| Un Día Normal | |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | Juanes |
| Cover: | Juanesundianormal590x590.jpg |
| Recorded: | December 2001 – February 2002 |
| Studio: | Larabee East La Casa Studios (Los Angeles, California) |
| Length: | 42:44 |
| Label: | Surco |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | Fíjate Bien |
| Prev Year: | 2000 |
| Next Title: | Mi Sangre |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
Un Día Normal (English: A Normal Day) is the second studio album recorded by Colombian singer-songwriter Juanes, It was released by Surco Records on 21 May 2002. The album was remastered in 2022 for its 20th anniversary.
The album was highly successful in Latin America. It was certified gold in Colombia during its first day of sales and was certified platinum and multi-platinum in countries including Colombia, United States, Spain and Mexico.[1] The album spent 92 weeks in the top ten of Billboard
The album also features "Fotografía" ("Photograph"), a duet with the Canadian pop singer Nelly Furtado about the isolation between lovers. All songs on the album were self-written by Juanes, except for the last song, "La Noche" ("The Night"), which was written by Joe Arroyo.
The album won six Latin Grammy Awards, one in 2002 for Best Rock Song ("A Dios le Pido") and five in 2003 for Album of the Year, Best Rock Solo Album, Song of the Year ("Es Por Tí"), Record of the Year ("Es Por Ti") and Best Rock Song ("Mala Gente").
| Chart (2002/2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Wa) Albums Chart | 91 |
| Dominican Republic Albums Chart[3] | 1 |
| Netherlands Albums Chart | 28 |
| Portugal Albums Chart | 2 |
| Switzerland Albums Chart[4] | 80 |
| Spain Albums Chart | 37 |
| U.S. Billboard 200[5] | 110 |
| U.S. Top Latin Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Top Latin Pop Albums | 1 |
| Uruguayan Albums (CUD)[6] | 3 |
| Name | Released | Writer | Producer | Chart position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "A Dios le Pido" | 25 March 2002 April 2006 | Juanes | Juanes, Gustavo Santaolalla | 1 (ARG/US Latin Pop/US Latin Tropical), No. 2 (US Hot Latin), No. 5 (ROM/RUS), No. 6 (Spain/EU Airplay), No. 7 (SLOV/SWI), No. 9 (GRE), No. 11 (UKR), No. 12 (FRA), No. 18 (NLD), No. 19 (AUT), No. 20 (BEL-Wall), No. 22 (Czech Republic), No. 23 (EST), No. 31 (GER), No. 33 (BEL-Flan), No. 41 (EU) | |
| "A Dios le Pido" ("I Ask God") is the first single from Un Día Normal. It was primarily released in 2002 in Spain and Latin America. In 2006, the song was re-released in some countries in Europe due to the success of "La Camisa Negra", which peaked in almost every European country in the top five. | |||||
| "Es Por Ti" | 23 September 2002 | Juanes | 1 (Chile), No. 2 (US Latin Pop), No. 8 (US Hot Latin) | ||
| "Es Por Ti" ("Because of you") was released as the second single from the album. It is a romantic mid-tempo song. The song was also a big success in Latin America, but was not released in Europe. | |||||
| "Mala Gente" | 6 January 2003 | Juanes | Juanes, Gustavo Santaolalla | 8 (US Latin Pop), No. 12 (US Hot Latin) | |
| "Mala Gente" ("Bad People") is the third single from the album. The song won the award for Best Rock Song in 2003. | |||||
| "Fotografía" | 28 April 2003 | Juanes | Gustavo Santaolalla | 1 (US Hot Latin/US Latin Pop), No. 4 (US Latin Tropical) | |
| "Fotografía" ("Photograph") is a song recorded by Juanes and Nelly Furtado for Un Día Normal. The duet was extremely successful in Latin America on the Latin Charts in the US; it reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart. The song became his third number one hit in Argentina and second one in Chile. | |||||
| "La Paga" | 4 August 2003 | Juanes | Gustavo Santaolalla, will.i.am | 2 (World Latin Singles), No. 3 (US Latin Pop/US Latin Tropical), No. 5 (US Hot Latin), No. 29 (Switzerland) | |
| "La Paga" is the fifth single from the album. The single version features Taboo from the popular band The Black Eyed Peas. The song was less successful than the previous singles, because it did not receive promotion like the former singles did. It was the second single released in Europe after "A Dios le pido." | |||||
| "Un Día Normal" | 8 December 2003 | Juanes | Gustavo Santaolalla | No. 24 (US Latin Pop), No. 44 (US Hot Latin) | |
| "Un Día Normal" ("A Normal Day") was released as the album's sixth and last single. | |||||
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 1 |