Diva (Ivy Queen album)

After the failed commercial attempts of Ivy Queen's first two studio albums, En Mi Imperio (1997) and The Original Rude Girl (1998), she was dropped from the Sony label and took a hiatus from her musical career in 1999.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3A8EAAAAMBAJ&q=Ivy+queen+had+it+all&pg=PA15|title=Reggaetón Acts Rise Up On Indie Labels|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|last=Newman|first=Melinda|date=2004-03-06|access-date=2012-12-08}} The 1999 single, "In The Zone", a duet with Haitian singer Wyclef Jean, was a moderate success in the United States. The following single "Ritmo Latino" and its parent album, were overlooked by consumers and failed to chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XQ0EAAAAMBAJ&q=In+The+Zone+wyclef+jean&pg=PA66|title=Ivy Queen Zones With 'Clef|last=Lannert|first=John|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=1999-03-24|access-date=2012-12-08}} However, The Original Rude Girl was critically acclaimed by many including an editor for Allmusic who awarded the album four out of five stars and listed it as a selected "Allmusic Pick".{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-original-rude-girl-mw0000667672

|title=The Original Rude Girl - Ivy Queen : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : Allmusic |work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|access-date=2012-12-08}} This occurred after she left Sony and stepped out of Wyclef Jean's shadow.

In 2001 and 2002, Queen began appearing on reggaetón compilation albums spawning hits like "Quiero Bailar" from The Majestic 2 and "Quiero Saber" from Kilates. In 2003, Queen and her then-husband Gran Omar signed with Real Music, an independent label based in Miami, Florida and established by Jorge Guadalupe and Anthony Pérez. They appeared on the label's first album Jams Vol. 1 which Pérez released after several major record labels turned him down. She benefited from Pérez producing the "important reggaetón television show" The Roof, which aired on Mun2 and detailed urban music and lifestyle by frequently appearing and performing on the show.{{cite web|url=http://nmusic1.music.a1.b.yahoo.com/videos/IvyQueen%2FThe-Roof-Performance%3A-Dile--25697531|title=The Roof Performance: Dile by Ivy Queen|work=Yahoo Music|publisher=Yahoo Inc|access-date=2013-02-14}}{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FAB900D86AE8BF0&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Raising The Roof|work=Miami Herald|publisher=Miami Herald Media|date=2003-04-25|access-date=2013-05-14}}

Recording sessions for the album began in 2000 and ended in 2003 in various recording studios. Queen recorded at After Dark Studios in Cartersville, Georgia; Boricua Music Studios in Bridgeport, Connecticut; Flow Music Studios in San Juan, Puerto Rico; Imperio Music Studios in the Bronx, New York; Los Angeles Recording in California; The Lab Studios and Mad Jim Studios.{{cite AV media notes|title=Diva|others=Ivy Queen|year=2003|type=CD liner|publisher=Real Music Group|id=809570130-2}} Production of the album were handled by a variety of musical producers. Queen's principal songwriter for her previous albums, DJ Nelson, produced the track "Quiero Saber". Luny Tunes, Noriega, Iván Joy, Ecko, DJ Alex, DJ Eric, Rafi Mercenario, Tony "CD" Kelly and Omar Navarro also contribute to musical production while DJ Adam produced eight of the fifteen tracks. Collaborations on the album include "Guillaera", "Money Making", which also features rapper Japanese, the remix of "Babe" and "Quiero Saber" with her then-husband Gran Omar; "Sangre" with Mexicano 777; "Bounce" with Bimbo; and "Dile Que Ya" with K-7.

