Mirada

{{Short description|2024 studio album by Iván Cornejo}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Mirada

| type = studio

| cover = Iván Cornejo - Mirada.png

| alt = The cover artwork for Mirada; a man is seen, in dark attire, sitting in a chair upon a red-yellow gradient background.

| caption =

| artist = Iván Cornejo

| released = {{Start date|2024|07|19}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = {{Duration|m=37|s=14}}

| language = Spanish

| label =

| producer =

  • Albert Hype
  • Frank Rio
  • Iván Cornejo

| prev_title = Dañado

| prev_year = 2022

| year = 2024

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Mirada

| type = studio

| single1 = Aquí Te Espero

| single1date = July 28, 2023

| single2 = Dónde Estás

| single2date = October 12, 2023

| single3 = Baby Please

| single3date = March 14, 2024

| single4 = Intercambio Injusto

| single4date = July 12, 2024

}}

}}

Mirada ({{translation|Gaze}}) is the third and major-label debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Iván Cornejo. It was released on July 19, 2024, by Interscope and Zaragoza Records, making it Cornejo's first album to be released under those labels, and his first to not be released by Manzana Records. It debuted at number 17 on the US Billboard 200, additionally debuting atop the US Top Latin Albums and Regional Mexican Albums charts, with 34,000 album-equivalent units.

Background

Mirada is Iván Cornejo's first album with Interscope Records.{{cite magazine |last1=Sanneh |first1=Kelefa |title=Ivan Cornejo's Mexican American Heartache |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/07/08/mirada-ivan-cornejo-music-review |quote=Last year, Cornejo signed with Interscope Records, and on this day he was perfecting tracks for his major-label début, Mirada ('gaze'), which he plans to release this month. |date=July 1, 2024 |access-date=July 17, 2024 |magazine=The New Yorker }} He announced the album on June 18, 2024.{{cite magazine |last1=Lopez |first1=Julyssa |title=Ivan Cornejo Announces New Album Mirada |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/ivan-cornejo-mirada-album-announcement-1235033433/ |date=June 5, 2024 |access-date=July 10, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone }} A trailer for the album was released in the same month, which sees Cornejo sitting in front of a bonfire, containing a background narration between him and an unknown voice.{{cite magazine |last1=Flores |first1=Griselda |title=Ivan Cornejo Announces New Album Mirada & More Latin News |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ivan-cornejo-announces-new-album-mirada-1235703907/ |date=June 8, 2024 |access-date=July 10, 2024 |magazine=Billboard }} Its tracklist was later revealed at the beginning of July of the same year.{{cite magazine |last1=Flores |first1=Griselda |title=Ivan Cornejo Reveals Tracklist of New MIRADA Album |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ivan-cornejo-mirada-album-tracklist-reveal-1235722664/ |date=July 2, 2024 |access-date=July 10, 2024 |magazine=Billboard }}

Composition

Mirada is a regional Mexican album, with incorporations of alternative rock.{{cite magazine |last1=Mier |first1=Tomás |title=Ivan Cornejo Talks About His New Album Mirada |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/ivan-cornejo-mirada-album-interview-1235062990/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719030027/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/ivan-cornejo-mirada-album-interview-1235062990/ |date=July 18, 2024 |archive-date=July 19, 2024 |access-date=July 18, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |url-status=live }} "Quiero Dormir Cansado" is a surf rock cover of Mexican singer Emmanuel's song of the same name,{{cite magazine |last1=Villa |first1=Lucas |title=Iván Cornejo's Mirada Is a Gaze Into Alternative Música Mexicana |url=https://www.spin.com/2024/07/ivan-cornejo-mirada-interview/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719031328/https://www.spin.com/2024/07/ivan-cornejo-mirada-interview/ |date=July 18, 2024 |archive-date=July 19, 2024 |access-date=July 18, 2024 |magazine=Spin |url-status=live }} while "Atención" is described by Cornejo as a "dance-y" track due to its time signature being at 4/4 time instead of triple metre, a common time signature used in corridos tumbados.

