''Me Dejé Llevar'' () is the debut studio album by Mexican musician and singer-songwriter

Christian Nodal Christian Jesús González Nodal (born January 11, 1999) is a Mexican singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Sonora, he is mainly known for popularizing "mariacheño", a fusion genre between mariachi and Norteño (music), norteño music. Nod ...

, released on August 25, 2017. Produced by Jaime González, it sees Nodal experiment with "mariacheño", a fusion of

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and norteño. ''Me Dejé Llevar'' reached number two on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart in the United States and number seven on the

Mexican Albums Chart Top 100 México was a record chart which accounted for sixty percent of the albums sold in Mexico. The chart had the support of major record distributors in Mexico and was issued by the Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videograma ...

. Four singles were released from the album: "

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", " Probablemente", "Me Dejé Llevar", and " Te Fallé". Thom Jurek of

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gave the album a positive review and called it, "lush and elegant". The album garnered a

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nomination for Best Ranchero Album at the

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in 2018, while " Probablemente", was awarded a Latin Grammy Award for Best Regional Mexican Song.

Commercial performance

In Mexico, the album peaked at number seven on the

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albums chart. In the United States, it peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums and number one on the ''Billboard'' Regional Mexican Albums charts. The album was certified triple-platinum (Latin field) by the

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(RIAA).

Promotion

" was released as the lead single from the album on January 13, 2017. It topped the charts in El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, and the United States. In the United States, it was certified 21× Platinum (Latin) by the

(RIAA) for shipments of 1,260,000 copies. " Probablemente" was the second single released on June 9, 2017. In the United States, it was certified 5× Platinum (Latin) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of 300,000 copies. "Adiós Amor" and "Probablemente" were both nominated for Regional Mexican Song of the Year, with the former taking the recognition at the 2018 ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards. "Me Dejé Llevar" was the third track released on October 27, 2017. " Te Fallé" was the fourth song released on May 18, 2018. In the United States, it was certified double platinum (Latin) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of 120,000 copies.

Reception and accolades

Thom Jurek of

gave the album four out of five stars, calling the

-inspired arrangements "lush and elegant". Jurek further stated Nodal "evokes traces of the great romantic singers like Vincente Fernandez, and

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." ''Me Dejé Llevar'' earned a

nomination for Best Ranchero Album at the

in 2018, which went to

for ''

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''. It was nominated for Regional Mexican Album of the Year at the 2018 ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards, while Nodal was awarded Regional Mexican Artist of the Year and New Artist of the Year.

Track listing

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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