The recording was released on August 19, 2003 and independently distributed by Real Music Group. On January 27, 2004, Diva: Platinum Edition was released with remixes to songs on the standard edition.{{cite web|url=http://www.lacuarta.com/diario/2005/06/29/29.21.4a.ESP.TODAOREJA.html|title=Ivy Queen: Diva del Reggaetón|language=es|work=La Cuarta|publisher=Copesa, Inc|date=2005-07-29|access-date=2013-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110164421/http://www.lacuarta.com/diario/2005/06/29/29.21.4a.ESP.TODAOREJA.html|archive-date=2014-01-10|url-status=dead}} These include "Papi Te Quiero", an English remix of "Papi Te Quiero", a reggaetón remix of "Tu No Puedes", "Quiero Saber" and "Quiero Bailar". It was released in the United Kingdom on February 3, 2004.{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Diva-Platinum-Edition-Us-Import/dp/B00018U8US/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1369321873&sr=8-2&keywords=Ivy+Queen+Diva|title=Diva Platinum Edition [U.S. Import]: Amazon.com: Ivy Queen: Music|work=Amazon|publisher=Amazon.com, Inc.|access-date=2013-05-24}} In August 2003, Queen appeared at the first Reggaetón Superfest, which drew a crowd of 12,000 at Madison Square Garden.{{Cite news|url=https://mobile.nytimes.com/2003/08/12/arts/pop-review-a-caribbean-party-with-a-hip-hop-beat.html|title=POP REVIEW; A Caribbean Party with a Hip-Hop Beat|newspaper=The New York Times|date=12 August 2003|last1=Pareles|first1=Jon}} Queen embarked on a worldwide tour, the Reggaeton Tour 2004 in support for Diva. On one of the legs in Ecuador, she performed "Papi Te Quiero" and "Tu No Puedes", which was her first South American tour.{{cite web|url=http://www.eluniverso.com/2004/06/16/0001/259/B370BC70D0BE4C8696687379200E03A4.html|title=Ivy Queen, Aldo Ranks y La Factoría cantarán en el país|language=es|work=El Universio|publisher=Compañia Anónima El Universio|date=2004-06-16|access-date=2013-02-10}} This followed presentations in Atlanta, Brooklyn and New York City where she was "designated as the Puerto Rico Youth God Mother of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade" in June 2004.{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/06/prweb130638.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307204917/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/06/prweb130638.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 7, 2014|title=Reggeton Diva Ivy Queen announces her tour calendar for the month of June|author=Lopez, Danixa|work=PR Web|publisher=Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC|date=2004-06-03|access-date=2013-04-09}} She often refers to herself as "la perra" (bitch) and "la potra" {(mare); the latter "points to her calls of female sexual agency," as this is similar to the metaphor "black stallion" for phallic potency.Universal Music Latino. 2004. Ivy Queen: The Original Rude Girl. DVD. United States: Real Music. Universal Product Code: 880957025093. Queen desired to name the album La Potra, however, Universal Music Latino would not sign off on the title as they considered it to be too threatening.

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Diva is a mixture of "reggaetón and rap fusion".{{cite web|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=EN&s_site=miami&p_multi=EN&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FCFD1054439064A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=Ivy Queen: Diva y Reina|language=es|work=El Nuevo Herald|publisher=Miami Herald Media Co|date=2003-08-23|access-date=2013-02-10}} The musical styles of the recording alternated between reggaetón and hip-hop while Queen experimented with R&B, pop,{{cite web|url=http://www.citypages.com/2005-08-17/music/start-your-reggaet-oacute-n-collection-today-be-popular-tomorrow/|title=Start Your Reggaetón Collection Today, Be Popular Tomorrow|author=Hicks, Dylan|work=City Pages|publisher=City Pages, LLC|date=2005-08-15|access-date=2013-04-21|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615202005/http://www.citypages.com/2005-08-17/music/start-your-reggaet-oacute-n-collection-today-be-popular-tomorrow/|archive-date=2013-06-15|url-status=dead}} and tropical music genres.{{cite web|url=http://univisionaustin.univision.com/destino2010/propuestas/article/2004-04-11/ivy-queen?refPath=/musica/artistas/|title=Ivy Queen: Papi Te Quiero|work=Univision Austin|publisher=Univision Records|date=2004-11-04|access-date=2013-04-21}} Its lyrics feature "beat-happy female-empowerment anthems". The introductory to the album asserts herself as the "queen", using the metaphor of a boxing match, with phrases like "one more round", in which she uses to "express her role as the queen and diva of reggaetón". Making the connection of the sport of boxing to reggaetón, which are both a male-dominated arena; Queen "alludes to her previous video for "Muchos Quieren Tumbarme" (Many Want To Knock Me Down) in which she takes the role of a female boxer, while also referring to women's power as underestimated.

"Guillaera" (Attitude), a duet with Gran Omar, explains what type of man she does and does not desire.{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CzwUAQAAIAAJ&q=Ivy+Queen+Guillaera|title=Ivy Queen: Diva|journal=Batanga|year=2004|issue=7–10|page=55|access-date=2013-02-12}} According to Kalefa Sanneh of The New York Times, "Drama" sets her "rapid-fire monologue atop a sublime, head-nodding hip-hop beat."{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/28/arts/music-playlist-david-bowie-spike-jonze-and-a-board.html|title=Music - Playlist - David Bowie, Spike Jonze and a Board|work=The New York Times|author=Sanneh, Kelefa| date=2004-03-28|access-date=2013-01-01}} On "Tuya Soy", (I'm Yours) she explains "the story of woman who suspects her husband of infidelity", a controversial theme which has been prominent in Queen's lyrical content. "Bésame", (Kiss Me) is an evocative theme, expressing the need to go to the dance floor with the guy she like.{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CzwUAQAAIAAJ&q=Ivy+Queen+Besame|title=Ivy Queen: Diva|journal=Batanga|year=2004|issue=7–10|page=107|access-date=2013-02-12}} "Me Acostumbré" (I Got Accustomed) and "Dile Que Ya" (Tell Him Okay) are "hip-hop ballads". "Alerta" (Alert) features "choppy rhythms, handclaps, and vaguely nefarious horns, plus an ingratiating synth line played by a one-fingered android".

