Final (Vol. 1)

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Final (Vol. 1)
Enrique Iglesias - Final.png
Volume 1 cover
Studio album by
Enrique Iglesias
Released17 September 2021 (2021-09-17)
Recorded2015–2021
GenreReggaeton, Pop
Length34:00
Language
  • English
  • Spanish
LabelSony
Producer
Enrique Iglesias chronology
Sex and Love
(2014) 		Final (Vol. 1)
(2021)
Singles from Final
  1. "Me Pasé"
    Released: 1 July 2021
  2. "Pendejo"
    Released: 17 September 2021
  3. "Chasing the Sun"
    Released: 11 October 2021[1]
  4. "Te Fuiste"
    Released: 29 October 2021[2]


Final (Vol. 1) is the eleventh studio album recorded by Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias.[3] Volume 1 was released on 17 September 2021[4][5] by Sony Music, Vol. 2 has an unknown release date as of writing. The album features collaborations with several artists and is going to occur in Volume 1 and Volume 2. During a live chat with Ricky Martin and Sebastián Yatra on Instagram on 3 September 2021, Iglesias suggested that Final would be the last album he would release.[6]

Background[]

Starting in 2016, the album was preceded by a number of singles that were intended to be included on the upcoming album. These singles included "Duele El Corazon", "Subeme La Radio", "El Baño" and "Move to Miami". The album was originally scheduled to come out in 2017, but was pushed back due to Iglesias' touring commitments, so instead more singles were released. The COVID-19 pandemic gave Iglesias the opportunity to go into the studio and start work on both volumes of the album. In an interview with Rolling Stone he explained, "I wanted to release this album in 2017, and I just keep putting out singles. I was touring a lot and I didn't have time to go to the studio. And the last year, I've had a lot of time to go to the studio and just work there by myself and to work with Carlos [Paucar] a lot and just go back and forth and finish up what I've needed to finish up for the last three years."[7]

As well as the previously-released singles which were collaborations with Wisin, Descemer Bueno, Zion & Lennox, Bad Bunny and Pitbull, the album also includes his 2015 duet with Nicky Jam, "El Perdon". The album also includes three new Spanish tracks, such as "Me Pasé" featuring Puerto Rican rapper Farruko and "Te Fuiste" featuring Myke Towers, as well as three new English-language tracks.

During a video chat with Ricky Martin and Sebastian Yatra to promote their joint tour, Iglesias revealed that the album would be a two-part release entitled Final, as these would be the last albums of his career. Iglesias claimed, "it's something that I have been thinking about for the past few years" but also insisted, "I'm never going to stop writing songs because I love writing songs, but I'm going to do it in a different way, meaning they don't necessarily have to be packaged as an album, so this project to me is important".[8]

Final Vol. 1 is Iglesias' first studio album not to have a physical release, though a post on his official Facebook page claims he is working on one.[9]

Commercial performance[]

The album debuted at number 12 on Billboard's Top Latin Albums and number two on the Latin Pop Albums chart. This became Iglesias' first studio album to miss the Billboard 200, selling 4,000 album equivalent units in its first week.[10] However, it reached number 45 in Iglesias' home country of Spain and number 81 in Switzerland. As of March 2022 the album has accrued over two billion streams on Spotify.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Entertainment Focus[11]
The Independent[12]

Roisin O'Connor from The Independent gave the album two out of five stars. She stated that Iglesias was "worn out" and described the album as "surprisingly unsexy", which positioned him "more as court jester than the Latin king he once was". She called "Chasing the Sun" a "bland auto-tune fest" and although she thought "things pick up a tiny bit" on "Me Pasé" and "Súbeme la Radio", she described "El Baño" as "ludicrous", criticising its lyrics about how Iglesias's lover "can 'make [him] so hard'" that he wants to go to the bathroom to have sex.[12]

Track listing[]

