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''Formula, Vol. 3'' is the fifth studio album by American singer
Romeo Santos Anthony "Romeo" Santos (born July 21, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer who is best known as the frontman and lead vocalist of the Bachata (music), bachata group Aventura (band), Aventura. In 2002, the song "Obsesión ...
, released on September 1, 2022, by Sony Music Latin. It is the third installment of Santos' ''Formula'' trilogy following '' Formula, Vol. 1 (2011)'' and '' Formula, Vol. 2 (2014)''. Musically, it combines traditional
bachata Bachata may refer to: * Bachata (music), a musical genre which originated in the Dominican Republic ** Traditional bachata, a subgenre of bachata music ** Bachata (dance), a dance form * Bachatón, a hybrid bachata/reggaeton music style * "Bach ...
with innovative fusions exploring and experimenting
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, tropical house,
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and
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. It features several guest appearances by international stars such as
Rosalía Rosalia Vila Tobella (born 25 September 1992), known mononymously as Rosalía (, ), is a Spanish Pop music, pop and flamenco singer. She has been described as an "atypical pop star" due to her genre-bending musical styles. After being enthral ...
and
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. Also, it contains guest appearances by artists of his natal Dominican Republic such as
Toño Rosario Máximo Antonio del Rosario (born November 3, 1955), professionally known as Toño Rosario, is a Dominican Grammy Award-nominated musician, best known for his role of bandleader of Merengue music act Los Hermanos Rosario. In 1990, he started his ...
,
Lápiz Conciente Avelino Junior Figueroa Rodríguez (born January 24, 1983), known musically as Lápiz Conciente (Lit. "Conscious Pencil"), is a Dominican rapper. He is described as one of the pioneers of Hip hop in the Dominican Republic. In 2013 he was nominate ...
,
Ramón Orlando Ramón Orlando Valoy García (born July 29, 1959), is a Dominican musician, singer, arranger, composer, record producer and songwriter, besides being a gran maestro pianist in Caribbean rhythms. Ramón Orlando received seven Casandra awards i ...
, Luis Miguel del Amargue, Rubby Pérez,
Fernando Villalona Ramón Fernando Villalona Évora (born May 7, 1955), known professionally as Fernando Villalona, is a Dominican merengue singer. Considered to be one of the most important merengue artists in the genre's history, Villalona began singing in the ...
and Chris Lebron. The album contains 21 tracks, including 19 songs, one skit and an intro. Recorded and written between 2020 and 2022, ''Formula, Vol. 3'' received mixed to positive reviews from critics. While some praised the production and features, others criticized the lyrics on some tracks and the approach of traditional bachata. It won the Latin Grammy for Best Merengue/Bachata Album, becoming his first Grammy ever. The album was supported by the release of nine singles along with their music videos. ''Formula, Vol. 3'' debut at the top ten of US Billboard 200 and reached the number one of US Tropical Albums, just like the previous two efforts of the trilogy. It was certified platinum (Latin filed) by the
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. To promote the album, Santos embarked on '' Fórmula, Vol. 3: La Gira (2022).''