"Venganza", (Vengeance) speaks up against the mistreatment of women, which embodies what Queen represents within her musical compositions. The mid-tempo, "bubble-gum pop" "Papi Te Quiero" (Daddy I Love You), named one of the album's biggest hits, "pairs a straightforward love song with the well known reggae riddim Buyout." Ramiro Burr of Billboard stated "Papi Te Quiero" showcases how "effortlessly and quickly she alternately sings and raps, claiming that she has a distinct vocal style that evokes Gwen Stefani".{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sBMEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22quiero+bailar%22+%22ivy+queen%22&pg=PA56|title=The Faces of Urban Regional|last=Burr|first=Ramiro|magazine=Billboard|date=10 September 2005|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=2012-01-01}} Although, the literal translation of "Papi Te Quiero" is "Daddy I Love You", it is not directed towards Queen's father but to her love interest; "Papi" can be translated to "baby".{{cite web|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2004-02-26/music/reggaet-oacute-n-royalty/ |title=Reggaetón Royalty: Ivy Queen stands out among a sea of rude boys |work=Miami New Times |publisher=Miami New Times, LLC |date=2004-02-26 |access-date=2013-04-23 |author=Meschino, Patricia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429191503/http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2004-02-26/music/reggaet-oacute-n-royalty/ |archive-date=2014-04-29 }} "Quiero Bailar" (I Want To Dance) incorporates the Liquid riddim, a musical riddim produced by the "Jamaican cross-over guru" Jeremy Harding.Román, Miriam Jiménez and Flores, Juan. [https://books.google.com/books?id=mSJpaNVnazQC&dq=Ivy+Queen+Quiero+Bailar&pg=PT417 The Afro-Latin@ Reader: History and Culture in the United States]. Duke University Press, 2010, p. 401. The song's lyrics "warn her dance partner not to misinterpret her moves."{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eRMEAAAAMBAJ&q=Ivy+Queen+Quiero+Bailar&pg=PA47|title=Reggaetón Royalty - Ivy Queen Earns Her Crown As A Very Male Subgenre's Only Female Star|last=Ben-Yehuda|first=Ayala|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Rovi Corporation|date=2007-03-31|access-date=2012-11-29}} She degrades her partner who thinks that just because she dances with him that she is automatically going to have sexual relations with him.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x0BEAQAAIAAJ&q=%22quiero+bailar%22+%22ivy+queen%22|title=Ivy Queen Interview|work=Batanga|year=2006|access-date=2013-01-07}}{{subscription required}}

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The album garnered mainly positive reviews from critics.{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/06/prweb131056.htm|title=You Can't Mold Once Your Born A Diva: The Original Rude Girl Releases Her 3rd Album "Platinum Edition" To Rave Reviews|work=PR Web|publisher=Vocus PRW Holdings, LLC|date=2004-06-04|access-date=2013-04-22|author=Alayon, Sofia|archive-date=2013-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928074144/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/06/prweb131056.htm|url-status=dead}} Sarah Bardeen of Rhapsody said the album established Queen as "the voice for women", complimenting her "self-assured delivery". She claimed that the tracks in which featured guest artists "get the sense that the guys she's trading verses with are trying to keep up with her and not the other way around," noting that the platinum edition "launched the monster hit "Quiero Bailar". Rachel Devitt, also writing for Rhapsody, categorized the album as "Urban Latin" music.{{cite web|url=http://www.rhapsody.com/blog/post/cheat-sheet-urban-latin|title=Cheat Sheet: Urban Latin: Featured: Rhapsody|work=Rhapsody|publisher=Rhapsody International|access-date=2013-02-10}} Michael Endelman of Entertainment Weekly called the album their number one pick for crossover success in the United States while complimenting the "catchy hooks and sticky grooves" found on the album. Kalefa Sanneh of The New York Times said "[Queen] celebrates her hybrid genre by refusing to stay put", while claiming Queen to sometimes depart from "reggaeton's sharp, steady shuffle to explore other rhythms". She later said that the album would make Queen a "likely candidate for crossover success, if only she didn't sing in Spanish". An editor for the Chicago Tribune selected the album as one of three to "add to your reggaetón collection" other than Daddy Yankee's Barrio Fino (2004). The writer noted the included hits ("Quiero Bailar" and "Papi Te Quiero"), along with "[the album's] handful of remixes–and a whole lot of attitude".{{Cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2005-10-07/news/0510070444_1_luny-tunes-dominican-born-fat-joe|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929013401/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2005-10-07/news/0510070444_1_luny-tunes-dominican-born-fat-joe|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 29, 2013|title=Reggaetón Explosion: News Flash – There's more to reggaetón than Daddy Yankee's "Barrio Fino"|work=Chicago Tribune|publisher=Tribune Company|date=2005-10-07|access-date=2013-05-28}}

The album was highly anticipated and acclaimed and widely regarded as a factor in reggaeton's mainstream exposure in 2004 along with her next studio album Real (2004), Daddy Yankee's Barrio Fino and Tego Calderon's El Enemy de los Guasíbiri (2004), after being certified Platinum in the Latin field signifying sales of over 100,000 by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).Carney Smith, Jessie. [https://books.google.com/books?id=10rEGSIItjgC&dq=Ivy+Queen+Diva&pg=PA1199 Encyclopedia of African American Popular Culture]. ABC-CLIO, 2010, p. 1199.{{cite web|url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/music/where-are-they-now-reggaeton-superstar-updates?slide=4 |title=Reggaeton Performer Updates & Bios: Where Are They Now? |work=Latina |publisher=Latina Media Ventures, LLC |author=Trivino, Jesus |date=2013-04-18 |access-date=2013-04-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930141858/http://www.latina.com/entertainment/music/where-are-they-now-reggaeton-superstar-updates?slide=4 |archive-date=2013-09-30 }} The album was listed on The Washington Post’s list of the "Best Old Albums Rediscovered in 2017."{{cite web|url=http://www.greensboro.com/go_triad/the-best-old-albums-that-we-discovered-in/article_35e1de1d-f9bd-58a6-9955-fd69cce25550.html|title=The best old albums that we rediscovered in 2017|work=Greensboro News & Record|publisher=BH Media Group|author=Richards, Chris|date=4 January 2018|access-date=14 April 2018}} Jonathan Widran of Allmusic described "Quiero Bailar" as a song that "gets the party and people moving" and as well as being one of Queen's hits.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/flashback-mw0000643812|title=Flashback - Ivy Queen : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : Allmusic|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|access-date=2012-11-29}} Kid Curry, of Rhythmic Top 40 WPOW (Power 96) cites Ivy Queen's release of "Yo Quiero Bailar" as "the last reggaetón super-hit".{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vhQEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22quiero+bailar%22+%22ivy+queen%22&pg=PA31|title=Daddy Yankee's "Gasolina" Fires Up The Charts|last=Cobo|first=Leila|magazine=Billboard|date=12 February 2005|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=2012-12-07}} In 2017, the song was included on Billboard's 12 Best Dancehall & Reggaeton Choruses of the 21st Century at number ten.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/7776734/best-dancehall-reggaeton-choruses-21st-century|title=The 12 Best Dancehall & Reggaeton Choruses of the 21st Century|author=Platon, Adelle|date=28 April 2017|access-date=14 May 2017|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media}} Later that year, the online magazine Pop Sugar listed the song as one of the best reggaeton songs of all time.{{cite web|url=https://www.popsugar.com/latina/Best-Reggaeton-Songs-43413522/amp|title=The Best Reggaeton Songs, Hands Down|work=Pop Sugar|publisher=Pop Sugar LLC|author=Fernandez, Celia|access-date=6 February 2018|date=6 December 2017}} It was also listed as one of 15 essential Reggaetón songs that are not "Despacito."{{cite web|url=http://www.vulture.com/2017/09/15-essential-reggaetn-tracks-that-are-not-despacito.html|title=15 Essential Reggaetón Tracks that are not 'Despacito'|work=Vulture|date=6 September 2017|publisher=New York Media LLC|access-date=14 April 2018}} Rolling Stone ranked the song on its chronological list of the 50 Greatest Latin Pop Songs of all time.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin-lists/50-greatest-latin-pop-songs-695776/|title=50 Greatest Latin Pop Songs - Rolling Stone|magazine=Rolling Stone|publisher=Jan Wenner|author=Raygoza, Isabela|date=9 July 2018|access-date=21 August 2018}} The song ranked at number 60 on NPR Music's list of the 200 Best Songs by 21st Century Women.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2018/07/30/627398824/turning-the-tables-the-200-greatest-songs-by-21st-century-women-part-8|title=The 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women|work=NPR Music|publisher=National Public Radio|author=Lopez, Julyssa|date=30 July 2018|access-date=21 August 2018}} "Papi Te Quiero" was selected as one of the hits from "The Golden Era of Reggaetón" which lasted from 2003 until 2007 by Jesus Trivino of Latina magazine.

