:Un Día Normal
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{{Infobox album
| name = Un Día Normal
| type = Studio album
| artist = Juanes
| cover = Juanesundianormal590x590.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2002|05|21|df=y}}
| recorded = December 2001 – February 2002
| venue =
| studio = Larabee East
La Casa Studios
(Los Angeles, California)
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}
| length = 42:44
| label = Surco
| producer = * Juanes
- Aníbal Kerpel
- Gustavo Santaolalla
- Melissa Mattey
| prev_title = Fíjate Bien
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = Mi Sangre
| next_year = 2004
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Un Día Normal
| type = Studio album
| single1 = A Dios le Pido
| single1date = {{Start date|2002|03|25|df=y}}
| single2 = Es Por Tí
| single2date = {{Start date|2002|09|23|df=y}}
| single3 = Mala Gente
| single3date = {{Start date|2003|01|06|df=y}}
| single4 = Fotografía
| single4date = {{Start date|2003|04|28|df=y}}
| single5 = La Paga
| single5date = {{Start date|2003|08|04|df=y}}
| single6 = Un Día Normal
| single6date = {{Start date|2003|12|08|df=y}}
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r591090}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Un Día Normal (English: A Normal Day) is the second studio album recorded by Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes, It was released by Surco Records on 21 May 2002. The album was remastered in 2022 for its 20th anniversary.
Album information
The album was highly successful in Latin America. It was certified gold in Colombia during its first day of sales and was certified platinum and multi-platinum in countries including Colombia, United States, Spain and Mexico.[http://www.rockero.com/artists/juanes/biography/ "Juanes Biography"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070306121322/http://www.rockero.com/artists/juanes/biography/ |date=6 March 2007 }}. Rockero.com. Retrieved 24 January 2007. The album spent 92 weeks in the top ten of Billboard
The album also features "Fotografía" ("Photograph"), a duet with the Canadian pop singer Nelly Furtado about the isolation between lovers. All songs on the album were self-written by Juanes, except for the last song, "La Noche" ("The Night"), which was written by Joe Arroyo.
The album won six Latin Grammy Awards, one in 2002 for Best Rock Song ("A Dios le Pido") and five in 2003 for Album of the Year, Best Rock Solo Album, Song of the Year ("Es Por Tí"), Record of the Year ("Es Por Ti") and Best Rock Song ("Mala Gente").
Track listing
{{track listing
| title1 = A Dios le Pido
| length1 = 3:26
| title2 = Es Por Tí
| length2 = 4:11
| title3 = Un Día Normal
| length3 = 3:44
| title4 = La Paga
| length4 = 3:21
| title5 = La Única
| length5 = 3:02
| title6 = Luna
| length6 = 3:30
| title7 = Día Lejano
| length7 = 3:33
| title8 = Mala Gente
| length8 = 3:16
| title9 = Fotografía
| note9 = with Nelly Furtado
| length9 = 3:58
| title10 = Desde que Despierto Hasta que Duermo
| length10 = 3:50
| title11 = La Historia de Juan
| length11 = 3:37
| title12 = La Noche
| length12 = 2:58
| total_length = 42:44
}}
Videoclips
- A Dios le Pido
- Es por Tí
- La Paga
- Fotografía
- Mala Gente
Charts
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{{certification Table Entry|region=Argentina|type=album|title=Un Dia Normal|artist=Juanes|award=Platinum|relyear=2002}}
{{certification Table Entry|region=Chile|award=Gold|nosales=yes|certref={{cite web|author=EFE|title=Juanes dice que el nacimiento de su hija Luna le cargó las pilas|url=https://www.infobae.com/2004/11/10/151189-juanes-dice-que-el-nacimiento-su-hija-luna-le-cargo-las-pilas/|publisher=Infobae|language=es|access-date=12 January 2023|date=10 November 2004}}}}
{{certification Table Entry|region=Colombia|award=Platinum|number=3|nosales=yes|certref=}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Ecuador|nocert=true|salesamount=5,000|salesref={{cite web|url=https://www.eluniverso.com/2002/08/03/0001/259/6F6130C2164A482C9B61210623332948.html/|title=Juanes recibió Disco de Oro en Ecuador|work=El Universo|access-date=September 28, 2023|date=August 3, 2003|language=es}}}}
{{certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|type=album|title=Un Dia Normal|artist=Juanes|award=Platinum+Gold|number=2|relyear=2002|certyear=2022|access-date=May 25, 2022}}
{{certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|type=album|title=Un Dia Normal|artist=Juanes|id=200448|award=Gold|relyear=2002|certyear=2004|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110703143528/http://www.artistas-espectaculos.com/topafp/pt/200448.htm|archive-date=3 July 2011|access-date=28 November 2020}}