Promotion

"Aquí Te Espero" was released on July 28, 2023, as the lead single from Mirada.{{cite magazine |last1=Lopez |first1=Julyssa |last2=Mier |first2=Tomás |title=Ivan Cornejo Drops 'Aquí Te Espero': Watch |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/ivan-cornejo-aqui-te-espero-video-1234797167/ |date=July 28, 2023 |access-date=July 11, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone }} "Dónde Estás" was released as the album's second single on October 12, 2023.{{cite magazine |last1=Calle |first1=Luisa |title=New Music Latin: Sofía Reyes & Beéle & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/new-music-latin-sofia-reyes-beele-cobarde-stream-1235441793/ |date=October 13, 2023 |access-date=July 11, 2024 |magazine=Billboard }} "Baby Please" was released on March 14, 2024, as the album's third single.{{cite magazine |last1=Calle |first1=Luisa |title=New Music Latin: Listen to Releases From Myke Towers & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/best-new-latin-songs-myke-towers-ovy-on-the-drums-1235634204/ |date=March 15, 2024 |access-date=July 11, 2024 |magazine=Billboard }} It peaked at number 95 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number eight on the US Hot Latin Songs chart.{{cite magazine |last1=Bustios |first1=Pamela |title=Iván Cornejo's 'Baby Please' Makes Top 10 Debut on Hot Latin Songs Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/ivan-cornejo-baby-please-hot-latin-songs-chart-top-10-debut-1235644371/ |date=March 28, 2024 |access-date=July 11, 2024 |magazine=Billboard }} He later announced, on June 18, 2024, that he would embark the album's supporting tour.{{cite magazine |last1=Sacher |first1=Andrew |title=Ivan Cornejo announces tour & new album Mirada, appears on new Peso Pluma LP |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ivan-cornejo-announces-tour-new-album-mirada-appears-on-new-peso-pluma-lp/ |date=June 18, 2024 |access-date=July 10, 2024 |magazine=BrooklynVegan }} "Intercambio Injusto" was released on July 12, 2024, as the fourth single from the album.{{cite magazine |last1=Mier |first1=Tomás |title=Hear Iván Cornejo's 'Intercambio Injusto' Snippet From Short Film |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/ivan-cornejo-intercambio-injusto-suerte-music-film-1235056359/ |date=July 12, 2024 |access-date=July 13, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone }} The song was also featured in a short film published by Apple, ¡Suerte!, which stars himself, María Zardoya of the Marías and Edén Muñoz as characters of the Lotería.{{cite magazine |last1=Civita |first1=Alicia |title=Apple's New Short Film ¡Suerte! Honors Mexican Culture Through Lotería and Iván Cornejo's Artistry |url=https://www.latintimes.com/apple-pays-homage-mexican-music-traditions-short-film-suerte-starring-ivan-cornejo-556271 |date=July 12, 2024 |access-date=July 13, 2024 |magazine=The Latin Times }}

Commercial performance

Mirada debuted at number 17 on the US Billboard 200 with 34,000 album-equivalent units, making it his third entry on the chart. Additionally, it debuted atop the US Top Latin Albums and Regional Mexican Albums charts, making his first number-one album on the former and his second on the latter.{{cite magazine |last1=Bustios |first1=Pamela |title=Iván Cornejo's Mirada Takes Off at No. 1 on Top Latin Albums Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/ivan-cornejo-mirada-top-latin-albums-chart-1235744227/ |date=July 31, 2024 |access-date=August 13, 2024 |magazine=Billboard }}

Track listing

All tracks are written and produced by Iván Cornejo and Frank Rio, except where noted.

{{Track listing

| headline = Mirada track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Sale Para Ser Feliz

| length1 = 3:12

| writer1 = {{hlist|Cornejo|Francisco Rios III|Arath Herce}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Cornejo|Rios}}

| title2 = Intercambio Injusto

| writer2 = {{Hlist|Rios|Cornejo|Sara Schell}}

| extra2 = {{Hlist|Cornejo|Rio}}

| length2 = 3:25

| title3 = Baby Please

| writer3 = {{Hlist|Cornejo|Rios}}

| extra3 = Rio

| length3 = 2:58

| title4 = Herida Abierta

| length4 = 3:37

| writer4 = {{hlist|Cornejo|Rios|Edge}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Cornejo|Rio}}

| title5 = Vuelve

| length5 = 2:42

| writer5 = {{hlist|Cornejo|Rios|Edge|Juan Carlos Corral Félix}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Cornejo|Rio}}

| title6 = Interlude

| length6 = 0:44

| writer6 = {{hlist|Cornejo|Rios}}

| extra6 = {{hlist|Cornejo|Rio}}

| title7 = Quiero Dormir Cansado

| length7 = 3:27

| writer7 = {{hlist|Ana Magdalena|Manuel Álvarez Beigbeder Pérez}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Cornejo|Rio}}

| title8 = Aquí Te Espero

| writer8 = {{Hlist|Alberto Carlos Melendez|Cornejo|Rios}}

| extra8 = {{Hlist|Albert Hype|Cornejo|Rios}}

| length8 = 4:15

| title9 = Mirada

| length9 = 2:48

| writer9 = {{hlist|Cornejo|Rios|Herce|Schell}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Cornejo|Rio}}

| title10 = Atención

| length10 = 4:14

| writer10 = {{hlist|Cornejo|Rios|Edge}}

| extra10 = {{hlist|Cornejo|Rio}}

| title11 = Dónde Estás

| writer11 = {{Hlist|Cornejo|Rios}}

| extra11 = {{Hlist|Cornejo|Rio}}

| length11 = 4:09

| title12 = Outro (Duérmete)

| length12 = 1:43

| writer12 = Cornejo

| extra12 = {{hlist|Cornejo|Rio}}

| total_length = 37:14

}}

Charts

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|+ Chart performance for Mirada

! scope="col"| Chart (2024)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite tweet|user=billboardcharts|number=1817960716294345119|title=Debuts on this week's #Billboard200...|date=July 29, 2024|access-date=July 30, 2024}}

| 17

scope="row"| US Regional Mexican Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/regional-mexican-albums/2024-08-03/|title=Regional Mexican Albums: Week of August 3, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 30, 2024}}

| 1

scope="row"| US Top Latin Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/latin-albums/2024-08-03/|title=Top Latin Albums: Week of August 3, 2024|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 30, 2024}}

| 1

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