Valiente (album)

Valiente (English: Brave) is the fifteenth studio album by Mexican recording artist Thalía, released on November 9, 2018 by Sony Music Latin. The album brings the hit single No me acuerdo, that peaked number one across Latin America.[2] "Lento" was released as the second single, which peaked top 10 in several countries. "Lindo Pero Bruto" is the third single, the song gained attention with its music video. The song "Me Oyen, Me Escuchan" was also released as a promotional single for the "Thalia's challenge" that became popular from a Facebook live video.

Valiente
Studio album by Thalía
Released	November 9, 2018
Genre	Reggaeton trap Pop[1]
Label	Sony Music Latin
Producer	Andrés Castro, Armando Ávila, Chuy Nuñez, DalePlay, Edgar Barrera, Jowan, Mario Cáceres, Mosty, Oscarcito, Patrick Ingunza, Sergio George, Servando Moriche Primera Mussett, Thalía, Tommy Mottola, Yasmil Marrufo
Thalía chronology
Latina (2016) Valiente (2018) Viva Kids Vol. 2 (2020)
Singles from Valiente
"No me acuerdo" Released: June 1, 2018 "Me Oyen, Me Escuchan" Released: August 31, 2018 "Lento" Released: September 27, 2018 "Lindo Pero Bruto" Released: January 29, 2019 "Qué Ironía" Released: May 15, 2019 "Ahí" Released: June 28, 2019 "Vikingo" Released: November 9, 2019 "Por Amor Al Arte" Released: June 17, 2020

Valiente became another successful album for Thalia. It was certified platinum in the US by the RIAA.

Commercial performance

The album debuted in 34 countries within all 5 continents and topped the iTunes charts in 13 of them on its first week.[3] The album entered the top 20 in Argentina and Spain while in her native Mexico it reached number 2. In the U.S. the album debuted at number 7 on the Billboard Latin Album Chart with 2,000 pure copies sold in its first week and the rest from streaming equivalent sales while it debuted at the top position on the Latin Pop Album chart becoming her 7th album to top that chart and tying her with Shakira as the female artist with the most number ones on that list.[4]

Track listing

All credits adapted from Tidal.[5]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"No me acuerdo" (with Natti Natasha)	Rafael Pina Yasmil Marrufo Mario Cáceres Jon Leone Frank Santofimio Natalia Gutiérrez Óscar Hernández Juan G. Rivera Vázquez Germán Hernández	Santofimio Leone Caceres Oscarcito Marrufo	3:37
2.	"Lindo Pero Bruto" (with Lali)	Édgar Barrera Hernández Jesús "DalePlay" Herrera Andrés Castro Patrick Ingunza	Thalía Sodi Barrera Castro Armando Ávila Oscarcito Tommy Mottola DalePlay Patrick Romantik	2:57
3.	"Lento" (with Gente de Zona)	Castro Julio Reyes Copello Barrera Leone Alexander Delgado Jorge Luis Chacín Omar Alfanno Randy Malcolm Sergio George	George	3:36
4.	"Sube, Sube" (featuring Fonseca)	Servando Primera Marrufo Andrés Castro Andy Clay	Primera Marrufo	3:32
5.	"Tú Me Sientas Tan Bien" (featuring DABRUK)	José Luis de la Peña Liza Quintana María Josefa Fernández Bruno Nicolás Fernández "DABRUK" David Augustave	Dabruk	3:04
6.	"Vamos Órale"	Thalía Sodi Primera Mario Cáceres George	Andy Clay	3:02
7.	"Ahí" (featuring Ana Mena)	Daniel Echavarría Oviedo	Ovy on the Drums	2:48
8.	"Corazón Valiente"	Daniel Giraldo Sodi Salomón Villada Hoyos Andrés Restrepo Johan Esteban Espinosa Alejandro Patiño	Alejandro Patiño "Mosty" Johan Esteban Espinosa "Jowan"	3:03
9.	"Qué Ironía" (with Carlos Rivera)	Primeira Sodi Marrufo Cáceres	Mottola Cáceres Marrufo Sodi Ávila Primera	4:11
10.	"Por Amor Al Arte"	Iván Guevara Lozano	Ávila	3:55
11.	"Ay Amor" (featuring El Micha)	Bigram Zayas Sodi Jorge Gómez José C. García Michael Fernando Sierra Miranda Bilal Hajji George Yulien Oviedo	DVLP Gómez IAmChino George	3:09
12.	"Vikingo"	Espinosa Restrepo Hoyos Sodi Giraldo Patiño	Mosty Jowan	3:11
13.	"Me Oyen, Me Escuchan"	Sodi	Chuy Nuñez	2:42

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2018) Peak position Argentine Albums (CAPIF)[6] 12 Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[7] 2 Mexican Spanish Albums (AMPROFON)[8] 2 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[9] 20 US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[10] 7 US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[11] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[7] 85 Chart (2019) Position US Top Latin Albums[12] 85

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[13]	Gold	30,000
United States (RIAA)[14]	Platinum (Latin)	60,000
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. Reina, Elena (2018-11-09). "El millonario chiste de Thalía". Retrieved 2018-11-17. Y se mueve así del reguetón al trap.
2. Rivera, Nayeli. "Thalía". Monitor Latino. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
3. Thalía estrena nuevo disco “Valiente”, lleno de duetos y más urbano que nunca. Logra debutar en 32 países alrededor del mundo
4. Thalia & Mon Laferte Debut in Top 10 on Latin Pop Albums Chart
5. "Valiente / Thalia - TIDAL". Tidal. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
6. Los discos más vendidos Diariodecultura.com.ar. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
7. "Los más vendidos 2018" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on January 24, 2019. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
8. "Top Español - Semanal (del 16 al 22 de noviembre 2018)" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 12 December 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
9. "Top 100 Albumes – Semana 46: del 9.11.2018 al 15.11.2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
10. "Thalia Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
11. "Thalia Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
12. "Latin Albums 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
13. Certificaciones Mayo 2019 Facebook.com. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
14. "American album certifications – Thalia – Valiente". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 12, 2019. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH.