Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo

Calle 13's self-titled debut album (2005) sold nearly 250,000 copies in the United States, but its darker follow-up, 2007's Residente o Visitante, sold just under 100,000 copies, despite receiving positive reviews and winning Latin Grammy Awards for Best Urban Music Album and Best Urban Song.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IBQEAAAAMBAJ&q=calle+13&pg=PA46|title=Urban Jungle|last=Cobo|first=Leila|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=October 11, 2008|access-date=July 9, 2012}}{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-nov-10-et-culture10-story.html|title=Latin Grammys gamble in Vegas and it pays off|last=Gurza|first=Agustin|date=November 10, 2007|access-date=March 15, 2012|work=The Los Angeles Times|publisher=Tribune Company}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/09/arts/music/09grammy.html?pagewanted=print|title=For One Dominican Songwriter, Top Music Honors|last=Pareles|first=Jon|date=November 9, 2007|access-date=March 15, 2012|work=The New York Times}} The record garnered controversy for its religious and sexual overtones; vocalist/lyricist Residente reflected, "The problem with Residente o Visitante wasn't a bad word here or there, but the ideas. You can't erase an idea."

The album was recorded from July to August 2008 in various studios around the American continent including Playbach Studio in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Circle House Studio and Songo Sound Recording Facilities in Miami, Florida, Circo Beat Studios in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Warner Chapell Brasil in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Alfano Music in Panama City, Panama.{{cite AV media notes|title=Los de atrás vienen conmigo|others=Calle 13|year=2008|type=CD liner|publisher=Sony Music Latin|id=0015133-02}} It was mixed in the Circle House studio by Ivan Gutierrez and Edgardo "Mattatracks" Matta and mastered in Zeitgeist Recording Studios in Long Island City, New York.

For "La Perla", Visitante employed samba rhythms mixed with elements of the Uruguyan candombe genre in order to achieve an "old school and folkloric" sound.{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106476931|title=Calle 13 Invites Fans To Embrace The Ugly|last=Rivera|first=Enrique|newspaper=NPR.org|publisher=National Public Radio|access-date=March 4, 2012}} The bass is provided by a surdo, a type of Brazilian bass drum commonly used in samba reggae music. "Electro Movimiento", which features Miami-based duo Afrobeta, has been described as an "'80s freestyle throwback jam" featuring electronic sounds.{{cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/album/los-de-atrs-vienen-conmigo-r1434070/review|title=Los de atrás vienen conmigo Review|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|work=Allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|access-date=February 9, 2011}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes plays guitar on "Esto Con Eso", although Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic notes that "you wouldn't know if not for the liner note credits, as there's so much else going on in the song musically."

The album became a major success on the Billboard 200, peaking at #89. This is their second consecutive album to chart on the Top 100 of the Billboard 200 (Residente o Visitante; #52). It also became a Top 5 success on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, peaking at #3. Following the Latin Grammy Awards of 2009, which the band won Album of the year, sales increased 134% and the album re-entry at 74.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k8ROCIgpta4C&dq=calle+13+album+sales&pg=PT30 |title=Billboard |date=2009-11-21 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en}} As of 2010, it had sold over 54,000 copies in the United States.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WWxbO-SGG7AC&dq=calle+13+album+sales&pg=RA11-PA54 |title=Billboard |date=2010-07-03 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en}}

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Jason Birchmeier of Allmusic gave Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo four out of five stars and called the album "a step forward for Calle 13...toward a fearlessly experimental style of urban music unlike anything else out there at the time of its release." He praised the record's musical diversity and felt that many of the collaborative songs were highlights. Phil Freeman of The Village Voice also enjoyed the musical variety, deeming the album a "genre-redefining—if not genre-shattering—triumph" that combines "the fun of the debut with the sonic adventurism of the follow-up."{{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2009-10-08/music/calle-13-s-bold-innovation-vulgarity/|title=Calle 13's Bold Innovation, Vulgarity|last=Freeman|first=Phil|work=The Village Voice|publisher=Michael Cohen|date=October 8, 2009|access-date=February 9, 2011}} Jon Pareles of The New York Times referred to Residente as "a visionary", and opined that "Few hip-hop or urban acts, in any language, match so much ambition to so much fun."{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE6D61439F933A15753C1A96E9C8B63|title=Critics Choice - Calle 13|last=Pareles|first=Jon|date=October 20, 2009|access-date=July 6, 2012|work=The New York Times}}

The album was nominated in five categories for the 2010 Latin Grammy Awards, winning all of them, including 'Album of the Year', 'Best Urban Album', 'Record of the Year' and 'Best Alternative Song' for the hit single "No Hay Nadie Como Tu" along with Café Tacuba, as well as 'Best Music Video (in Short Format)' for "La Perla" featuring salsa legend Rubén Blades.{{cite web|url=http://www.aztecaespectaculos.com/nota/musica/calle-13-liderea-nominaciones-al-grammy-latino-2010/2010-09-1933 |title=Inicio - Famosos, cine, música y farándula |publisher=Aztecaespectaculos.com |date= |access-date=2012-08-20}}

1. "Intro / Crónica De Un Nacimiento" (E. Abraham) - 1:35
2. "Que Lloren" (E. Cabra) — 4:39
3. "No Hay Nadie Como Tú (Featuring Café Tacuba)" (R. Ortega, E. Arroyo, J. Arroyo, R. Pérez, E. Cabra) — 4:48
4. "Gringo Latin Funk" (E. Cabra) — 4:16
5. "Ven y Critícame" (R. Arcuate, E. Cabra) — 4:45
6. "Esto Con Eso" (E. Cabra) — 4:09
7. "La Perla (Featuring La Chilinga & Rubén Blades)" (E. Cabra) — 7:00
8. "Electro Movimiento (Featuring Cuci Amador)" (R. Arcuate, E. Cabra) — 3:16
9. "Intro Fiesta de Locos" (E. Cabra) — 0:18
10. "Fiesta de Locos" (E. Cabra) — 4:27
11. "Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo (Featuring La Banda Escolar De Aibonito)" (R. Arcuate, E. Cabra) — 3:36
12. "Tal Para Cual (Featuring PG-13)" (E. Cabra) — 3:47
13. "Interlude (Irie Rasa Man)" (E. Cabra) — 0:22
14. "Bienvenidos A Mi Mundo" (R. Arcuate, E. Cabra) — 3:57
15. "John, el Esquizofrénico" (R. Arcuate, E. Cabra) — 4:34
16. "Outro" (E. Cabra) — 0:47

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17. "Combo Imbécil (Featuring Vicentico)" (L. Bulacio, D. Ramírez, E. Cabra) — 4:36

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18. "Pal' Norte (Don Cheto Mix) (Featuring Orishas & Don Cheto)" — 4:23
19. "Japón" — 4:00

The album won the following 2010 Latin Grammy Awards:

• Record of the Year - "No Hay Nadie Como Tú" featuring Café Tacuba
• Album of the Year - Los de Atras Vienen Conmigo
• Best Urban Music Album - Los de Atras Vienen Conmigo
• Best Alternative Song - "No Hay Nadie Como Tú" featuring Café Tacuba
• Best Short Form Music Video - "La Perla" featuring Ruben Blades

The album won the following at the 2011 Grammy Awards:

• Best Latin Rock, Alternative Or Urban Album

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