Rival (song)

This article is about the Romeo Santos song. For other uses, see Rival (disambiguation) § Songs.

2012 single by Romeo Santos featuring Mario Domm

"Rival"

Single by Romeo Santos featuring Mario Domm
from the album  Fórmula, Vol. 1
Released| March 22, 2012 (2012-03-22)
Recorded| 2010–2011
Genre| Pop rock
Length| 4:16
Label| Sony Latin
Songwriter(s)|

* Romeo Santos
* Mario Domm

Romeo Santos singles chronology
| "All Aboard"
(2011)  | "Rival"
(2012)  | "La Diabla"
(2012)

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Mario Domm singles chronology
|  | "Rival"
(2012)  | "Llorar"
(2012)

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Music video
"Rival" on YouTube

"Rival" ("Rival") is a Pop rock song written and performed by Dominican-American singer-songwriter Romeo Santos and Camila lead singer Mario Domm. Produced by Santos, the track was released in Latin America and the United States as the third single from his debut solo album Fórmula, Vol. 1 (2011).

## Background

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Romeo Santos was the lead member of Aventura, an urban and bachata infused band, which sold 1.7 million albums in the United States and had the best-selling Latin album of 2009 The Last.[1] After the band's temporary separation,[2] Santos was announced as the star of an upcoming comedy series to be premiered on ABC. The series will deal with the struggle of a Dominican American fighting his beliefs to success in the United States and will be Santos debut acting job.[3] Following the announcement, Santos signed a record deal with Sony Music Entertainment and recorded his debut studio album, Formula, Vol. 1, which includes most of the tracks in bachata rhythm and bilingual songs such as the lead single "You" and "Promise", featuring Usher.[1]

## Chart performance

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Chart (2012)  | Peak
position

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Mexico (Monitor Latino)[4] | 10
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[5] | 42
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[6] | 22

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Mexico (AMPROFON)[7] | 2× Platinum  | 120,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ a b Cobo, Leila (October 21, 2011). "Romeo Santos Finds His Own 'Formula' After Aventura Success". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
2. ^ "Lanza Romeo Santos primer sencillo como solista "You"". Publimetro (in Spanish). Metro International. May 9, 2011. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
3. ^ Cobo, Leila (October 12, 2011). "Latin Singer Romeo Santos Cast in ABC Comedy". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
4. ^ "Monitor Latino". Monitor Latino. Archived from the original on 2012-04-14.
5. ^ "Romeo Santos Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard.
6. ^ "Romeo Santos Chart History (Latin Pop Airplay)". Billboard.
7. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved October 9, 2024. Type Romeo Santos in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Rival in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.

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* Discography
* Awards and nominations

Studio albums|

| Formula, Vol. 1|

* "La Diabla"
* "Que Se Mueran"
* "Llévame Contigo"
* "Mi Santa"
* "Promise"
* "Soberbio"
* "Debate de 4"
* "Rival"
* "You"
* "All Aboard"

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Formula, Vol. 2|

* "Necio"
* "Cancioncitas de Amor"
* "Eres Mía"
* "Odio"
* "Hilito"
* "Yo También"
* "Animales"
* "Propuesta Indecente"

Golden|

* "Tuyo"
* "Perjurio"
* "Carmín"
* "Sobredosis"
* "Bella y Sensual"
* "Héroe Favorito"
* "Imitadora"

Utopía|

* "Canalla"
* "Payasos"
* "La Demanda"
* "Millonario"
* "El Beso Que No Le Di"
* "Ileso"
* "Amor Enterrado"
* "Me Quedo"
* "Los Últimos"
* "Años Luz"
* "Bellas"
* "Inmortal"

Formula, Vol. 3|

* "Bebo"
* "Ayúdame"
* "Boomerang"
* "El Pañuelo"
* "15,500 Noches"
* "Sin Fin"
* "Solo Conmigo"
* "Sus Huellas"
* "Siri"
* "Me Extraño"
* "Suegra"
* "Culpable"
* "La Última Vez"

Live albums|

* The King Stays King: Sold Out at Madison Square Garden
* Utopía Live from MetLife Stadium

Other songs|

* "No, No, No"
* "Loco"
* "Masoquismo"
* "El Farsante"
* "Bellas"
* "Ella Quiere Beber"
* "Aullando"
* "La Mejor Versión de Mí" (remix)
* "Sigues Con Él" (remix)
* "Nuestro Amor"
* "X Si Volvemos"
* "Khé?"

Tours|

* The King Stays King
* Fórmula, Vol. 2 Tour
* Golden Tour
* Utopía Tour
* Fórmula, Vol. 3: La Gira

Related articles|

* Aventura
* Romeo Santos: King of Bachata
* Sony Music Latin

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