Ares (Arcángel album)

Ares is the third studio album by American rapper Arcángel, released on July 13, 2018, through Pina Records and Sony Music Latin. A Latin trap album, it contains collaborations with La Exce, Tory Lanez, J Balvin and Bad Bunny.[1]

Ares
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 13, 2018 (2018-07-13)
Genre
Length64:23
LanguageSpanish
Label
Producer
  • Light GM
  • EZ "Made the Beat"
  • Santo Niño
  • Sansary
  • Linkon
Arcángel chronology
Los Favoritos
(2015)
Ares
(2018)
Historias de un Capricornio
(2019)
Singles from Ares
  1. "El Granjero"
    Released: January 5, 2018
  2. "Original"
    Released: June 28, 2018

Background

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Arcángel announced that he would transition from reggaeton to Latin trap music, with release of his third album Ares, which contains no reggaeton songs.[3] In January 2018, he released the single "El Granjero", along with its music video which features Marlon Moreno.[4] "Original", with Bad Bunny, was released in late June 2018 as the second single from Ares.[5]

Track listing

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Ares track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Atmósfera"
4:14
2."Se Supone"
  • A. Santos
  • F. Marticotte
3:28
3."Original" (with Bad Bunny)
4:06
4."Date Cuenta"
  • A. Santos
  • F. Marticotte
3:24
5."Mi Primer Kilo"
  • A. Santos
  • F. Marticotte
3:36
6."Corte, Porte y Elegancia" (with J Balvin)
3:23
7."Los 3"
  • A. Santos
  • Cristhian A. Fermín
  • Michael F. Quezada
2:57
8."Me Gusta"
  • A. Santos
  • F. Marticotte
3:29
9."Victoria" (with Tory Lanez)
4:07
10."En Su Boca"
  • A. Santos
  • F. Marticotte
3:09
11."Pa Morir Se Nace" (with La Exce)
  • A. Santos
  • Cristhian A. Fermíin
  • Jean C. Ferreira
  • Luis A. Silfides
3:14
12."De la Renta"
  • A. Santos
  • C. Fermíin
  • L. Silfides
  • Ángel del Jesus Pérez
3:32
13."Lo Que Sea"
  • A. Santos
  • F. Marticotte
3:24
14."Piernas en el Aire"
  • A. Santos
  • F. Marticotte
  • Michael F. Quezada
3:40
15."Un Vacilon (Young Maelo)"
  • A. Santos
  • Henry D. Williams
  • Jimmy Valerio
  • Wander M. Mendez
3:41
16."Caribbean Blue"
  • A. Santos
  • F. Marticotte
  • C. Fermíin
  • L. Silfides
3:22
17."Balanceate"A. Santos3:48
18."El Granjero"
  • A. Santos
  • F. Marticotte
3:44
Total length:51:54

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]

  • Arcángel – vocals, producer, songwriting, art direction
  • Rafael Pina – executive producer
  • Gaby Music – mixing
  • Esteban Piñeiro – mastering

Charts

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Chart performance for Ares
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[7] 74
US Latin Rhythm Albums (Billboard)[8] 5
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[9] 5

References

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  1. ^ a b Lopez, Julyssa (July 13, 2018). "Arcángel's New Album 'Ares' Shows That Latin Trap is the New World Order". Remezcla. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Arcángel : Ares". Pitchfork. July 31, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "El nuevo disco de Arcángel "Ares" no tendrá reggaetón". Heabbi. March 7, 2018. Archived from the original on June 5, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Marlon Moreno protagoniza video musical del reguetonero Arcángel". Colombia. January 9, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Bad Bunny's Double Knockout: Our Favorite Latin Songs This Week". WBUR-FM. NPR. July 4, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  6. ^ Arcángel (2018). Ares (CD liner notes). Pina Records. PNAR532417.2.
  7. ^ "ARES – Arcangel". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "Latin Rhythm Albums: Week of July 28, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  9. ^ "Top Latin Albums: Week of July 28, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved March 15, 2024.