The album was nominated for "Reggaeton Album of the Year" at the 2005 Billboard Latin Music Awards where she was also nominated for "Tropical Airplay Track of the Year, Female" and "Tropical Airplay Track of the Year, New Artist".{{Cite magazine

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Diva was a commercial success, peaking at number twenty-four on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=ivy queen|chart=Latin Albums}}|title=Ivy Queen - Chart History: Top Latin Albums|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=2013-02-08}} On the Billboard Top Heatseekers (South Atlantic) chart, the recording peaked at number eight.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=ivy queen|chart=Heatseekers (South Atlantic)}}|title=Ivy Queen - Chart History: Heatseekers Albums (South Atlantic)|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=2013-02-08}} Diva peaked at number four on the Billboard Reggae Albums chart.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=ivy queen|chart=Reggae Albums}}|title=Ivy Queen - Chart History: Reggae Albums|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=2012-11-13}} On the Billboard Tropical Albums chart, Diva peaked at number one, spending four nonconsecutive weeks at the top with a total of 86 weeks on the chart, becoming the eighth best-selling Tropical Album of 2004.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=ivy queen|chart=Tropical Albums}}|title=Ivy Queen - Chart History: Tropical Albums|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=2013-02-08}} This also made Queen the eighth best-performing Tropical Artist of 2004 as well.{{cite magazine|title=Year In Music & Touring: Top Tropical Albums|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1BMEAAAAMBAJ&q=Ivy+Queen&pg=PA54|magazine=Billboard|date = 25 December 2004|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=2013-04-08}} In 2005, the album managed to peak at number seventeen on the Billboard Latin Rhythm Albums chart.

On the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart, "Quiero Bailar" debuted at number thirty-five for the week of September 3, 2005, becoming the "Hot Shot Debut" of that week and peaked at number twenty-nine for the week of September 17, 2005.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DRYEAAAAMBAJ&q=Ivy+Queen&pg=PA77|title=September 3, 2005 - Latin Billboard: Hot Latin Songs|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=2005-09-03|access-date=2013-04-28}}{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nxMEAAAAMBAJ&q=Ivy+Queen|title=September 17, 2005 - Latin Billboard: Hot Latin Songs|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=2005-09-17|access-date=2013-04-28}} While on the Billboard Latin Rhythm Songs chart, it peaked at number eight for the week of October 29, 2005.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BhUEAAAAMBAJ&q=Ivy+Queen|title=October 29, 2005 - Latin Billboard: Latin Rhythm Airplay|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=October 2005 |access-date=2013-04-28}} It debuted under the name "Yo Quiero Bailar" at number thirty-seven on the week of December 20, 2003 and peaked at number twenty-four for the issue dated January 17, 2004 on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bA8EAAAAMBAJ&q=tropical|title=December 20, 2003 - Latin Billboard: Latin Tropical Airplay|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=2003-12-20|access-date=2013-04-28}}{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gg8EAAAAMBAJ&q=ivy+queen&pg=PA61|title=January 17, 2004 - Latin Billboard: Latin Tropical Airplay|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=2004-01-17|access-date=2013-04-28}} The song re-entered the Billboard Tropical Songs chart under the name "Quiero Bailar" at number thirty-six on the week of March 6, 2004 and peaked at number sixteen for the week of July 9, 2005.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3A8EAAAAMBAJ&q=ivy+queen|title=January 17, 2004 - Latin Billboard: Tropical Airplay|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=2004-04-06|access-date=2013-04-28}}{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=whQEAAAAMBAJ&q=Ivy+Queen&pg=PA86|title=July 9, 2005 - Latin Billboard: Tropical|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=2005-07-09|access-date=2013-04-28}} It became the first Spanish-language track to reach number one on Miami's WPOW Rhythmic Top 40, an American radio station based in Miami, Florida that does not usually play Spanish music.{{cite web|url=http://www.caracol.com.co/noticias/actualidad/ivy-queen-se-lanza-a-conquistar-el-mercado----ingles/20031111/nota/154264.aspx |title=Ivy Queen se lanza a conquistar el mercado inglés |language=es |work=Caracol Radio |publisher=Caracol S.A |date=2003-11-11 |access-date=2012-12-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105152851/http://www.caracol.com.co/noticias/actualidad/ivy-queen-se-lanza-a-conquistar-el-mercado----ingles/20031111/nota/154264.aspx |archive-date=2013-11-05 }} She explained: "I've worked very hard in my career, but I get surprised because I've never expected to get to these places." She added: "When I read Sony's reports and they tell me my albums are being heard in London and my song is number one, I [got] surprised and look[ed] for explanations." The other five singles did not gain significant airplay in the United States, however, they were heard on Miami's WPOW Rhythmic Top 40. Kid Curry, of the station commented that the commercial failure of these songs are the fault of the record label. According to him, labels were not servicing reggaetón singles at the time and that he was receiving them "by word-of-mouth". By March 2004, the original version of the album had sold 10,000 units in the United States and Puerto Rico.

