''Utopía'' is the second

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by Mexican singer-songwriter

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. It was released on October 3, 2006 by

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in Mexico and Latin America. The album was later released on September 17, 2007 to Europe and the United States. Recording sessions for the album took place during March to August 2006 at several recording studios, and production was handled primarily by

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and

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. As of June 2008, the album had sold one million copies worldwide.Biografia de Belinda - Pega Cifras
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Background

''Utopía'' marks Belinda's first album with EMI after leaving

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for creative differences in the Spring of 2006. Belinda is credited as executive producer for the record and recorded the album between March and July 2006 in Miami, Los Angeles, and New York City. The record contains darker tones and is described as a more mature album for its lyrics and ballads, in contrast to ''

'', her debut. Inspiration was garnered from books including

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's own ''

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''. Belinda appeared on Disney's Channel's ''

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'' and contributed to the TV movie soundtrack, which let to her label EMI wanting a re-release in English; she spend one week in Los Angeles recording ''Utopía 2'', a CD/DVD released to Europe and North America by EMI International on September 25, 2007. Belinda made appearances on ''"Bailando por un Sueño"'', ''"Bailando por la Boda de Tus Sueños"'' and ''Buscando Timbiriche la nueva banda'' in order to promote the record. Upon its release, ''Utopía'' received generally positive reviews from most music critics which noted a more mature sound and earned Belinda a

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nominations for ''Best Female Pop Vocal Album'' and ''Song of the Year''. It was re-released as ''Utopía²'' on September 25, 2007.

Awards

On August 29, 2007, Belinda received a

nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Album for her work in ''Utopía'', and also the second single "

Bella Traición "Bella Traición" ( English: ''"Beautiful Betrayal"''), is the official second single from Mexican singer-songwriter Belinda for her second studio album '' Utopía'' (2006). Information The song debuted at number 32 in the U.S. Billboard Hot L ...

" was nominated for ''Song of the Year''. At the

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2008, which were held in Mexico City, she also won two awards: ''Best Solo Artist'' and ''Video of the Year'' for her hit single

. She won ''Best Female Pop Artist'' on the 20th edition of ''

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'' beating fellow singers

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and

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Tour

Tour Utopía was Belinda's second

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, and her first world tour.

Track listing

Others versions

;Utopía² ''Utopía²'' is the special edition of this album. The reissue was released on September 25, 2007 in the US, Latin America and Europe in several versions. A song Spanish-language song ("Es De Verdad") only appears in the American version. ;Brazilian edition The Brazilian special edition was released on November 12, 2007. It includes the songs "If We Were", "End of the Day", "Takes One to Know One" and "Why Wait?" (from ''

''). ;European edition * The European special edition includes the 13 songs from the original edition and the addition of "If We Were", "End of the Day", "Takes One to Know One" and "Why Wait?". This edition was released on November 19, 2007. ;Italian edition The Italian special edition includes the songs "If We Were", "End of the Day", "Takes One to Know One" instead of the Spanish versions, plus the songs "Why Wait?" and "Your Hero" (featuring Finley). The material was released on February 29, 2008. Notes * "Utopía" is a Spanish version of an unreleased Sia song, entitled "The Corner". * "Noche Cool" (Cool Night) is the Spanish version of the

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song "Flirt", co-written by

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and

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. * "Contigo o Sin Ti" (With or Without You) is a re-working of

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's song, "If Tha Mood", from her album ''

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''. * "¿Quién Es Feliz?" (Who Is Happy?) is a Spanish version of an unreleased

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song, entitled " Remember Me".

Singles

* "

Ni Freud Ni Tu Mamá "Ni Freud Ni Tu Mamá" ( English: ''"Neither Freud Nor Your Mother"'') is a song by Spanish singer-songwriter and actress Belinda from her second studio album, '' Utopía'' (2006). It was produced by Greg Wells and written by Belinda, Nacho Peregr ...

" was released as the lead single in

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and

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on September 19, 2006 and peaked number one in Mexico. It was later released internationally on August 28, 2007If We Were - Single

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as If We Were for U.S. markets. Both versions of music video were shot by

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. * "

" was the second single and peaked number seven in the Mexican airplay chart. The music video was filmed in Mexico and was released on March 5. * "

Luz Sin Gravedad "Luz Sin Gravedad" ( English: "Light Without Gravity"), is the third official single from Belinda's second studio album '' Utopía''. The English version, "See a Little Light", was released as the second single from the international release of t ...

" was released as the third single of the album. It peaked on the top ten spots in numerous countries, including

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and

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. An English version was released as the seventh and last single from the album, released in

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, both versions with a music video. * "

Alguien Más "Alguien Más" () is the fourth single from Belinda's second studio album '' Utopía''. Background The song was released to radio in September 2007, but it was less successful than her previous single, "Luz Sin Gravedad". To choose the fourt ...

" was the fourth single and had minor success. A music video was planned but for unknown reasons it was cancelled. * "

Es De Verdad "Es De Verdad" ( English: "It's For Real/It's The Truth"), is the first official single from Belinda's re-release album "Utopía²". Information It was released as the fourth single in the U.S. after the release of " Luz Sin Gravedad". The son ...

" was the fifth single, released in Europe and released as a promo single in Mexico.

EPs

Months after the original album was released,

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released different EP's, Utopía 2 EP,Utopía 2 EP
iTunes remixes of "Ni Freud Ni Tu Mamá", "Bella Traición", "Luz Sin Gravedad", and the English versions. The EPs were released between 2006 and 2007.

Credits and personnel

* Belinda:

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. * Greg Wells:

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, programming. * Jimmy Harry: guitar, programming. * John Allen: drums. * James Rudder: Assistant engineer.

Chart performance and certifications

The album debuted on the ''

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at number 20, also debuted at number eight on the

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and number 19 on the

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. On the Mexican Albums Chart, the album debuted at number three. According to the ''

'' magazine, as of January 2010, the album had sold over 79,000 copies in the United States, but her label

had not paid the

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Charts

Sales and certifications

References

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