Global Warming (Pitbull album)

Global Warming is the seventh studio album recorded by American rapper Pitbull. It was released on November 16, 2012.^[10]^[11] A teaser to accompany the release of Global Warming was first released onto Pitbull's official Facebook and YouTube channel on September 17, 2012.^[12]^[13]

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.^[14]

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.^[15] The song "Last Night" was originally intended for Paris Hilton. Complex named the album cover the second worst of 2012.^[16]

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.^[8] 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.^[17] 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".^[18] 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".^[19] 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."^[20] He noted Pitbull's collaboration with Jennifer Lopez, "Drinks for You (Ladies Anthem)" to be one of the album's stand-out tracks.^[20]

Commercial performance

Global Warming debuted on the US Billboard 200 at number 14, with 63,800 units sold.^[21] As of December 1, 2013, the album has sold 355,000 copies in the United States.^[22]

Track listing

Global Warming – Standard edition^[23]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Global Warming" (featuring Sensato)	Armando C. Perez, William Reyna, Urales Vargas, Jean-Christoph Ritter, Özgur Yelmen, Antonio Monge, Rafael Ruiz	Bass ill Euro, Perez, DJ Buddha	1:25
2.	"Don't Stop the Party" (featuring TJR)	Perez, TJ Rozdilsky, José García, Jorge Gomez Martinez, Warwick Lyn, Frederick Hibbert	TJR, Chris Lake^[a]	3:26
3.	"Feel This Moment" (featuring Christina Aguilera)	Perez, Nasri Atweh, Adam Messinger, Nolan Lambroza, Vargas, Christina Aguilera, Pal Waaktaar, Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen	Messinger, Nasri, Sir Nolan, DJ Buddha	3:49
4.	"Back in Time"	Perez, Vargas, Marc Kinchen, Adrian Trejo, Mickey Baker, Sylvia Robinson, Ellas McDaniel	Kinchen, DJ Big Syphe, DJ Buddha^[b]	3:27
5.	"Hope We Meet Again" (featuring Chris Brown)	Perez, Atweh, Messinger, Lambroza, Vargas, Chris Brown	Messinger, Nasri, Sir Nolan	3:41
6.	"Party Ain't Over" (featuring Usher and Afrojack)	Perez, Jamal Jones, Nick van de Wall, Usher Raymond IV, Vargas, Earl Hayes	Polow da Don, Afrojack, DJ Buddha	4:03
7.	"Drinks for You (Ladies Anthem)" (featuring J. Lo)	Perez, Jennifer Lopez, Daniel Woodis, Vargas, Monica Rustgi	DJ Class, DJ Buddha	3:16
8.	"Have Some Fun" (featuring The Wanted and Afrojack)	Perez, van de Wall, Vargas, Daniel Murcia, David Baerwald, Bill Bottrell, Wyn Cooper, Sheryl Crow, Kevin Gilbert	Afrojack, DJ Buddha^[b]	4:04
9.	"Outta Nowhere" (featuring Danny Mercer)	Perez, Murcia	Danny Mercer	3:26
10.	"Tchu Tchu Tcha" (featuring Enrique Iglesias)	Perez, Raphaël Judrin, Pierre-Antoine Melki, Enrique Iglesias, Shylton Fernandes	soFLY & Nius	3:25
11.	"Last Night" (featuring Havana Brown and Afrojack)	Perez, van de Wall, Vargas, Anthony Preston	Afrojack, DJ Buddha^[b]	3:39
12.	"I'm Off That"	Perez, van de Wall, RL Grime, Vargas, Trejo, Martinez, García, Frank Rodriguez	RL Grime, Perez	3:17
Total length:				40:58

Global Warming – Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)^[24]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Echa Pa'lla (Manos Pa'rriba)" (featuring Papayo)	Perez, Gregor Salto, Manuel Corrao, Vargas, Tzvetin Todorov	Salto, Todorov, DJ Buddha	3:16
14.	"Everybody Fucks" (featuring Akon and David Rush)	Perez, Salto, Murcia, Jencarlos Canela, Aliaune Thaim, Vargas, Todorov, Kizzo	Salto, Todorov, DJ Buddha	4:17
15.	"Get It Started" (featuring Shakira)	Perez, Durrell Babbs, Vargas, Sidney Samson, Kinchen, Bigram Zayas, Shakira, Kris Stephens	Samson, Kinchen, DVLP, DJ Buddha	4:05
16.	"11:59" (featuring Vein)	Perez, Gravriel Aminov	Vein	3:37
Total length:				56:13