• Standard Edition

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| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Intro

| extra1 = DJ Adam

| writer1 = Martha Pesante

| length1 = 1:24

| title2 = Súbelo

| extra2 = DJ Adam

| writer2 = Pesante

| length2 = 3:07

| title3 = Guillaera

| note3 = featuring Gran Omar

| extra3 = DJ Adam

| writer3 = Pesante, Omar Navarro

| length3 = 4:02

| title4 = Drama

| extra4 = DJ Adam

| writer4 = Pesante

| length4 = 2:54

| title5 = Tuya Soy

| extra5 = DJ Adam

| writer5 = Pesante

| length5 = 2:47

| title6 = Bésame

| extra6 = DJ Eric

| writer6 = Pesante

| length6 = 3:04

| title7 = Me Acostumbré

| extra7 = Noriega

| writer7 = Pesante

| length7 = 2:47

| title8 = Alerta

| extra8 = DJ Adam

| writer8 = Pesante

| length8 = 3:02

| title9 = Babe

| note9 =

| extra9 = DJ Adam

| writer9 = Pesante

| length9 = 3:16

| title10 = Sangre

| note10 = featuring Mexicano 777

| extra10 = DJ Adam

| writer10 = Pesante, Israel Parales

| length10 = 3:36

| title11 = Tú No Puedes

| extra11 = Ecko

| writer11 = Pesante, Paul Irizarry

| length11 = 3:36

| title12 = Money Making

| note12 = featuring Japanese and Gran Omar

| extra12 = DJ Adam

| writer12 = Pesante, Navarro

| length12 = 4:05

| title13 = Venganza

| extra13 = DJ Alex

| writer13 = Pesante

| length13 = 3:07

| title14 = Bounce

| note14 = featuring Bimbo

| extra14 = Ecko

| writer14 = Pesante, Alejandro Carmona, Paul Irizarry

| length14 = 2:56

| title15 = Bailamé

| extra15 = DJ Adam

| writer15 = Pesante

| length15 = 3:01

| title16 = Dile Que Ya

| note16 = featuring K-7

| extra16 = Carlos Berríos

| writer16 = Pesante, Louis Sharpe,Carlos Berríos

| length16 = 4:03

| title17 = Babe

| note17 = Remix featuring Gran Omar

| extra17 = DJ Adam

| writer17 = Pesante

| length17 = 3:17

| total_length = 54:04

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{{track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| headline = Platinum Edition{{cite AV media notes|title=Diva: Platinum Edition|others=Ivy Queen|year=2004|type=CD liner|publisher=Real Music Group|id=809570131-2}}

