The recording sessions for King of Kings took over a year during 2005–2006 in New York.[6] According to Machete Music,over 500,000 copies were ordered in advance before the release of the album.[7]
Omar said in an interview in January 2006 that he intended with this album to reclaim his reputation after legal troubles and public feuds with other reggaeton artists.[8][9]
Commercial performance
King of Kings debuted in its first week at number 10 on the Billboard 200 and number 1 on Top Latin Albums and Latin Rhythm Album Charts. The album peaked on the Billboard 200 at number 7.[10] The album spent 11 weeks at the peak of Billboard Top Latin Albums in 2006 and was the third-best-selling Latin album in the United States. As of April 2009,the album sold over 556,000 copies in the United States and was certified Gold by the RIAA.[5][11] It ended up at number 8 in the Best of the 2000s on the Latin album chart.[12]
The album was a commercial success across Latin America and Europe. In Spain,the album peaked at number 2 and sold over 50,000 copies.[13][14] The album was certified Platinum in Chile. In Argentina,the album was certified Gold in two categories,one for album sales and the other for 100,000 mobile downloads.[15]
Releases
The album was released in Japan on September 20,2006,with two extra tracks,"Cayo El Sol - Tigerstyle Remix" and "La Copa".[16] A special edition known as King of Kings Armageddon Edition was released on December 19,2006. It include a second disc with four extra songs and a DVD with music videos.[17] A remastered version King of Kings 10th Anniversary (Remastered) was released on November 11,2016.[18]
Armageddon Edition Track #1–18 from standard edition, and includes a second disc and DVD.[21] The song "Conteo" from track 4 does not feature Juelz Santana for this edition.
↑ "Billboard"(PDF). Worldradiohistory.com. December 15, 2007. p.20. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
↑ "Best of the 2000s". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2022.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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