Virtual Diva
{{Infobox song
| name = Virtual Diva
| cover = VirtualDiva2009.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Don Omar
| album = iDon and Fast & Furious
| released = February 3, 2009[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001QS1UEU "Virtual Diva", by Don Omar]. Amazon MP3 (Amazon.com). Accessed on 3 February 2009
| recorded = 2008
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = * Reggaeton
| length = 3:59
| writer = William Landrón, Armando Rosario
| producer = Diesel
| prev_title = Run the Show
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Sexy Robótica
| next_year = 2009
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|vRBgZ4aMPio|"Virtual Diva"}}}}
}}
"Virtual Diva" is the first single by Puerto Rican reggaeton performer Don Omar from his third studio album iDon. It was released on February 3, 2009, through Machete Music and VI Music. The song was released through nationwide airplay in December 2008, and has since become the most requested song at urban radio, reaching the number-one position on the Billboard Latin Rhythm Airplay chart.[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=don omar|chart=Latin Rhythm Airplay}} Latin Rhythm Airplay - "Virtual Diva"]. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved on 3 February 2009 The song is included in the soundtrack of Grand Theft Auto IV, the soundtrack of Saints Row: The Third as well as in the Fast & Furious soundtrack.
Music video
Image:Virtual diva music video.jpg
A music video for "Virtual Diva" was produced and filmed in Buenos Aires, Argentina.{{cite news |title=Don Omar graba en Argentina el videoclip de su último tema, "Virtual diva" |url=http://es.noticias.yahoo.com/9/20090213/ten-don-omar-graba-en-argentina-el-video-ea97b66.html |work=EFE |publisher=Yahoo! (Spain) |date=2009-02-13 |access-date=2009-02-13}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} Around the end of January 2009, after celebrating with fellow working bachata group Marcy Place while performing at the Providence Club in New York City, Don Omar was finishing up on recording his new studio album. It would eventually be announced that he would be traveling down to Argentina once again to start filming the music video, which finished production on February 13, 2009. The video feature Argentinean model Ingrid Grudke, who portrays a doctor who wants to perform a grand experiment transforming Don Omar into half-man, half-machine.
The song was also performed live for the first time on the MTV Tr3́s variety series, Entertainment as a Second Language, on February 26, 2009.{{Cite news |last=Herrera |first=Monica |title=Video: Sneak Peek at Don Omar's Performance on Debut Episode of "E.S.L." |url=http://www.latina.com/entertainment/tv/video-sneak-peek-don-omars-performance-debut-episode-esl |work=Latina |publisher=Latina Media Ventures, LLC |date=2009-02-26 |access-date=2009-02-27}}
Track listings and formats
Digital download single
- "Virtual Diva" – 3:59
Charts
Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|award=Gold|type=single|artist=Don Omar|title=Virtual Diva|id=don-omar-virtual-diva|relyear=2009}}
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.idon.com/ iDon.com]
{{Don Omar singles}}
Category:Record Report Top Latino number-one singles