''Global Warming'' is the seventh studio album recorded by

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rapper

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. It was released on November 16, 2012 through Mr. 305,

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and

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. A teaser for the release was first released onto Pitbull's official Facebook and YouTube channel on September 17, 2012. The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including

Afrojack Nick Leonardus van de Wall (; born 9 September 1987), better known as Afrojack, is a Dutch DJ, music producer and remixer from Spijkenisse, South Holland. In 2007, he founded the record label Wall Recordings; his debut album '' Forget the World' ...

Sir Nolan Nolan Lambroza (born July 25, 1990), better known as Sir Nolan, is an American record producer and songwriter based in Encino, Los Angeles, California. He has worked with notable artists such as Nick Jonas, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Justin Bie ...

DJ Buddha Urales Vargas (born March 15, 1980), known professionally as DJ Buddha, is an American DJ, record producer, radio personality, music publisher, and record executive from Lawrence, Massachusetts. In 2015, Buddha was enshrined into the Lawrenc ...

, Adam Messinger and

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. The album also features

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s by

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, Usher,

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Chris Brown Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. According to ''Billboard'', Brown is one of the most successful R&B singers of his generation, having often been referred to by many contempor ...

Enrique Iglesias Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By th ...

, Jennifer Lopez and

Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is ...

among others. ''Global Warming'' was supported by four singles: " Don't Stop the Party", "

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", " Feel This Moment" and " Back in Time" which was the theme to the 2012 film "

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". The album received generally positive reviews from

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and was a commercial success. It debuted at number 14 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 64,000 copies in its first week. It was also certified

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by the

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(RIAA) in October 2020.

Background

On October 7, 2011,

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announced it was disbanding

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along with

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and

Jive Records Jive Records was an American independent record label founded by Clive Calder in 1981 as a subsidiary to the Zomba Group. In the US, the label had offices in New York City and Chicago. Jive was best known for its successes with hip hop, R&B, ...

. With the shutdown, Pitbull, and all other artists previously signed to these three labels, will instead release future material on the

brand. In April 2012, it was announced that his seventh studio album would be titled ''Global Warming''. Pitbull announced in May 2012, via

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, 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 ''

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'' soundtrack. " Back in Time", which samples "

Love Is Strange "Love Is Strange" is a crossover hit by American rhythm and blues duet Mickey & Sylvia, which was released in late November 1956 by the Groove record label. The song was based on a guitar riff by Jody Williams and was written by Bo Diddley ...

" by

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, was released on March 27, 2012. The second single, "

" featuring singer

, was released in June 2012. A tour promoting the album in the United States began in August 2012, and includes the concert in

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, Mongolia on September 8. In October, Pitbull confirmed that

, Jennifer Lopez,

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and Havana Brown would all be featured on the album. The song "Last Night" was originally intended for

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, and

Nicole Scherzinger Nicole Scherzinger (; born Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Valiente, June 29, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality. She is best known as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls, one of the list of best-se ...

had recorded a demo of "

Outta Nowhere "Outta Nowhere" is a song by Cuban-American rapper Pitbull featuring Colombian-American recording artist Danny Mercer, taken from the former's seventh studio album ''Global Warming''. The song was released on May 28, 2013 by Mr. 305, Polo Grounds ...

" in 2012. ''

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'' named the album cover the second worst of 2012. " Feel This Moment" was included in the '' Emoji Movie'' score; "Do It" from the Meltdown EP was included in the soundtrack for the movie '' Step Up: All In''.

Singles

The album spawned four singles from its songs. The first single, " Back in Time" was released as the album's

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on March 27, 2012. The song was released as the main theme from ''

'', appearing over the end credits of the film. The song eventually 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. The second single, "

" was released on June 25, 2012. The song features guest vocals from Colombian singer, plus songwriter

. It peaked at number 89 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The third single, " Don't Stop the Party" was released on September 25, 2012. The song contains a sample of the song "Funky Vodka" performed by TJR. The single peaked at number 17 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number seven in the UK and number nine in Canada. The fourth and final single, " Feel This Moment" was released on January 18, 2013. The song features guest vocals from the American recording artist

. The song features a re-created (not sampled) melody from "

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" performed by

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. It eventually peaked at number eight on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number one in Spain, number four in Canada, number five in the UK, number six in Australia and number 9 in Germany.

