Fénix (Nicky Jam album)

"El Ganador" redirects here. For the 2017 American television series, see El Ganador (TV series).

Fénix
Studio album by
Nicky Jam
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2017
Genre
Language
Label
Producer
  • Yhoan Manuel Jiménez Londoño
  • Johnattan Gaviria
  • Urbani Mota
  • Jorge Luis Romero
  • Egbert Rosa Cintron
  • Rvssian
  • Saga WhiteBlack
  • Jowan
  • Supa Dups
  • Pedro Reynoso
  • Banx & Ranx
  • Carlos "Maffio" Peralta
  • Carlos Paucar
  • Jorge Fonseca
Nicky Jam chronology
Greatest Hits (Vol. 1)
(2014) 		Fénix
(2017) 		Íntimo
(2019)
Singles from Fénix
  1. "El Perdón"
    Released: February 6, 2015
  2. "Hasta el Amanecer"
    Released: January 15, 2016
  3. "El Amante"
    Released: January 16, 2017
  4. "Si Tú la Ves"
    Released: July 28, 2017

Fénix (pronounced [ˈfeniɣs]; English: Phoenix) is the third studio album by American singer Nicky Jam. It was released on January 20, 2017, by Industria Inc., Sony Music Latin and RCA Records.[1] It was produced by Yhoan Manuel Jiménez Londoño, Johnattan Gaviria, Urbani Mota, Jorge Luis Romero, Egbert Rosa Cintron, Rvssian, Saga WhiteBlack, Jowan, Supa Dups, Pedro Reynoso, Banx & Ranx, Carlos "Maffio" Peralta, Carlos Paucar and Jorge Fonseca and features collaborations with Plan B, Sean Paul, Konshens, J Balvin, Wisin, El Alfa, Cosculluela, Daddy Yankee, Messiah, MineK, Arcángel, Valentino, Enrique Iglesias and Kid Ink.

At the 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year while "El Amante" was nominated for Best Urban Fusion/Performance and Best Urban Song.[2] Additionally, the song "El Perdón" won Best Urban Fusion/Performance two years prior in 2015. The album also won Top Latin Album of the Year at the 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards.[3]

The album proved to be a massive hit and gained Nicky Jam worldwide recognition.[4] It reached the top position on both the Top Latin Albums and Latin Rhythm Albums chart, being his first and only number-one album on both charts to date. Additionally, it was certified platinum in United States and Mexico.

Background

The album was the first studio album by Nicky Jam in 10 years after the release of The Black Carpet in 2007, the album followed a period of drug addiction that kept him away from recording music.[5] The name of the album, "phoenix" in English, is inspired by the immortal creature of Greek mythology. He has said that "I was even in jail, I was in the worst moments of my life, I had a very dark moment in my life where people no longer gave a penny for me, where people didn't want to listen to my music, that's why I identify with the phoenix, that's why the album is called Fénix."[6]

Mural in Medellín, Colombia, pictured in 2018.

The cover of the album is a picture of a mural painted by the collective PeopWall of Nicky Jam in Medellin, Colombia. Jam decided to feature the mural on the cover after being tagged by the collective on Instagram.[7] Prior to the release of the album, he embarked on the Fénix Tour that started on July 2, 2016, at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, and featured appearances from Zion & Lennox, De La Ghetto, and Valentino.[8] Following its release, he promoted it with a series of concerts in countries such as Mexico, where he performed at Monterrey, Mexico City, and Guadalajara.[6] The album includes English versions of the songs "El Perdon," as "Forgiveness", and "Hasta el Amanecer," as "With You Tonight," the latter featuring American rapper Kid Ink.

Singles

The song "El Perdón" with Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias was released on February 6, 2015.[9] The song was commercially successful reaching the top positions in various countries such as France and Spain, as well as topping the Hot Latin Songs chart in United States.[10][11][12] It also peaked at number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, being Nicky Jam's first appearance on the chart.[13] The song "Hasta el Amanecer" was released on January 15, 2016, and also reached number one at the Hot Latin Songs chart, being his second number-one song in the chart.[14]

"El Amante" was released as the third single for the album on January 15, 2017.[15] The fourth single was "Si Tú La Ves", a collaboration with Puerto Rican singer Wisin released on July 28, 2017.[16] The first three singles were certified platinum in the U.S. with "El Perdón" selling over 1.6 million copies as of 2017.[17]

