Mundial ('Worldwide') is the sixth studio album and tenth overall by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee through El Cartel Records and Sony Music Latin released on April 27, 2010.
It explores lyrics and themes such as romance, sex, money and fame while the main focus is to capture music vibes of the streets of different countries globally.
The lead single Grito Mundial was intended to be 2010 FIFA World Coup official song, but those plans were later scrapped.
[4] Despite this, the track was chosen for World Cup TV campaigns on Telefutura and ESPN in the United States and on Azteca in Mexico.
[7] To promote the album, he performed as an actor in five episodes of CBS soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful" and latter embarked on the Mundial Tour which contains his first official Europe Leg.
[16] "El Ritmo No Perdona" was released as a promotional single on June 30, 2009 and was available for free download on his website page.
[22] On November 18, 2009, Yankeer started a small promotional tour sponsored by Coors Light in private venues visiting cities such as Houston, Dallas, Filadelfia, Chicago y Nueva York and was very well receive by the fans.
For this reason, the tracks recorded with Luis Fonsi and Don Omar ("Desafio) weren't included on the official tracklist.
[24] Furthermore, in April 2023, Yankee file a lawsuit against Universal Music Ground seeking US$10 million of dollars for damages due breach of contract, copyright infringement, unjust enrichment and unauthorized exploitation of his albums, stating that even thought the contract was expire, UMG still licensing and distributing his music, including his blockbuster album Barrio Fino (2004).