"Adrenalina" () is a song recorded by Puerto Rican rapper Wisin, featuring Puerto Rican singer

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and Puerto Rican - American singer

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for the former's second studio album, '' El Regreso del Sobreviviente'' (2014). It was written by Martin, Lopez, Wisin, Chris Jeday, Luis Enrique Ortiz Rivera, and José "Gocho" Torres, while the production was handled by Jeday. The song was released for digital download by Sony Music Latin on February 18, 2014, as the second single from the album. A Spanish language

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song with

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and

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influences, its lyrics are sensual. "Adrenalina" received widely positive reviews from

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, who complimented its danceable rhythm and noted its featured artists as two Latin icons. The song was nominated for Latin Rhythm Airplay Song of the Year at the 2015 Latin Billboard Music Awards, as well as both Urban Song of the Year and Collaboration of the Year at the 2015 Premio Lo Nuestro. It was commercially successful, reaching the top five in Mexico and Spain, and on the ''

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chart in the United States. It also reached the summit of the ''Billboard'' Latin Airplay,

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, and Latin Digital Song Sales charts. The song has received several

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s, including platinum in Mexico and double platinum in Spain. An accompanying

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, released on March 3, 2014, was directed by

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and filmed in

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. The visual depicts Martin and Lopez dancing sensually together, street chases, the underground atmosphere, and a final clandestine party. It was nominated for Video of the Year at the Premio Lo Nuestro and has received over 870 million views on

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. To promote "Adrenalina", the singers performed it on several television programs and award shows, including 2014 Premios Juventud.

Background and release

On October 30, 2012,

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revealed that reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel had recorded a song entitled "Adrenalina" along with

and

. The duo had previously collaborated with Martin on " Frío" (2011), and with Lopez on " Follow the Leader" (2012). Wisin explained that "Adrenalina" had originally been recorded for Lopez, but upon hearing the tones and the vibes, they decided to invite Martin: "We told him that it was an explosion of theme. The public needs to see people united, and rather for the music so that it does not die." On January 26, 2014, Wisin shared the artwork for the single, announcing that the song would be released on February 17, 2014. Despite the previous announcements,

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of Wisin & Yandel had not participated in the song. In an interview with '' People en Español'', Wisin talked about the collaboration: On February 18, 2014, "Adrenalina" was released by Sony Music Latin for digital download as the second single from Wisin's second studio album, '' El Regreso del Sobreviviente'' (2014). The song was sent to international

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stations on February 24, 2014, and was released for

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the following day. It became the Univision's 2014 World Cup song and was included as the third track on ''El Regreso del Sobreviviente'', released March 18, 2014. A

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version of the song was recorded under the same title by Martin featuring Lopez and Wisin; it was released for digital download and streaming by Sony Music Latin on February 25, 2014.

Music and lyrics

Musically, "Adrenalina" is a Spanish language up-tempo

song, with elements of

and

. It was written by Martin, Lopez, Wisin, Chris Jeday, Luis Enrique Ortiz Rivera, and José "Gocho" Torres, with its production being handled by Jeday. Both original and Spanglish versions of the song run for a total of 3 minutes and 55 seconds. The sensual lyrics include "Es que tu cuerpo es pura adrenalina que por dentro me atrapa / Me tiene al borde de la locura" (It is that your body is pure adrenaline that traps me inside / It has me on the verge of madness).

Critical reception

Upon release, "Adrenalina" was met with widely positive reviews from

. A writer of Radio Corazón labeled the track "a super combination" that raises "the adrenaline", describing it as "a song that is undoubtedly a hit and is one of the most talked about" tracks from '' El Regreso del Sobreviviente''. '' Idolator''s Mike Wass described it as "an infectious Latin-infused dance anthem" and Remezcla's Marcos Hassan called it an athem that is "impossible to resist". Velvet Music editorial team stated that the song made a lot of noise since it features "the two Latin giants" Lopez and Martin, who joined "the unknown" Wisin. An author of '' Primera Hora'' named Lopez and Martin "the most international and the most desired Puerto Rican couple of the moment", while a writer of ''

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'' introduced them as "two icons of Latin music in the US". Noelia Bertol from Cadena Dial ranked "Adrenalina" as one of "Ricky Martin six collaborations that have us moving the skeleton" and labeled it "a real great song". In 2016, '' El Comercio'' critic named the song a "megahit".

Accolades

In 2022, Cadena Dial ranked "Adrenalina" among the "10 songs to motivate you to do sports". The song has received a number of awards and nominations. It was nominated for Latin Rhythm Airplay Song of the Year at the 2015 Latin Billboard Music Awards, but lost to " 6 AM" by

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featuring

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. The track was also nominated for both Urban Song of the Year and Collaboration of the Year at the 27th Premio Lo Nuestro.