Track listing

Fénix track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."El Ganador"
  • Yhoan Manuel Jiménez Londoño
  • Johnattan Gaviria
3:19
2."Estrella"
  • Rivera Caminero
  • Medina
  • Jorge Luis Romero
  • Urbani Mota
  • Urbani Mota
  • Jorge Luis Romero
3:39
3."Por el Momento" (featuring Plan B)
  • Haze
3:38
4."Amor Prohibido" (featuring Sean Paul and Konshens)
4:20
5."El Amante"
  • Rivera Caminero
  • Medina
  • Cristhian Mena "Saga WhiteBlack"
  • Saga WhiteBlack
3:39
6."Superhéroe" (featuring J Balvin)
  • Jowan
3:26
7."Si Tú la Ves" (featuring Wisin)
  • Saga WhiteBlack
3:41
8."No Te Puedo Olvidar"
3:20
9."Nadie Como Tú" (featuring El Alfa)
  • Pedro Reynoso
3:19
10."No Te Vayas"
  • Rivera Caminero
  • Medina
  • Mena
  • Saga WhiteBlack
3:59
11."Mi Maldición" (featuring Cosculluela)
  • Saga WhiteBlack
3:36
12."Tu Hombre" (featuring Daddy Yankee)
  • Saga WhiteBlack
3:24
13."Mi Fantasía" (featuring Messiah)
  • Rivera Caminero
  • Medina
  • Mota
  • Romero
  • Benito Emmanuel
  • Urbani Mota
  • Jorge Luis Romero
3:40
14."Tu Cuerpo Me Ama" (featuring MineK)
  • Rivera Caminero
  • Medina
  • Mena
  • Daniela Ibañez
  • Saga WhiteBlack
3:20
15."Mil Lágrimas"
  • Rivera Caminero
  • Medina
  • Mena
  • Saga WhiteBlack
3:28
16."Despacio" (featuring Arcángel)
  • Urbani Mota
  • Jorge Luis Romero
2:59
17."Cuando Quieras" (featuring Valentino)
  • Rivera Caminero
  • Medina
  • Mena
  • Ballesteros
  • Peter Gonzalez
  • Saga WhiteBlack
3:47
18."Me Enamoras"
  • Rivera Caminero
  • Medina
  • Johnston
  • Stephen McGregor
  • Rvssian
2:49
19."I Can't Forget You"
  • Rivera Caminero
  • Medina
  • Chin-Quee
  • Edwin Serrano
  • Eritza Laues
  • Yannick Rastogi
  • Zacharie Raymond
  • Supa Dups
  • Banx & Ranx
3:20
20."Without You"
  • Rivera Caminero
  • Medina
  • Carlos "Maffio" Peralta
  • David Foreman
  • Frederick Acker
  • Katia Kline
  • Robert Fernandez
  • Carlos "Maffio" Peralta
3:53
21."El Perdón" (with Enrique Iglesias)
  • Saga WhiteBlack
  • Carlos Paucar
  • Jorge Fonseca
3:25
22."Hasta el Amanecer"
  • Rivera Caminero
  • Medina
  • Mena
  • Saga WhiteBlack
3:18
23."Hasta el Amanecer - The Remix" (featuring Daddy Yankee)
  • Rivera Caminero
  • Medina
  • Mena
  • Ayala
  • Saga WhiteBlack
3:08
24."With You Tonight (Hasta El Amanecer)"
  • Rivera Caminero
  • Medina
  • Mena
  • Theron Thomas
  • Timothy Thomas
  • Saga WhiteBlack
3:08
25."El Perdón (Forgiveness)" (with Enrique Iglesias)
  • Rivera Caminero
  • Medina
  • Mena
  • Iglesias
  • Matt James
  • Theron Thomas
  • Timothy Thomas
  • Saga WhiteBlack
  • Carlos Paucar
  • Jorge Fonseca
3:28
26."With You Tonight (Hasta El Amanecer) [Remix]" (featuring Kid Ink)
  • Rivera Caminero
  • Medina
  • Mena
  • Brian Todd Collins
  • Theron Thomas
  • Timothy Thomas
  • Saga WhiteBlack
3:15
Total length:90:35

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[34] Gold 50,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[35] Platinum 50,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[36] 3× Platinum+Gold 210,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[37] Gold 10,000‡
United States (RIAA)[38] 11× Platinum (Latin) 660,000‡
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Chile (Profovi)[39] Platinum 25,000,000[39]

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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