Global Warming – International deluxe edition (bonus disc)^[25]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Rain Over Me" (featuring Marc Anthony)	Pérez, RedOne, Marc Anthony, Bilal "The Chef" Hajji, AJ Janussi, Rachid Aziz	RedOne, David Rush, Jimmy Joker	3:52
2.	"International Love" (featuring Chris Brown)	Pérez, Carsten Shack, Peter Biker, Sean Hurley, Claude Kelly	Soulshock & Biker, Sean Hurley	3:49
3.	"Hotel Room Service"	John Reid, Marc Kinchen, Mark Ross, David Hobbs, Nile Rogers, Hugh Brankin, Armando Perez, Graham Wilson, Ross Campbell, James Scheffer, Bernard Edwards, Luther Campbell, Christopher Wongwon	Jim Jonsin	3:59
4.	"Give Me Everything" (featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer)	Pérez, van de Wall, Shaffer Smith	Afrojack	4:16
5.	"Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" (featuring T-Pain)	Pérez, Faheem Najm, Sandy Wilhelm	Sandy Vee	3:56
6.	"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" (Usher featuring Pitbull)	Max Martin, Shellback, Savan Kotecha, Pérez	Max Martin, Shellback	3:42
7.	"Dance Again" (Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull)	RedOne, Enrique Iglesias, Bilal "The Chef", AJ Junior, Pérez	RedOne	3:57
Total length:				27:29

Global Warming: Meltdown – (bonus tracks)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Timber" (featuring Kesha)	Perez Kesha Sebert Lukasz Gottwald Priscilla Hamilton Jamie Sanderson Breyan Stanley Isaac Henry Walter Pebe Sebert Lee Oskar Keri Oskar Greg Errico	Dr. Luke Cirkut Sermstyle Nick Seeley^[a]	3:24
14.	"That High" (featuring Kelly Rowland)	Perez Mikkel S. Eriksen Tor Hermansen Benjamin Levin Shellback Ester Dean	Stargate Benny Blanco	3:14
15.	"Do It" (featuring Mayer Hawthorne)	Perez Jacob Dutton Andrew Cohen Omar Tavarez Samuel Wishkoski	Tuxedo	3:40
16.	"Sun in California" (featuring Mohombi and PLAYB4CK)	Perez Ivar Lisinski Mohombi Moupondo Olle Olmås Bruno Lopez	Lisinski Olmås	3:00
17.	"All the Things" (featuring Inna)	Perez Burns Calvin Harris Bebe Black	Burns Calvin Harris^[a] Sean Combs	3:25
Total length:				57:41

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer
^{^[b]} 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" 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 "Take on Me", written by Pål Waaktaar, Morten Harket, and Magne Furuholmen, as performed by A-ha.
"Back in Time" contains a sample from "Love is Strange", written by Mickey Baker, Sylvia Robinson, and Ellas McDaniel, as performed by Mickey & Sylvia.
"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", written by Shylton Fernandes, as performed by João Lucas & Marcelo.
"I'm Off That" contains a sample from "Pacha on Acid", written by Nick van de Wall, as performed by Afrojack.
"Timber" contains a portion of the composition "San Francisco Bay", written by Lee Oskar, Keri Oskar, and Greg Errico; as well as a sample of one of Pitbull's own songs, "11:59" featuring Vein.^[26]

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart^[27]	14
Austrian Albums Chart	12
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)^[28]	46
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)^[29]	43
Canadian Albums Chart^[30]	12
French Albums Chart^[31]	43
German Albums Chart^[32]	21
Hungarian Albums Chart^[33]	31
Irish Albums Chart^[34]	59
New Zealand Albums Chart^[35]	38
Spanish Albums Chart^[36]	38
Swedish Albums Chart^[37]	54
Swiss Albums Chart^[38]	15
Taiwan (Five-Music)^[39]	13
US Billboard 200^[40]	14
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)	1
US Digital Albums (Billboard)	11