Commercial performance

"Adrenalina" became a big hit, following its release. The song debuted at number 12 on ''Billboard''s

chart on March 15, 2014, becoming Wisin's 4th entry, Lopez's 12th, and Martin's 39th. The following week it climbed to its peak at number two, being held off the top spot by " Odio" (2014) by Romeo Santos featuring

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, while giving Wisin his second, Lopez her fifth, and Martin his 22nd top 10 hit. "Adrenalina" spent a total of 26 weeks on the chart and marked Wisin's highest-charting and longest running single at the time, surpassing "Que Viva La Vida" (2013). It also ties " No Me Ames" (1999) and " Ven a Bailar" (2011) as Lopez's longest-charting hits in her career. "Adrenalina" spent 10 weeks atop the US

chart and reached the summit of both the US Latin Digital Song Sales and Latin Airplay charts. On Latin Pop Airplay, it peaked at number two, being held off the top spot by "Odio". "Adrenalina" debuted and peaked at number 94 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on March 22, 2014, becoming Wisin's first entry, Lopez's 24th, and Martin's 16th. The song also debuted and peaked at number 17 on ''Billboard''s

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chart, becoming both Wisin and Martin's first entry, and Lopez's second. In Spain, "Adrenalina" debuted at number 28 on March 2, 2014, and subsequently peaked at number three on the chart issue dated March 16, 2014. The song spent 52 weeks on the chart and was certified double platinum by the

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(PROMUSICAE), for track-equivalent sales of over 80,000 units in the country. In Mexico, the track peaked at number four and was certified platinum by the

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(AMPROFON), for sales of over 60,000 units.

Music videos

On February 10, 2014, Wisin and Martin shared photos of themselves along with Dominican director

, Ed Coriano, and Henry Quintero on the set of filming "Adrenalina"

. Martin and Lopez continued sharing photos and videos from the set on

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, which included sensual scenes depicting the two singers. In an interview with PopCrush, Lopez talked about recording the video: The video, which was filmed in

and directed by Terrero, was released on March 3, 2014. It features Martin and Lopez dancing sensually together, while Martin seductively bit Lopez's ear in a scene. The same as Lopez's several other music videos, "Adrenalina" visual includes street chases, leather and the lack of clothing, the underground atmosphere, and a final clandestine party, while according to '' E! Online'', Martin's appearance "gives it a different touch" and "triggers the sexual tension of the video". ''Idolator''s Mike Wass described the two as "the most beautiful 40-somethings on earth", praising Martin's "pretty" look and Lopez's "famous" buttocks that "steal the show". As of April 2022, the video has received over 870 million views on

. It was nominated for Video of the Year at the 27th Premio Lo Nuestro. A similar music video was also filmed for the Spanglish version and was uploaded to Martin's YouTube channel on March 11, 2014.

Live performances and appearances in media

On March 29, 2014, Martin gave his first live performance of "Adrenalina" on the second season's finale of '' The Voice: Ahla Sawt''. On July 17, 2014, the trio performed the song at the 11th Annual Premios Juventud. Later that year, Wisin performed the track at the 9th Annual Premios 40 Principales in December. At the 2015 iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina, Lopez brought out Wisin during her performance and sang the song with him. Wisin also performed the single along with his other hits during the 57th Viña del Mar International Song Festival on February 27, 2016. "Adrenalina" was included on the set lists for Martin's the Live in Mexico tour, the One World Tour, and the Ricky Martin en Concierto, with the guest appearance of Wisin in several dates. On December 1, 2018, Wisin & Yandel invited Martin as a guest to their Como Antes Tour and the three singers performed " Fiebre" and "Adrenalina" together at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in

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. During the performance, Martin wore a black T-shirt with the flag of Puerto Rico drawn by his children, to raise funds for helping people and reconstructing houses, following Hurricane Maria. On February 24, 2019, Wisin & Yandel performed "Adrenalina" along with their other hits during the 60th

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. In the same year, Wisin and his team performed a medley of "Aullando", " Me niego", " Escápate Conmigo", and "Adrenalina" on the first season of American singing competition television series '' La Voz''. "Adrenalina" has been used by several contestants on various dance competition television series. In 2015, on the tenth season of Argentine TV dance competition ''

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'', Verónica Ojeda and Nicolás Scillama performed their Freestyle dance choreography with the song, while Bárbara Vélez and Ignacio Pérez Cortés danced to it as their Latin pop choreography. On the next season, Carla Conte and Marcos Beierbach danced to it, the following year. Meryl Davis and Maksim Chmerkovskiy danced to "Adrenalina" on the 18th season of the American dance competition series ''

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'' in 2014. They received a score of 39 out of 40. Milo Manheim and

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danced to "Adrenalina" with Riker Lynch on the 27th season of ''

'' in 2018. Their choreography received acclaim from the judges, who gave them the score of 29 out of 30. Italian singer Mietta covered the track as "Farfalla" on the Italian singing competition television series '' Il cantante mascherato'' in 2020. The following year, Chilean singer Américo delivered a performance of the song on the Chilean television series '' ¿Quién es la máscara?'' as "Piña".

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. * Wisin vocal, composer, lyricist, associated performer, executive producer *

vocal, composer, lyricist, associated performer, featured artist *

vocal, composer, lyricist, associated performer, featured artist * Chris Jeday composer, lyricist, producer * Luis Enrique Ortiz Rivera composer, lyricist, assistant producer * José Torres composer, lyricist * David Cabrera assistant producer, co-producer, recording engineer * Federico Vindver keyboards *

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mixing engineer * Jose "Hyde" Cotto recording engineer * Rudy Bethancourt recording engineer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

Footnote

References

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