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Carpe Diem
Studio album by Belinda
Released March 23, 2010
(see release history)
Recorded 2009—2010
(Los Angeles[1], Madrid, Mexico City, London)
Genre Pop, Electropop, Power pop
Length 40:14
Label Capitol Latin
Producer Belinda (also executive)
Aureo Baqueiro, Jimmy Harry
Belinda chronology
Utopía
(2006)		 Carpe Diem
(2010)
Singles from Carpe Diem
  1. "Egoísta"
    Released: February 23, 2010

Carpe Diem is the name of the third solo studio album from Mexican singer and actress Belinda, set to be released on March 23, 2010 through Capitol Latin. The album has a mixture of Electropop, Dance-pop as well as a different sound to her previous albums. The album was released March 12, 2010 in canadian iTunes by mistake, which lead to a mass leak over the internet and popular video site YouTube. The album was taken off from iTunes later that same day.

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Background

The album name is a Latin phrase meaning "Seize the Day" coined by the Roman poet Horace. The released date was originally November 24, 2009, later Belinda confirmed on her Twitter that the release date was postponed from November 24, 2009 to March 23, 2010.

The album will include 11 tracks composed by herself and would be a change in her musical styles heard on her previous album, Utopía. Also said, it will include a song titled "Cuida de Mí" written for her late grandfather, who died in 2008. The album has confirmed contributions from songwriters Jimmy Harry and Nacho Peregrin and producers Aureo Baqueiro and Carlos Jean, as well as Belinda herself, who is accredited as composer, image coordinator and executive producer of the album.[2] The album's cover to Carpe Diem is a collaboration of Hello Kitty Meets Mac.[3]

Promotion

Promo singles

Prior to the release of the album, three promotional singles will be released exclusively on Apple's iTunes Store as a "Countdown to Carpe Diem".

  • "Lolita" was the first promotional single, released on March 2, 2010.[4]
  • "Culpable" was the second promotional single, released March 9. The song is version of "Into The Morning" by the band The Weekend.
  • "Dopamina" was the third and final single, released on March 16, one week before the official release of the whole album.[5]

Singles

  • "Egoísta" is the official first single, the song is a collaboration with Cuban rapper Pitbull, released airplay on February 8, 2010 and digitally on February 23, 2010 through Capitol Latin.[6][7] The original first single was announced to be "Culpable", before being confirmed as being "Egoísta". The music video will be filmed on Miami on the next weeks.

Other notable songs

  • "Sal de Mi Piel" was the first release of the album, it was released digitally on August 18, 2009 used as the main theme of telenovela Camaleones. This is confirmed a promo single, not the official first single and will not have a video.

Tracklist

In March 7, 2009, Amazon put the album for sale[8], confirming following tracklist:

Track Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Amor Transgénico"   Arno Elias, Belinda, Nacho Peregrín   3:22
2. "Egoísta" (featuring Pitbull) Jimmy Harry, Belinda, Nacho Peregrín, Armando Pérez Jimmy Harry 3:24
3. "Dopamina"   Belinda, Nacho Peregrín, Jörgen Ringqvist, D. Barkman   3:15
4. "Culpable"   Andrea Wasse, Lincoln Cushman, Ryan Ford, Jay Westman, Belinda, Nacho Peregrín   3:55
5. "Lolita"   Jimmy Harry, Belinda, Nacho Peregrín, Alaina Beaton   3:26
6. "Cuida de Mí"   Carlos Jean, Belinda, Nacho Peregrin   4:59
7. "Mi Religión"   Belinda, Nacho Peregrín, Lars "Quang" Nielsen, Niklas Nielsen, Gabrial Ssezibwa, Rene Prang   3:53
8. "Wacko"   Belinda   3:40
9. "Maldita Suerte"   Jimmy Harry, Belinda, Nacho Peregrín   3:12
10. "Sal de Mi Piel"   Belinda Aureo Baqueiro 3:26
11. "Gaia"   Jimmy Harry, Belinda, Nacho Peregrin   3:39

Release history

Region Date Label
Mexico[9] March 23, 2010 EMI
United States[10] Capitol Latin
Spain[9]
United Kingdom[11] EMI Latin
Germany[12] April 30, 2010 EMI/Capitol Records
Austria[13]

References

  1. ^ Belinda's new album recorded on Los Angeles
  2. ^ Belinda gives Carpe Diem details Impreso.milenio.com
  3. ^ MAC Hello Kitty Advert YouTube.com
  4. ^ "Lolita" - Single by Belinda iTunes.com
  5. ^ "Dopamina" - Single by Belinda iTunes.com
  6. ^ "Egoísmo" first single from Carpe Diem Quien.com Retrieved Jan-29-10
  7. ^ http://www2.esmas.com/ritmoson/noticias/136591/lanza-belinda-egoista-sencillo
  8. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Carpe-Diem/dp/B003AFT8FU/ref=sr_shvl_album_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1267942604&sr=301-4
  9. ^ a b ¡Belinda lista para "aprovechar el día"! belindaonline.org
  10. ^ Estados Unidos Amazon.com
  11. ^ Gran Bretaña Amazon.com
  12. ^ Alemania Amazon.com
  13. ^ Austria Amazon.com

External links

Belinda
Studio albums
Belinda (2003) • Utopía (2006) • Carpe Diem (2010)
Other albums
Singles
Guest singles
"Muriendo Lento" • " Dance With Me" • "Your Hero" • "Te Quiero (Remix)" • "Somos El Mundo" • "Que Cante la Vida"
DVDs
Fiesta En La Azotea
Films
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