Singles


Main singles

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Sus Huellas "Sus Huellas" ("Her Prints") is a song written and performed by American bachata singer Romeo Santos. It is the first single for his fifth studio album '' Formula, Vol. 3'' (2022). It was released on Valentine's Day Valentine's Day, a ...
" is the first single from the album. It was released on February 14, 2022, along with the music video. On the ''Billboard'' charts, it peaked at number 10 on the
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chart, and at number 1 on the
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and
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charts. On the ''
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'' charts, peaked at number 1 on the Colombia and Puerto Rico General charts. On its Dominican Republic charts, it peaked at number 5 in the General chart and at number 1 on the Bachata chart. " Sin Fin" is the second single and features American singer
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. It was released on the same day as the album along with the music video. On the ''Billboard'' charts. it peaked at number 100 on the
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, at 15 on the
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chart, and at number 1 on both the
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and
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charts. It also peaked at number 1 on the ''
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s Puerto Rico chart. "
El Pañuelo "El Pañuelo" ( English: "The Handkerchief") is a song recorded by American singer Romeo Santos alongside Spanish singer and songwriter Rosalía. It was released on 2 September 2022 through Sony Latin as the third single of Santos' fifth studio al ...
" is the third single and features Spaniard singer
Rosalía Rosalia Vila Tobella (born 25 September 1992), known mononymously as Rosalía (, ), is a Spanish Pop music, pop and flamenco singer. She has been described as an "atypical pop star" due to her genre-bending musical styles. After being enthral ...
. The music video was released the day after the album released on September 2, 2022. On the ''Billboard'' charts, the song peaked at number 134 on the
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, at number 1 on both the
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and
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Airplay chart, and at number 8 on the Spain Song chart. It also peaked at number 7 on Spain's '' PROMUSICAE'' chart and at number 1 on the ''
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s Mexico chart. "
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" is the fourth single. The music video was released on September 9, 2022. The song peaked at 41 on the
Hot Latin Songs The ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs (formerly Hot Latin Tracks and Hot Latin 50) is a record chart in the United States for Latin music, Latin songs, published weekly by Billboard (magazine), ''Billboard'' magazine. Since October 2012, chart ranki ...
chart and at number 16 on the ''
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''
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chart. " Me Extraño" is the fifth single and features Mexican singer
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 ...
. It is the first non-bachata single of the album. The song is of the
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genre. The music video was released on October 13, 2022. The song peaked at number 46 on the ''
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''
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chart. "
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" is the sixth single and features Dominican singer Chris Lebron. The music video was released on November 22, 2022. The song peaked at number 18 on the ''
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''
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chart. It also peaked at number 4 on the ''
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s Dominican Republic chart. " Solo Conmigo" is the seventh single. The music video was released on January 17, 2023. The song peaked at 40 on the ''
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''
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chart and at number 4 on the ''
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''
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chart. It also peaked at number 7 on the ''
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s Dominican Republic Bachata chart. "
Suegra "Suegra" (English: "Mother-in-law") is a song by American singer Romeo Santos. It is the eighth single for Santos' fifth studio album '' Formula, Vol. 3'' (2022). The music video was released on March 3, 2023. It features Santos paying homage t ...
" is the eighth single. The music video was released on March 3, 2023. The song peaked at number 17 on the ''
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chart. It also peaked at number 4 on the ''
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s Dominican Republic Bachata chart. However, Suegra would be banned from radios stations in the Dominican Republic after politician and lawyer Víctor Pavón demanded that song be banned from local radio stations. He claimed that the song was promoting violence against women. "
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" is the ninth single. The music video was released on September 1, 2023.


Promo singles and other charted songs

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" is a promo single and features Dominican rapper
Lápiz Conciente Avelino Junior Figueroa Rodríguez (born January 24, 1983), known musically as Lápiz Conciente (Lit. "Conscious Pencil"), is a Dominican rapper. He is described as one of the pioneers of Hip hop in the Dominican Republic. In 2013 he was nominate ...
. The beat is from the song "
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" by
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featuring Michael Marshall. It peaked at number 5 on the ''
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s Dominican Republic chart. The music video is set to release soon. " 15,500 Noches" features Dominican Merengue musicians
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, Rubby Pérez,
Toño Rosario Máximo Antonio del Rosario (born November 3, 1955), professionally known as Toño Rosario, is a Dominican Grammy Award-nominated musician, best known for his role of bandleader of Merengue music act Los Hermanos Rosario. In 1990, he started his ...
, and
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. The song peaked at number 13 on the ''
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''
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chart. It also peaked at number 6 on the ''
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s Dominican Republic Merengue chart. " La Última Vez" features Dominican Bachata singer Luis Miguel Del Amargue. It peaked at number 10 on the ''
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s Dominican Republic Bachata chart. It also featured the participation of Dominican DJ, DJ Adoni. "
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" peaked at number 8 on the ''
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chart.


Critical reception

Upon release, ''Formula, Vol. 3'' received generally positive reviews from critics and fans alike. Amanda Alcantara from the
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gave a positive review on an article titled Romeo Santos Is Both a Bachata Innovator and a Proud Traditionalist on 'Formula Vol. 3'. On the same note, Thaina Garcia from Variety gave a positive review to the album a highlights the collaborations and guest appearances. On the same week of the album release, fans vote ''Formula, Vol. 3'' as the favorite new music of the week on
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website page. Also, Billboard staff ranked "Me extraño" with Christian Nodal as the best collaboration of the album. On other hand, Isabelia Herrera from
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gave a mixed review to the album and wrote an article titled Romeo Santos Reveals Another Volume of Boundary-Crossing Bachata. On the article she stated " soars when it expands the scope of the genre and the singer's own approaches to its trademarks, but falls flat when it relies on backward-looking tropes".


Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 10 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with 26,000 units for the week ending September 17, 2022. The figures includes 2,000 units of pure sales. It was the fourth top-10 charting effort for the artist on the list. In the same week, it reached number one US Tropical Albums, just like the previous two efforts of the trilogy '' Formula, Vol. 1'' (2011) and '' Formula, Vol. 2'' (2014). Also, it debut at number two on US Billboard Top Latin Albums. On the weekend of September 2–4, 2022, the album earned "Top Global Album Debut" and "Top Album Debut" in the United States on Spotify. The album was certified gold in Peru.


Track listing

Notes * "Skit" is written as: "Skit" (With a Special Character).


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Certifications


References

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