| title1 = Intro

| extra1 = DJ Adam

| writer1 = Martha Pesante,

| length1 = 1:24

| title2 = Papi Te Quiero

| extra2 = Anthony "CD" Kelly, Rafi Mercenario, Octopus

| writer2 = Anthony Kelly, Pesante, Omar Navarro

| length2 = 3:10

| title3 = Guillaera

| note3 = featuring Gran Omar

| extra3 = DJ Adam

| writer3 = Pesante, Navarro

| length3 = 4:02

| title4 = Drama

| extra4 = DJ Adam

| writer4 = Pesante

| length4 = 2:54

| title5 = Tuya Soy

| extra5 = DJ Adam

| writer5 = Pesante

| length5 = 2:47

| title6 = Bésame

| extra6 = DJ Eric

| writer6 = Pesante

| length6 = 3:04

| title7 = Me Acostumbré

| extra7 = Noriega

| writer7 = Pesante

| length7 = 2:47

| title8 = Alerta

| extra8 = DJ Adam

| writer8 = Pesante

| length8 = 3:02

| title9 = Babe

| note9 =

| extra9 = DJ Adam

| writer9 = Pesante

| length9 = 3:16

| title10 = Sangre

| note10 = featuring Mexicano 777

| extra10 = DJ Adam

| writer10 = Pesante, Israel Perales

| length10 = 3:36

| title11 = Tú No Puedes

| extra11 = Ecko

| writer11 = Pesante, Paul Irizarry

| length11 = 3:36

| title12 = Money Making

| note12 = featuring Japanese and Gran Omar

| extra12 = DJ Adam

| writer12 = Pesante, Navarro

| length12 = 4:05

| title13 = Venganza

| extra13 = DJ Alex

| writer13 = Pesante

| length13 = 3:07

| title14 = Bounce

| note14 = featuring Bimbo

| extra14 = Ecko

| writer14 = Pesante, Alejandro Carmona, Paul Irizarry

| length14 = 2:56

| title15 = Súbelo

| extra15 = DJ Adam

| writer15 = Pesante

| length15 = 3:07

| title16 = Bailamé

| extra16 = DJ Alex

| writer16 = Pesante

| length16 = 3:01

| title17 = Dile Que Ya

| note17 = featuring K-7

| extra17 = Carlos Berríos

| writer17 = Pesante, Louis Sharpe, Carlos Berríos

| length17 = 4:03

| title18 = Babe

| note18 = Remix featuring Gran Omar

| extra18 = DJ Adam

| writer18 = Pesante

| length18 = 3:17

| title19 = Papi Te Quiero

| note19 = English remix

| extra19 = Anthony "CD" Kelly

| writer19 = Kelly, Pesante, Navarro

| length19 = 3:14

| title20 = Quiero Saber

| note20 = featuring Gran Omar

| extra20 = DJ Nelson, Luny Tunes, Noriega

| writer20 = Pesante, Navarro

| length20 = 2:55

| title21 = Tú No Puedes

| note21 = Reggaeton remix

| extra21 = Ecko, Rafi Mercenario

| writer21 = Pesante, Paul Irizarry

| length21 = 3:36

| title22 = Quiero Bailar

| extra22 = Iván Joy, Jeremy Harding

| writer22 = Pesante, Navarro

| length22 = 3:06

| total_length = 70:09

}}

Sample credits

• "Babe" samples the Rice & Peas riddim, produced by Paul Edmond and Rohan Fuller, from the album Riddim Driven: Rice & Peas (2001).
• "Sangre" samples "Mi Hermano" from the 1969 album Digan Lo Que Digan by Raphael.
• "Papi Te Quiero" samples the Buy Out riddim, produced by Tony Kelly, from the album Riddim Driven: Buy Out (2001).
• "Quiero Bailar" samples the Liquid riddim, produced by Jeremey Harding, from the album Riddim Driven: Liquid (2001).

The credits are taken from the albums' liner notes

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"Intro – Diva" (BMI 2002)

• Ivy Queen – interpreter, composer
• DJ Adam – musical producer
• Gran Omar – co-producer
• Boricua Music Studio – recording location

"Súbelo" (BMI 2002)

• Ivy Queen – interpreter, composer
• DJ Adam – musical producer
• Gran Omar – co-producer
• Boricua Music Studio – recording location

"Guillaera" (BMI 2002)

• Ivy Queen – interpreter, composer
• DJ Adam – musical producer
• Gran Omar – co-producer, interpreter, composer, featured artist
• Boricua Music Studio – recording location

"Drama" (BMI 2002)

• Ivy Queen – interpreter, composer
• DJ Adam – musical producer
• Gran Omar – co-producer
• Boricua Music Studio – recording location

"Tuya Soy" (BMI 2002)

• Ivy Queen – interpreter, composer
• DJ Adam – musical producer
• Gran Omar – co-producer
• Boricua Music Studio – recording location

"Bésame" (BMI 2002)

• Ivy Queen – interpreter, composer
• DJ Eric – musical producer
• Gran Omar – co-producer
• Los Angeles Recording Studio – recording location

"Me Acostumbré" (BMI 2002)

• Ivy Queen – interpreter, composer
• Noriega – musical producer
• Gran Omar – co-producer
• Flow Music Studios – recording location

"Alerta" (BMI 2002)

• Ivy Queen – interpreter, composer
• DJ Adam – musical producer
• Gran Omar – co-producer
• Los Angeles Recording Studio – recording location

"Babe" (BMI 2003)

