Global Warming (Pitbull album)

Background

On October 7, 2011, RCA Music Group announced it was disbanding J Records along with Arista Records and Jive Records. With the shutdown, Pitbull, and all other artists previously signed to these three labels, will instead release future material on the RCA Records brand. In April 2012, it was announced that his seventh studio album would be titled Global Warming. Pitbull announced in May 2012, via Facebook, that the album would be released on November 19, 2012. It was also announced that the lead single from the album would be attached to the Men in Black 3 soundtrack. "Back in Time", which samples "Love Is Strange" by Mickey & Sylvia, was released on March 27, 2012. The second single, "Get It Started" featuring singer Shakira, was released in June 2012. A tour promoting the album in the United States began in August 2012, and includes the concert in Ulan Bator, Mongolia on September 8.

In October, Pitbull confirmed that Shakira, Christina Aguilera, Chris Brown, Jennifer Lopez, The Wanted, Enrique Iglesias and Havana Brown would all be featured on the album. The song "Last Night" was originally intended for Paris Hilton. Complex named the album cover the second worst of 2012.

Singles

"Back in Time" was released as the album's lead single on March 27, 2012. The song was released as the main theme from Men in Black 3, appearing over the end credits of the film. The song peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 3 in France, number 4 in Canada, number 4 in Australia and number 5 in Germany.

"Get It Started" was released as the album's second single on June 25, 2012. The song features guest vocals from Colombian singer, plus songwriter Shakira. The song peaked at number 89 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

"Don't Stop the Party" was released as the album's third single on September 25, 2012. The song contains a sample of the song "Funky Vodka" performed by TJR. The song peaked at number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 7 in the UK and number 9 in Canada.

"Feel This Moment" was released as the album's fourth single on January 18, 2013. The song features guest vocals from the American recording artist Christina Aguilera. The song features a re-created (not sampled) melody from "Take on Me" performed by A-ha. The song peaked at number 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number 1 in Spain, number 4 in Canada, number 5 in the UK, number 6 in Australia and number 9 in Germany.

Promotional singles

"Echa Pa'lla (Manos Pa'rriba)" featuring Papayo was released on July 16, 2012 as the album's first promotional single.

"Outta Nowhere" was released as the album's second promotional single on May 28, 2013. The song features Colombian-American recording artist Danny Mercer. The music video was shot and filmed during July 2013, however, Pitbull decided not to release it.

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, it received an average score of 64, based on 8 reviews indiciating "Generally favorable reviews". Ray Rahman of Entertainment Weekly gave the album an A- rating stating that the: "highlight may be the Christina Aguilera collab" while also giving a nod to the Havana Brown collaboration "Last Night" as the other "best track". Sam Lansky of the website Idolator stated the music and large range of featured artists are "mostly what fans of his clubby hip-pop have come to expect, so don't be surprised when it's blasting at your local mall for the next year." He noted Pitbull's collaboration with Jennifer Lopez, "Drinks for You (Ladies Anthem)" to be one of the album's stand-out tracks.

Commercial performance

Global Warming debuted on the US Billboard 200 at number 14, with 63,800 units sold. As of December 1, 2013, the album has sold 355,000 copies in the United States.

Track listing