On September 22, 2006, the album's lead single, a cover of the ballad titled "Tu Amor", which was composed by Diane Warren was released.

The deluxe edition included two new cover tracks: "Let the Music Play" and "Gone", which were originally recorded by Shannon and Kelly Clarkson, respectively.

RBD member Christian Chávez mentioned that Rebels would be re-released in late 2007 or early 2008 and that the new version would contain new songs and a collaboration with the Black Eyed Peas[6] on one of the tracks.

[7] Billboard magazine even published that the re-release would happen in early 2008 and it would feature three hip hop-influenced songs.

"We showed to the people of Mexico and Latin America that the public still likes pure pop music, and we hope the United States will enjoy it as well.

[10] "I Wanna Be the Rain" was first recorded in English, and then it was translated to Spanish for the album Celestial, which was released before Rebels.

RBD's label then bought the song in 2004 and adapted it to Spanish for inclusion on the band's debut album.

The group had previously recorded Spanish versions of the songs (titled "Feliz Cumpleaños" and "Me Voy") for their second studio album, Nuestro Amor.

The song is titled "Agapw Αγαπώ I Love", and serves as the Greeklish remix of "Wanna Play".

Two months later, Tamta made a Greek version of RBD's signature song "Rebelde", and titled it "Pame Parea".

The song's music video was filmed in a beach in Los Angeles and was premiered by MTV Tr3s on October 23, 2006.

On May 28, 2007, the group was invited by American businessman Donald Trump to appear on the year's biggest beauty pageant, Miss Universe 2007.

[16] On July 25, 2007, the group performed their single "Tu Amor" on the acoustic music TV show Confesiones en Concierto on Ritmoson Latino.

On June 22, 2007, as a result of their successful performances in Spain as part of the Tour Celestial, in a unique concert in the Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid in front of 40,000 people, RBD recorded their third live album and live concert video, where the group displayed their unique material and their command of the stage.

The reason given through RBD's website was that the group wanted to give their public a better show by performing songs from their then upcoming album, which would be released on November 20, 2007.

Jason Birchmeier of AllMusic commented that the album's lead single, "Tu Amor", was "perfect for the project" due to its "simplicity" and "production".

He also commented similarly about the tracks "Wanna Play" and "Cariño Mío" due to their "light yet trendy reggaeton production style."

"Tu Amor" and "My Philosophy" are two examples of straight-up boy-band style love songs with a Latin hue; the group occasionally brings in a somewhat gruff reggaeton sound ("Cariño Mío", "Wanna Play") which is where they shine the brightest.

[22] Jon Pareles of The New York Times published a mixed review, complaining that none of the music is rebellious, and only one song has a Latin beat.

[24] On the day of release, the album's cover artwork was altered by changing the group's logo from white to pink.

On its second week out, sales of Rebels in the United States plummeted 68%, despite that the album dropped only nine positions on the Billboard 200.