• Ivy Queen – interpreter, composer
• DJ Adam – musical producer
• Gran Omar – co-producer
• Los Angeles Recording Studio – recording location

"Sangre" (BMI 2002)

• Ivy Queen – interpreter, composer
• DJ Adam – musical producer
• Gran Omar – co-producer
• Mexicano 777 – interpreter, composer
• Los Angeles Recording Studio – recording location

"Tú No Puedes" (BMI 2003)

• Ivy Queen – interpreter, composer
• Ecko – musical producer
• Gran Omar – co-producer
• The Lab Studio – recording location

"Money Making" (BMI 2003)

• Ivy Queen – interpreter, composer
• DJ Adam – musical producer
• Gran Omar – co-producer, interpreter, composer
• Japanese – interpreter
• Boricua Music Studio – recording location

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"Venganza" (BMI 2002)

• Ivy Queen – interpreter, composer
• DJ Alex – musical producer
• Gran Omar – co-producer
• The Lab Studio – recording location

"Bounce" (BMI 2003)

• Ivy Queen – interpreter, composer
• Ecko – musical producer
• Gran Omar – co-producer
• Bimbo – interpreter, composer
• The Lab Studio – recording location

"Bailamé" (BMI 2003)

• Ivy Queen – interpreter, composer
• Joel – musical producer
• Gran Omar – co-producer
• The Lab Studio – recording location

"Dile Que Ya" (BMI 2002)

• Ivy Queen – interpreter, composer
• Carlos Berríos – musical producer
• Gran Omar – co-producer
• K-7 – chorus, featured artist
• After Dark Studios – recording location

"Babe (Remix)" (BMI 2002)

• Ivy Queen – interpreter, composer
• DJ Adam – musical producer
• Gran Omar – co-producer, interpreter, composer, featured artist
• Boricua Music Studio – recording location

"Papi Te Quiero" (Imperio Music/BMI 2003)

• Ivy Queen – interpreter, composer
• Tony "CD" Kelly – musical producer
• Rafi Mecenario – musical producer
• Octopus – musical producer
• Gran Omar – co-producer
• Mad Jam Studio – recording location

"Papi Te Quiero (English remix)" (Imperio Music/BMI 2003)

• Ivy Queen – interpreter, composer
• Tony "CD" Kelly – musical producer
• Rafi Mecenario – musical producer, mixing engineer
• Octopus – musical producer
• Ecko – mixing engineer
• Gran Omar – co-producer
• Mad Jam Studio – recording location

"Quiero Saber" (Imperio Music/BMI 2002)

• Ivy Queen – interpreter, composer
• Luny Tunes – musical producer
• Rafi Mecenario – musical producer
• DJ Nelson – musical producer
• Noriega – musical producer
• Gran Omar – co-producer, interpreter,
• Flow Music Studios – recording location

"Tú No Puedes (Reggaetón remix)" (Imperio Music/Real Music/BMI 2003)

• Ivy Queen – interpreter, composer
• Ecko – musical producer
• Rafi Mecenario – musical producer, mixing engineer
• Gran Omar – co-producer
• The Lab Studio – recording location
• Flow Music Studios – recording location

"Quiero Bailar" (Imperio Music/BMI 2003)

• Ivy Queen – interpreter, composer
• Iván Joy – musical producer
• DJ Adam – musical producer
• Gran Omar – co-producer
• Mad Jam Studio – recording location

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• Arden B. – wardrobe
• Ariel "New Dimension Salon" – hair
• Bimbo – featured artist
• José D. Cotté – original artwork for ACO Digital
• Disc Maker – masterization
• DJ Adam – musical producer
• DJ Alex – musical producer
• DJ Eric – musical producer
• DJ Nelson – musical producer
• Carlos M. Garcia – photography
• Gran Omar – featured artist, composer, executive producer, co-producer
• Green Solutions – manufacturer
• Home Good (Marshalls) – furniture
• Ivy Queen – primary artist, composer, co-executive producer, vocals
• Iván Joy – musical producer
• Japanese – featured artist
• Javier López – preparation, final design
• Joel – musical producer
• Luny Tunes – musical producer
• Mexicano 777 – featured artist, composer
• Noriega – musical producer
• Joel Nunez – cover design
• Octopus – musical production
• Q-Za – makeup, accessories
• Perfect Image Records – executive production, record labl
• Rafi Mercenario – musical producer, mixing engineer
• Real Music, Inc. – executive production, exclusive distribution, record label
• Shure – accessories
• The Closet – wardrobe
• Tony "CD" Kelly – musical production
• Universal Music Latino – manufacturer, distribution
• Villa Music World – accessories

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