{{certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=album|title=Un Dia Normal|artist=Juanes|certyear=2007|certmonth=05|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2002}}
{{certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|title=Un Dia Normal|artist=Juanes|award=Platinum|number=18|Spanish=yes|certyear=2022|access-date=11 May 2022|salesamount=745,000|salesref={{cite magazine|last1=Estevez|first1=Marjua|title=The Top 25 Biggest Selling Latin Albums of the Last 25 Years: Selena, Shakira & More|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8005603/selena-quintanilla-top-selling-latin-albums-ranking-25-years|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=18 October 2017|date=17 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017153546/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8005603/selena-quintanilla-top-selling-latin-albums-ranking-25-years|archive-date=17 October 2017}}}}
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Singles
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! Name !! Released !! Writer !! Producer !! Chart position |
| "A Dios le Pido"
| 25 March 2002 | Juanes | Juanes, | {{no.}}1 (ARG/US Latin Pop/US Latin Tropical), No. 2 (US Hot Latin), No. 5 (ROM/RUS), No. 6 (Spain/EU Airplay), No. 7 (SLOV/SWI), No. 9 (GRE), No. 11 (UKR), No. 12 (FRA), No. 18 (NLD), No. 19 (AUT), No. 20 (BEL-Wall), No. 22 (Czech Republic), No. 23 (EST), No. 31 (GER), No. 33 (BEL-Flan), No. 41 (EU) |
| colspan=6 | "A Dios le Pido" ("I Ask God") is the first single from Un Día Normal. It was primarily released in 2002 in Spain and Latin America. In 2006, the song was re-released in some countries in Europe due to the success of "La Camisa Negra", which peaked in almost every European country in the top five. |
| colspan=6 style="background:#F0F0F0; height:5px;" | |
| "Es Por Ti"
| 23 September 2002 | Juanes | | {{no.}}1 (Chile), No. 2 (US Latin Pop), No. 8 (US Hot Latin) |
| colspan=6 | "Es Por Ti" ("Because of you") was released as the second single from the album. It is a romantic mid-tempo song. The song was also a big success in Latin America, but was not released in Europe. |
| colspan=6 style="background:#F0F0F0; height:5px;" | |
| "Mala Gente"
| 6 January 2003 | Juanes | Juanes, | {{no.}}8 (US Latin Pop), No. 12 (US Hot Latin) |
| colspan=6 | "Mala Gente" ("Bad People") is the third single from the album. The song won the award for Best Rock Song in 2003. |
| colspan=6 style="background:#F0F0F0; height:5px;" | |
| "Fotografía"
| 28 April 2003 | Juanes | Gustavo Santaolalla | {{no.}}1 (US Hot Latin/US Latin Pop), No. 4 (US Latin Tropical) |
| colspan=6 | "Fotografía" ("Photograph") is a song recorded by Juanes and Nelly Furtado for Un Día Normal. The duet was extremely successful in Latin America on the Latin Charts in the US; it reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart. The song became his third number one hit in Argentina and second one in Chile. |
| colspan=6 style="background:#F0F0F0; height:5px;" | |
| "La Paga"
| 4 August 2003 | Juanes | Gustavo Santaolalla, will.i.am | {{no.}}2 (World Latin Singles), No. 3 (US Latin Pop/US Latin Tropical), No. 5 (US Hot Latin), No. 29 (Switzerland) |
| colspan=6 | "La Paga" is the fifth single from the album. The single version features Taboo from the popular band The Black Eyed Peas. The song was less successful than the previous singles, because it did not receive promotion like the former singles did. It was the second single released in Europe after "A Dios le pido." |
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| "Un Día Normal"
| 8 December 2003 | Juanes | Gustavo Santaolalla | No. 24 (US Latin Pop), No. 44 (US Hot Latin) |
| colspan=6 | "Un Día Normal" ("A Normal Day") was released as the album's sixth and last single. |
| colspan=6 style="background:#F0F0F0; height:5px;" | |
Charts
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| align="left"|U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums
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| align="left"|U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers
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See also
References
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Category:Latin Grammy Award winners for Album of the Year
Category:Universal Music Latino albums
Category:2000s Spanish-language albums