Final: Volume 1 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Chasing the Sun"
  • Enrique Iglesias
  • Nathan Cunningham
  • Marty James
  • Marc Sibley
  • Jordan Rand Miller
  • Carlos Paucar
2:31
2."Te Fuiste" (featuring Myke Towers)
  • Ovy on the Drums
3:02
3."Pendejo"
  • Iglesias
  • Vladimir Ramirez
  • Rafael Rodriguez
  • Luis Adolfo Medina
  • Carlos Paucar
  • HoneyBoos
2:45
4."Unwell"
  • Iglesias
  • Cunningham
  • James
  • Sibley
  • Rand Miller
3:00
5."All About You"
  • Iglesias
  • Cunningham
  • James
  • Sibley
  • Rand Miller
  • Paucar
3:06
6."Me Pasé" (featuring Farruko)
  • Paucar
3:01
7."Súbeme la Radio" (featuring Descemer Bueno and Zion & Lennox)
3:27
8."Duele el Corazón" (featuring Wisin)
  • Iglesias
  • Patrick Ingunza
  • Lozada
  • Wisin
  • Servando Primera
  • Hasibur Rahman
  • Francisco Saldaña
  • Paucar
  • Francisco "Luny" Saldaña (co.)
3:19
9."El Baño" (featuring Bad Bunny)
  • Iglesias
  • Bad Bunny
  • Saldaña
  • Xavier Semper
  • Edgar Semper
  • Rahman
  • Primera
  • Luian Malavé
3:34
10."Move to Miami" (featuring Pitbull)
2:48
11."El Perdón" (with Nicky Jam)
  • Iglesias
  • James
  • Theron Thomas
  • Timothy Thomas
  • Saga WhiteBlack
  • Juan Diego Medina
  • Nicky Jam
  • Saga Whiteblack
3:27
Total length:34:00

Charts[]

Weekly chart performance for Final (Vol. 1)
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[13] 41
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[14] 45
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 56
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[16] 2
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[17] 12

Year-end charts[]

Yearly chart performance for Final (Vol. 1)
Chart (2021) Position
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[18] 20
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[19] 75

Certifications[]

Certifications for Final (Vol. 1)
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[20] Gold 40,000double-dagger
Poland (ZPAV)[21] Platinum 20,000double-dagger
United States (RIAA)[22] 6× Platinum (Latin) 360,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ "Enrique Iglesias – Tophit". Tophit. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Radio Date" (in Italian). EarOne. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Enrique Iglesias anuncia el "último" disco de su carrera, "Final"".
  4. ^ Iglesias, Enrique [@enriqueiglesias] (3 September 2021). "FINAL Sep 17th t.co/PNIYFk35rr" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Enrique Iglesias anuncia "Final", el que podría ser su último disco". 3 September 2021.
  6. ^ Flores, Griselda (4 September 2021). "Enrique Iglesias Says Forthcoming Album 'Might' Be His Last One". Billboard. Retrieved 20 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ Lopez, Julyssa (20 September 2021). "Enrique Iglesias Is on His 'Final' Album, But He's Not Done With Music". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Enrique Iglesias Says His Upcoming Final Album 'Might' Be His Last: 'I'm in That Moment in My Life'". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Enrique Iglesias - Thank you to everyone in those countries that are still waiting on physical CDs. We are doing everything we can to get these out for you guys and appreciate all the support so far for the album. | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Enrique Iglesias Reclaims Record for Most Latin Airplay No. 1s with 'Me Pase'".
  11. ^ Ellwood-Hughes, Pip (17 September 2021). "Enrique Iglesias - Final (Vol.1) Review". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  12. ^ a b O'Connor, Roisin (16 September 2021). "Album reviews: Lindsey Buckingham's self-titled record and Enrique Iglesias - Final Vol 1". The Independent. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Enrique Iglesias – Final - Vol. 1". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Enrique Iglesias – Final - Vol. 1". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Enrique Iglesias – Final - Vol. 1". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Enrique Iglesias Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Enrique Iglesias Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Latin Pop Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  19. ^ "Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2021". Billboard. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  20. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Enrique Iglesias – Final (Vol.1)". Music Canada. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  21. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2021 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  22. ^ "American album certifications – Enrique Iglesias – Final (Vol. 1)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
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