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| Released | November 21, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Merengue, Pop | |||
| Label | Sony Discos | |||
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Wow! Flash is the third studio album by Elvis Crespo.
The song "Wow Flash" is featured in the film Training Day (2001). It is the first album that from singing merengue also contains songs in pop.
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA) [2] | Platinum (Latin) | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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