$ad Boyz 4 Life II

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$ad Boyz 4 Life II
Junior H - $ad Boyz 4 Life II.jpeg
Studio album by
Released5 October 2023 (2023-10-05)
Genre
Length60:00
LanguageSpanish
Label
Producer
Junior H chronology
Contingente
(2022)
$ad Boyz 4 Life II
(2023)
Singles from $ad Boyz 4 Life II
  1. "Y Lloro"
    Released: 6 October 2023
  2. "$ad Boyz II"
    Released: 1 November 2023

$ad Boyz 4 Life II is the eighth solo studio album by Mexican singer-songwriter Junior H. It was released on 5 October 2023, through Rancho Humilde and Warner Music Latina. A sequel to Herrera's fifth studio album, $ad Boyz 4 Life (2021), the album contains urban sierreño tracks with fusions of pop rock and ranchera sounds and features no collaborations, in which he considered as "more of an accident". It debuted at number 14 on the US Billboard 200 with 32,000 album-equivalent units, making it his biggest album debut.

Contents

Background and composition

Herrera did not plan on releasing a sequel album of $ad Boyz 4 Life, and had also called the album as "more of an accident" since fellow collaborators such as Peso Pluma and Natanael Cano were going to be featured on the album but "couldn't make it", ending up as a solo album. [1] [2] The album's release date was announced on the singer's Instagram account for pre-save on Spotify. [3] The album blends pop rock music with regional Mexican music, with songs such as "Otro Amor" and "Miles de Rosas" having a "dreamy" sound. [4] [5]

Promotion and release

$ad Boyz 4 Life II was released on 5 October 2023 on all streaming platforms, with accompanying lyric videos for each song being uploaded onto Junior H's YouTube channel. [6] Considered a fan favorite from the album, "Y Lloro" was released as its lead single a day later. [7] [8] It debuted at number 14 on the US Billboard 200 and number two on both Top Latin Albums and Regional Mexican Albums charts with 32,000 album-equivalent units. [9]

Track listing

$ad Boyz 4 Life track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."$ad Boyz II"
3:28
2."Rockstar"
  • Gael Leonardo Iñiguez Valenzuela
  • Jorge Jiménez Sanchez
2:48
3."Serpiente"Herrera Pérez3:46
4."La Cherry"Iñiguez Valenzuela3:32
5."Miéntele"Herrera Pérez2:56
6."Y Lloro"Iñiguez Valenzuela2:59
7."Las Noches"Herrera Pérez3:46
8."Tres Botellas"Iñiguez Valenzuela2:42
9."Miles de Rosas"Herrera Pérez4:11
10."Paris"Candia3:56
11."Otro Amor"Herrera Pérez4:07
12."En La Peda"
  • Gabriel Ballesteros Abril
  • Iñiguez Valenzuela
3:54
13."Piénsalo"Herrera Pérez4:00
14."A Tu Nombre"Iñiguez Valenzuela4:07
15."Lokeron x Amor"Herrera Pérez3:11
16."Mientras Duermes"Herrera Pérez3:46
17."Entre Nosotros"
  • Iñiguez Valenzuela
  • Jiménez Sanchez
2:45
Total length:60:00

Notes

Charts

Chart performance for $ad Boyz 4 Life II
Chart (2023)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [10] 14
US Regional Mexican Albums (Billboard) [11] 2
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard) [12] 2

Certifications

Certifications for $ad Boyz 4 Life II
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [13] 7× Platinum (Latin)420,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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