El Último Tour del Mundo

Lore & Background

Bad Bunny first teased his third studio album on February 29, 2020, when he sang on the song "<3": "this album is so hot, I did it for you all, and in nine months I'll come back and release another one; to retire pleasingly like Miguel Cotto". On October 30, the lead single "Dakiti", featuring Jhay Cortez, was released, reaching number one on the Billboard Global 200 chart. The album's title was teased in the video for "Dakiti". On November 24, 2020, he hinted at a new album via a numbered tracklist tweet. The day after, he announced the release date, title, and tracklist. The album was released along with a video for "Yo Visto Así", featuring cameos from Ricky Martin and Sofía Vergara. Videos for "Hoy Cobré" (December 11, 2020), "Booker T" (January 2, 2021), and "Te Deseo Lo Mejor" (in collaboration with The Simpsons) were also released.

In Their Own Story

The arena hums with anticipation as the lights cut out, leaving only a single spotlight on a figure draped in avant-garde fashion. A beat drops, shaking the floor, and suddenly the stage erupts into a kaleidoscope of colors. The crowd roars, a sea of waving hands and glowing phones, united by the rhythm that transcends language barriers. For these hours, there is no outside world; only the music, the movement, and the shared electric energy of the moment.

Reader's Guide

El Último Tour Del Mundo is primarily a Latin trap and reggaeton album, infused with a variety of rock music styles, namely alternative rock, indie rock, pop rock, punk rock, post-punk, pop-punk, heavy metal, emo, grunge, rock en español, rock and roll, post-grunge, and nu metal, as well as influences from alternative pop, synth-pop, new wave, synthwave, electronic, reggae, dancehall, lo-fi, acoustic, shoegaze, house, ballad, psychedelia, soul, sandungueo, Christmas, holiday, bolero, jíbaro, aguinaldo, pop, hip-hop, and R&B. The album has been regarded as Bad Bunny's "most personal and creatively ambitious work yet". It marks a departure from his perreo style, containing only two collaborations: one with Abra and the other with Rosalía ("La Noche de Anoche"). Both songs were recorded separately due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bad Bunny described the album as "rock 'n' roll, a lot of guitars–there's one song that only has guitar–it's more musical, has more fusions, and also reggaetón and rap". The album was conceived entirely during the 2020 quarantine, worked on while traveling in Los Angeles, Mexico, and at his home in Puerto Rico. It was engineered by La Paciencia.

Did You Know?

• El Último Tour Del Mundo became the first all-Spanish-language album to reach number one on the US Billboard 200.
• The album won Best Urban Music Album at the 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards and the inaugural Best Música Urbana Album award at the 64th Grammy Awards.
• It was the best-selling Latin album in the United States of 2021 and the most consumed and streamed album in Mexico, Colombia, Chile, and Argentina that year.
• In promotion of the album and YHLQMDLG, Bad Bunny embarked on the eponymous El Último Tour Del Mundo in 2022.