:35
10."= (Igual)" 3:44
11."11 Razones" 3:33
Total length:34:07

Notes

  • "Corazón Sin Vida" contains a sample of "Corazón Partío" by Alejandro Sanz.[24]
  • In the physical album, at the end of the title track, there is a hidden song called "ADIÓS" with a duration of 1:40.[25]

Charts
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[26] 1

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[27] Platinum 20,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[28] Platinum 40,000

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Country Date Format Label Ref.
Various December 11, 2020
Universal Music [29]
Spain 2021 Vinyl [30]

References
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