Promotional singles

Echa Pa'lla (Manos Pa'rriba) "Echa Pa'lla (Manos Pa'rriba)" hortening of Echa Para Allá (Manos Para Arriba)(English version known as "Go Away (Hands Up)") is a Latin Grammy award-winning song by American recording artist Pitbull for his seventh studio album ''Global Warmin ...

" featuring Papayo was released on July 16, 2012 as the album's first promotional single. "

" was released as the album's second promotional single on May 28, 2013. The song features Colombian-American recording artist

Danny Mercer Danny Mercer (born Daniel Murcia in Bogotá, Colombia) is a Colombian American recording artist, songwriter, and producer. Signed to Columbia Records, Murcia has worked with Afrojack, Akon, Celine Dion, Frankie J, Nicole Scherzinger, Pitbull, Th ...

. The music video was shot and filmed during July 2013, however, Pitbull decided not to release it.

Other songs

"Hope We Meet Again" serves as track 5 to the album and features vocals from

thus marking

and

's second collaboration together since International Love. "Party Ain't Over" serves as track 6 to the album and features vocals from American singer Usher and is produced by

. This song marks Pitbull and Usher's second collaboration together. "Drinks For You (Ladies Anthem)" serves as track 7 to the album and features guest vocals from singer Jennifer Lopez and is credited as

J.Lo Jennifer Lynn Affleck (' Lopez; born July 24, 1969), also known as J.Lo, is an American singer, actress and dancer. In 1991, she began appearing as a List of In Living Color cast members#Fly Girls (house dance troupe), Fly Girl dancer on the ...

. "Tchu Tchu Tcha" serves as track 10 to the album which features vocals from singer

thus marking their fourth collaboration together. "I'm Off That" serves as track 12 on the album and is produced by

who also produced three other songs on the album. "Echa Pa'lla (Manos Parriba)" serves as track 13 to the deluxe version on the album and features vocals from Papayo. The song also won a latin grammy and is one of the two Pitbull songs (alongside " Don't Stop the Party") in the movie

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. " Everybody F**ks" serves as track 14 to the deluxe version of the album and features vocals from singer

Akon Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam (; born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of " Locked Up" (featuring Styles ...

and rapper David Rush. "11:59" serves as track 16 to the deluxe version of the album which features vocals from singer Vein who recently collaborated with Pitbull on the album Planet Pit appearing on the tracks "Mr. Worldwide (Intro)" and "Took My Love". "That High" serves as track 14 to Global Warming: Meltdown and features vocals from American singer

Kelly Rowland Kelendria Trene Rowland (born February 11, 1981) is an American singer, actress, and television personality. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. During the g ...

from

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. This song marks the second collaboration between Pitbull and Kelly Rowland who recently collaborated with Jamie Drastik for Pitbull's album Planet Pit. "Do It" serves as track 15 to Global Warming: Meltdown and features vocals from

Mayer Hawthorne Andrew Mayer Cohen (born February 2, 1979), better known by his stage name Mayer Hawthorne, is an American singer, producer, songwriter, arranger, audio engineer, DJ, and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles, California. Cohen perform ...

. The song was also featured in the movie Step Up: All In and also appears on the soundtrack. "Sun in California" serves as track 16 to Global Warming: Meltdown and features

Mohombi Mohombi Nzasi Moupondo (born 17 October 1986) is a Congolese-Swedish musician, singer, composer and dancer. He grew up in Norsborg and Kista near Stockholm. Mohombi was RedOne's first signing to 2101 Records in joint venture with Universal Mu ...

and PLAYB4CK. "All the Things" serves as the 17th and final track to Global Warming: Meltdown which features vocals from

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and is produced by Scottish DJ

Calvin Harris Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, record producer, singer, and songwriter who has released six studio albums. His debut studio album, '' I Created Disco'', was released in June ...

and American rapper Diddy.

Critical reception

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, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, it received an

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score of 63, based on 8 reviews indicating "Generally favorable reviews". Ray Rahman of ''

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'' 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

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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 at number 14 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, selling 64,000 copies in its first week. The album also debuted at number one on the US

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chart. As of December 2013, the album has sold 355,000 copies in the US. On October 16, 2020, the album was certified

by the

(RIAA) for combined sales and

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s of over two million units in the United States.

