''AYAYAY!'' is the third
studio album
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by Mexican singer
Christian Nodal
Christian Jesus González Nodal (born January 11, 1999) is a Mexican musician, singer, and songwriter born and raised in Sonora, Mexico. His debut studio album, '' Me Dejé Llevar'' (2017), was met with critical acclaim and success. Nodal has w ...
released through
Fonovisa Records
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and
Universal Music Latin Entertainment
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. It was first released as an
EP on May 29, 2020, and then as a full album titled ''AYAYAY! (Deluxe)'' on September 11, 2020.
A super deluxe version was also released.
The album was produced by Jaime González and features a collaboration with
Angela Aguilar in its super deluxe version.
At the
21st Annual Latin Grammy Awards
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, the EP was nominated for
Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album while the title track was nominated for
Best Regional Mexican Song. The following year, the super deluxe version was nominated for Best Ranchero/Mariachi Album while "Aquí Abajo" won Best Regional Mexican Song at the
22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards
The 22nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards was held on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas to honour the best musical releases within Latin music released from June 1, 2020, to May 31, 2021. The nominations were announce ...
. Additionally, both the EP and the super deluxe version were nominated for the
in
2021
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and
2022
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, respectively, being Nodal's first
Grammy Award
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nominations. The EP was also nominated for Regional Mexican Album of the Year at the
2021 Billboard Latin Music Awards
The 28th ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards ceremony, presented by ''Billboard'' to honor the most popular albums, songs and performers in Latin music, took place on September 23, 2021, at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Florida.
The red carpe ...
.
The album was certified gold in both United States and Mexico. It peaked at numbers 8 and 1 at the
Top Latin Albums
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and
Regional Mexican Albums
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charts, respectively, being Nodal's third number one in the latter chart.
Background
The album began as an
EP composed of seven tracks, released on May 29, 2020, it was followed by the full version of the album, released on September 11, 2020, titled ''AYAYAY! (Deluxe)'' and composed of thirteen tracks, including all tracks from the EP.
A super deluxe version of the album was later released, containing the collaboration "
Dime Cómo Quieres" with
Angela Aguilar.
The projects were recorded during the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
The album features the use of Mexican slang as well as Mexican references, namely on the title of the album, which comes from the Mexican grito, some tracks also have slangs in their titles like "Mi Chula" and "Mamacita", both being ways to refer to women, Nodal has said that "more than anything, AYAYAY! reflects the essence of my character with Mexican words, the vocabulary
n the album
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History
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is very Mexican".
Singles
The EP was supported by two singles, "Se Me Olvidó", released on March 6, 2020, and "AYAYAY!", released on April 17, 2020. The third single was "Aquí Abajo", released on July 10, 2020, to promote the deluxe version of the album. The fourth single was "
Dime Cómo Quieres", a collaboration with Mexican singer
Angela Aguilar, released on November 13, 2020, included in the super deluxe version of the album.
"Se Me Olvidó" and "
Dime Cómo Quieres" topped the chart in México, additionally, all of the singles except "AYAYAY!" peaked at number one at the
Regional Mexican Songs
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chart.
Track listing
All tracks were produced by Jaime González.
Charts
Certifications
References
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2020 albums