Fantasía (Sebastián Yatra album)

Fantasía (English: Fantasy) is the second studio album by Colombian singer Sebastián Yatra, released on April 12, 2019, through Universal Music.^[2] It was produced by Andrés Torres, Mauricio Rengifo, Jon Leone, Mau y Ricky, Camilo, Julio Reyes Copello, Andrés Saavedra, Andy Clay, Fernando "Toby" Tobon, Jorge Luis Bello and Andres Munera, and features collaborations with Reik, Camilo, Tommy Torres and Beret.

Fantasía
Studio album by Sebastián Yatra
Released	April 12, 2019 (2019-04-12)
Recorded	2018–2019
Genre	Latin pop
Length	39:59
Label	Universal Music
Producer	Andrés Torres Mauricio Rengifo Jon Leone Mau y Ricky Camilo Echeverry Julio Reyes Copello Andrés Saavedra Andy Clay Fernando "Toby" Tobon Jorge Luis Bello Andres Munera
Sebastián Yatra chronology
Mantra (2018) Fantasía (2019) Dharma (2022)
Singles from Fantasía
"Vuelve" Released: September 27, 2018 "Atado Entre Tus Manos" Released: November 2, 2018[1] "Un Año" Released: January 17, 2019 "Cristina" Released: March 21, 2019 "En Guerra" Released: May 1, 2019

At the 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, the album was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album, while the collaboration with Reik, "Un Año", received a nomination for Song of the Year.^[3] The album was also nominated for Best Latin Pop Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards (Yatra's first and only Grammy nomination to date), as well as winning Album of the Year at the Premios Nuestra Tierra and Favorite Pop/Rock Album at the Latin American Music Awards of 2019.^[4][5][6]

The album debuted atop the US Billboard Latin Pop Albums chart with 5,000 album-equivalent units,^[7] being Yatra's second album to do so, the first one being Mantra in 2018. The album peaked at numbers 4 and 5 on the Spanish Albums chart and Billboard Top Latin Albums chart, respectively.

Background

The album is composed of twelve songs leaning more towards romantic ballads, Yatra said about the album that "there's something we all have in common — love. So if I write the songs that are born from my soul about most difficult moments or the happiest, I know that I can connect with people", the theme of love appears throughout the album in songs such as "Elena", which is named after Mauricio Rengifo's daughter, and "Nunca Nos Preparamos Para Tanto Amor" ("We Never Prepared Ourselves for So Much Love"), written about an ex-girlfriend of Yatra.^[8] The song "En Guerra" ("In War"), which has a message about bullying and internal struggles, was chosen as an anti-bullying anthem by the Colombian organization Scholas Foundation, an organization where Yatra is also an embassador.^[9]

Singles

During 2017, Yatra released the singles "Vuelve" and "Atado Entre Tus Manos", the former alongside Spanish singer Beret and the latter with Colombian singer Tommy Torres.^[1] On January 17, 2019, he released "Un Año", a collaboration with Mexican band Reik, the single was a commercial success in Latin America reaching the top ten in Argentina, Ecuardor, Mexico and Spain.^{[10][11][12][13]} During 2019, he released "Cristina" and "En Guerra", the latter with Colombian singer Camilo.

On March 26, 2020, Yatra released a re-recorded version of "Falta Amor" with Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin, the single reached at 19 on the US Latin Pop Airplay and charted on several Latin American countries.^[14]

Track listing

Fantasía track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Cristina"	Andrés Torres Mauricio Rengifo Sebastian Obando Giraldo	Andrés Torres Mauricio Rengifo	3:21
2.	"Falta Amor"	Torres Rengifo Obando Giraldo	Torres Rengifo	3:24
3.	"Un Año" (featuring Reik)	Torres Rengifo Obando Giraldo Gilberto Marín Espinoza Jesús Navarro Julio Ramirez Eguia	Torres Rengifo	2:43
4.	"Elena"	Torres Rengifo Obando Giraldo	Torres Rengifo	2:35
5.	"Fantasía"	Torres Rengifo Obando Giraldo	Torres Rengifo	2:58
6.	"En Guerra" (featuring Camilo)	Torres Rengifo Edgar Barrera Jon Leone Camilo Echeverry Mauricio Renglero Ricardo Renglero Roberto Andrade Dirak Obando Giraldo	Jon Leone Mauricio Renglero Ricardo Renglero Camilo Echeverry	3:41
7.	"Yo Te Extraño"	Torres Rengifo Barrera Andres Castro Obando Giraldo	Julio Reyes Copello	3:43
8.	"Respiro"	Torres Rengifo Roberto Andrade Dirak Obando Giraldo	Leone Mauricio Renglero Ricardo Renglero Echeverry	3:48
9.	"Atado entre tus Manos" (featuring Tommy Torres)	Tommy Torres Obando Giraldo	Torres Rengifo	3:16
10.	"Aquí Estaré"	Andrés Saavedra Torres Rengifo Andy Clay Eduardo Osorio Frank Santofimio Andrade Dirak Obando Giraldo	Torres Rengifo Andrés Saavedra Andy Clay	3:35
11.	"Vuelve" (featuring Beret)	Torres Rengifo Saavedra Clay Francisco Javier Alvarez Beret Obando Giraldo	Torres Rengifo Saavedra Clay	3:45
12.	"Nunca Nos Preparamos Para Tanto Amor"	Torres Rengifo Andres Munera Fernando Tobon Jorge Luis Bello Andrade Dirak Obando Giraldo	Torres Rengifo Fernando "Toby" Tobon Jorge Luis Bello Andres Munera	3:05
Total length:				39:59

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Fantasía

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[15]	4
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[16]	5
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[17]	1

Certifications

Certifications for Fantasía

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Central America (CFC)[18]	2× Platinum	14,000[18]
Mexico (AMPROFON)[19]	3× Platinum	180,000‡
United States (RIAA)[20]	Platinum (Latin)	60,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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13. "Spanish chart portal (2019-02-24)".
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18. "Sebastián Yatra recibió en Costa Rica discos de platino, resultado de millones de streams" (in Spanish). El Observador. December 6, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
19. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved May 7, 2022. Type Sebastián Yatra in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Fantasía in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
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