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[41] Global Warming: Meltdown	Platinum	80,000^{^}
Poland (ZPAV)^[42] Global Warming: Meltdown	Platinum	20,000^*
Sweden (GLF)^[43]	Gold	20,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Label(s)	Formats
Germany^[44]^[45]	November 16, 2012	Sony Music	Digital download, CD
United States	November 19, 2012	RCA Records	Digital download, CD, LP
United Kingdom	December 3, 2012	RCA Records	Digital download, CD, LP

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Pitbull

Discography Awards and nominations

Studio albums	M.I.A.M.I. El Mariel The Boatlift Pitbull Starring in Rebelution Armando Planet Pit Global Warming Globalization Dale Climate Change

Reissued albums	I Am Armando Global Warming: Meltdown

Remix albums	Money Is Still a Major Issue

Compilation albums	Original Hits International Takeover

Extended plays	Unreleased Meltdown

Live albums	Live from Detroit

Mixtapes	Pitbull: Free Agent The Streets Are Talking International Takeover: The United Nations Mr. Worldwide

Concert tours	Rebelution Tour Planet Pit World Tour North American Tour

Filmography	Epic

Related articles	Jennifer Lopez Lil Jon Pitbull's Globalization Radio Pitbull's New Year's Revolution

Pitbull songs

M.I.A.M.I.	"Culo" "That's Nasty" "Back Up" "Toma" "Dammit Man"

Money Is Still a Major Issue	"Everybody Get Up"

El Mariel	"Bojangles" "Ay Chico (Lengua Afuera)" "Dime (Remix)" "Be Quiet"

The Boatlift	"Secret Admirer" "The Anthem" "Go Girl" "Sticky Icky"

Rebelution	"Krazy" "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" "Hotel Room Service" "Shut It Down"

Armando	"Watagatapitusberry" "Maldito Alcohol" "Bon, Bon" "Tu Cuerpo" "Vida 23"

Planet Pit	"Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)" "Give Me Everything" "Rain Over Me" "International Love" "Pause" "Shake Señora"

Global Warming	"Back in Time" "Get It Started" "Don't Stop the Party" "Feel This Moment" "Echa Pa'lla (Manos Pa'rriba)" "Everybody Fucks" "Outta Nowhere"

Meltdown	"Timber"

Globalization	"Wild Wild Love" "We Are One (Ole Ola)" "Fireball" "Celebrate" "Time of Our Lives" "Fun" "Drive You Crazy"

Dale	"Baddest Girl in Town" "El Taxi"

Climate Change	"Messin' Around" "Greenlight"

As featured artist	"Shake" "Hit the Floor" "Holla at Me" "Born-N-Raised" "Crazy" "Move Shake Drop" "Swing" "Feel It" "Shooting Star (Party Rock Mix)" "Now I'm That Bitch" "Outta Control" "Ni Rosas Ni Juguetes" "Fresh Out the Oven" "Now You See It (Shake That Ass)" "Egoísta" "Armada Latina" "All Night Long" "I Like It" "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" "On the Floor" "Rabiosa" "Boomerang" "Suave (Kiss Me)" "Throw Your Hands Up (Dancar Kuduro)" "Pass at Me" "I Like How It Feels" "Bailando Por El Mundo" "U Know It Ain't Love" "We Run the Night" "Rock the Boat" "Name of Love" "Dance Again" "There She Goes" "I'm All Yours" "Beat on My Drum" "Sexy People (The Fiat Song)" "Crazy Kids" "Live It Up" "Exotic" "Can't Believe It" "Sopa de Caracol" "I'm a Freak" "I Love You... Te Quiero" "Booty" "Mmm Yeah" "Control" "Don't Tell 'Em (Remix)" "Turn Down for What (Lil Jon Remix)" "Good Time" "Mr. Put It Down" "Back It Up" "Shake That"

Other songs	"Blanco" "Nuestro Himno" "Pearly Gates" "I Like (The Remix)"

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