Track listing

;Notes * signifies an additional producer * signifies a co-producer * The clean version of "Tchu Tchu Tcha" is used for the explicit version of ''Global Warming'' on iTunes. ;Sample credits * "Global Warming" contains a portion of the composition from "

Macarena "Macarena" is a dance song by Spanish pop duo Los del Río, about a woman of the same name. The song uses a type of clave rhythm. Originally appearing on the 1993 album '' A mí me gusta'', a subsequent remix by Miami-based producers The Bays ...

" written by Antonio Monge and Rafael Ruiz. *"Don't Stop the Party" contains a sample from "Funky Kingston" written by Frederick Hibbert, as performed by Toots & The Maytals. *"Feel This Moment" contains a portion of the composition "

", written by Pål Waaktaar,

Morten Harket Morten Harket () (born September 14, 1959) is a Norwegian vocalist and songwriter, who is the lead singer of the synthpop/rock band A-ha. A-ha has released 10 studio albums to date, and topped the charts internationally after their breakthrough ...

, and

Magne Furuholmen Magne Furuholmen (born 1 November 1962) is a Norwegian musician and visual artist. He was named Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav by King Harald for his services to Norwegian music and his international success. Furuholmen, better know ...

, as performed by

. *"Back in Time" contains a sample from "

Love is Strange "Love Is Strange" is a crossover hit by American rhythm and blues duet Mickey & Sylvia, which was released in late November 1956 by the Groove record label. The song was based on a guitar riff by Jody Williams and was written by Bo Diddley ...

", written by

Mickey Baker MacHouston "Mickey" Baker (October 15, 1925 – November 27, 2012) was an American guitarist, best known for his work as a studio musician and as part of the recording duo Mickey & Sylvia. Early life Baker was born in Louisville, Kentucky. His ...

Sylvia Robinson Sylvia Robinson (née Vanderpool; May 29, 1935 – September 29, 2011) was an American singer, record producer, and record label executive. Robinson achieved success as a performer on two R&B chart toppers: as half of Mickey & Sylvia with ...

, and

Ellas McDaniel Ellas McDaniel (born Ellas Otha Bates; December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known professionally as Bo Diddley, was an American guitarist who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. He influenced many artists, incl ...

, as performed by

. * "Have Some Fun" contains a portion of the composition " All I Wanna Do", written by David Baerwald, Bill Bottrell, Wyn Cooper, Sheryl Crow, and Kevin Gilbert, as performed by Sheryl Crow. * "Tchu Tchu Tcha" contains a portion of the composition "

Eu Quero Tchu, Eu Quero Tcha "Eu Quero Tchu, Eu Quero Tcha" (''I Want Tchu, I Want Tcha''), full title "Eu Quero Tchu Eu Quero Tcha (Tchu Tcha Tcha)" is a single by Brazilian Sertanejo universitário duo João Lucas & Marcelo, released in 2012, and written by Shylton Fernand ...

", written by Shylton Fernandes, as performed by

João Lucas & Marcelo João Lucas & Marcelo (also is João Lucas e Marcelo) is a sertanejo style Brazilian singing duo formed in 2010. João Lucas (born in 1980 in Miranorte, Tocantins)Nick van de Wall Nick Leonardus van de Wall (; born 9 September 1987), better known as Afrojack, is a Dutch DJ, music producer and remixer from Spijkenisse, South Holland. In 2007, he founded the record label Wall Recordings; his debut album '' Forget the World' ...

, as performed by

. *"Timber" contains a portion of the composition "San Francisco Bay", written by

Lee Oskar Lee Oskar (born 24 March 1948) is a Danish harmonica player, notable for his contributions to the sound of the rock-funk fusion group War, which was formed by Howard E. Scott and Harold Brown, his solo work, and as a harmonica manufacturer. H ...

, Keri Oskar, and

Greg Errico Greg Errico (born September 1, 1948) is an American musician and record producer, best known as the drummer for the popular and influential psychedelic soul/funk band Sly and the Family Stone. Background Errico was born and grew up in San Fr ...

; as well as a sample of one of Pitbull's own songs, "11:59" featuring Vein.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

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