3 is the fifth studio album by American singer Romeo Santos, released on September 1, 2022, by Sony Music Latin.

[3] Musically, it combines traditional bachata with innovative fusions exploring and experimenting dance, tropical house, hip hop and pop.

[5] Also, it contains guest appearances by artists of his natal Dominican Republic such as Toño Rosario, Lápiz Conciente, Ramón Orlando, Luis Miguel del Amargue, Rubby Pérez, Fernando Villalona and Chris Lebron.

While some praised the production and features, others criticized the lyrics on some tracks and the approach of traditional bachata.

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.

"Sin Fin" is the second single and features American singer Justin Timberlake.

"Siri" is the sixth single and features Dominican singer Chris Lebron.

"Culpable" is a promo single and features Dominican rapper Lápiz Conciente.

"15,500 Noches" features Dominican Merengue musicians Fernando Villalona, Rubby Pérez, Toño Rosario, and Ramón Orlando.

"La Última Vez" features Dominican Bachata singer Luis Miguel Del Amargue.

Amanda Alcantara from the Rolling Stone gave a positive review on an article titled Romeo Santos Is Both a Bachata Innovator and a Proud Traditionalist on 'Formula Vol.

[6] On the same note, Thaina Garcia from Variety gave a positive review to the album a highlights the collaborations and guest appearances.

[8] Also, Billboard staff ranked "Me extraño" with Christian Nodal as the best collaboration of the album.

[9] On other hand, Isabelia Herrera from The New York Times 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".

[10] The album debuted at number 10 on the US Billboard 200 with 26,000 units for the week ending September 17, 2022.

In the same week, it reached number one US Tropical Albums, just like the previous two efforts of the trilogy Formula, Vol.