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| Released | May 13, 2022 | |||
| Recorded | 2020–2021 | |||
| Length | 48:48 | |||
| Language | Spanish | |||
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Esquemas (Spanish for "Schemes") is the second Spanish-language studio album by American singer Becky G. It was released on May 13, 2022 [1] through Kemosabe, RCA Records and Sony Music Latin. Esquemas is primarily a Latin, pop rock, focusing more on dance-pop and R&B sounds.
Gomez first announced the album through Instagram by unveiling the album's cover art and title just hours after the album's promotional single "No Mienten" was released. [2]
Gomez started sharing snippets of songs after the album was announced including the songs "Tajín" with Puerto Rican rapper Guaynaa, "Kill Bill" and the album's fifth single "Bailé Con Mi Ex".
The song titles for the album's tracklist were unveiled on May 5, 2022, and the official tracklist was unveiled on May 9, 2022. It revealed that the album has new collaborations with Guaynaa and Elena Rose, and the previously released collaborations with El Alfa, Natti Natasha and Karol G. [3]
On April 20, 2021, Gomez and Natti Natasha released their second collaboration and third song together "Ram Pam Pam" as a single for both of their second studio albums. [4]
On June 4, 2021, Gomez collaborated with El Alfa on the song "Fulanito", released as the second single from the album. [5] A dance for the song became viral on the app TikTok. [6]
On February 10, 2022, Gomez collaborated with Karol G on the song "Mamiii", released as the third single from the album. The song became both their highest-charting song on the Billboard Hot 100. [7]
"No Mienten" was released on April 20, 2022, as the album's promotional single. [8]
"Bailé Con Mi Ex" was released on May 10, 2022, as the album's fifth single. [9]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [10] |
| Rolling Stone | [11] |
| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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| Billboard | The 50 Best Albums | 45 | [12] |
| The 22 Best Latin Albums | — | [13] | |
| Rolling Stone | The 100 Best Albums | 69 | [14] |
| UPROXX | The Best Latin Albums | — | [15] |
| Variety | The 10 Best Latin Albums | 7 | [16] |
| Organization | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| Billboard Latin Music Awards | 2022 | Latin Pop Album of the Year | Nominated | [17] |
| Latin American Music Awards | 2023 | Album of the Year | Nominated | [18] |
| Best Album – Pop | Nominated | |||
| Lo Nuestro Awards | Album of the Year | Nominated | [19] | |
| Urban Album of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Los 40 Music Awards | 2022 | Best Album | Nominated | [20] |
| Premios Juventud | 2023 | Best Female Urban Album | Nominated | [21] |
| Premios Tu Música Urbano | Best Female Album | Nominated | [22] | |
Esquemas debuted at number 92 on the US Billboard 200, including number 5 on the Top Latin Albums and number 1 on the Latin Pop Albums chart with 11,000 album equivalent units. [23]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Buen Dia" |
| Skylar Mones | 3:38 | |
| 2. | "Fulanito" (with El Alfa) |
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| 3:38 | |
| 3. | "Tajin" (with Guaynaa) |
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| 2:54 |
| 4. | "Flashback" (featuring Elena Rose) |
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| Di Genius | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Bailé Con Mi Ex" |
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| 2:41 |
| 6. | "Dolores" |
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| 3:19 |
| 7. | "Una Mas" |
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| 2:07 |
| 8. | "Borracha" |
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| 2:37 |
| 9. | "Kill Bill" |
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| 3:01 |
| 10. | "Que Le Muerda" |
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| 2:40 |
| 11. | "Guapa" |
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| 3:19 |
| 12. | "Ram Pam Pam" (with Natti Natasha) |
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| 3:22 |
| 13. | "No Mienten" |
| Joaquin Dominguez Santana | Juacko | 2:29 |
| 14. | "Mamiii" (with Karol G) |
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| Ovy on the Drums | 3:46 |
| Total length: | 48:48 | ||||
Weekly charts
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| Chart (2023) | Position |
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| US Top Latin Albums (Billboard) [29] | 49 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Mexico (AMPROFON) [30] | Platinum | 140,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA) [31] | 3× Platinum (Latin) | 180,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | May 13, 2022 | [32] |
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