We Broke the Rules is the second studio album by the American band Aventura, released on July 2, 2002, by Premium Latin music.

On the album, Aventura incorporated elements of pop, hip hop, and R&B into bachata, giving what critics thought was a new flavor to the genre and extending its appeal to those who preferred urban music styles.

Both styles of music came out of struggling communities and gradually gained acceptance among middle and even upper classes.

[7] Almost ten years later, with the release of We Broke the Rules, Bachata became as internationally famous as merengue and even salsa.

[10] Aventura helped change the general opinion about bachata because as young and "hip" New Yorkers, they did not fit the stereotype of bachateros but embraced the genre and identified themselves with it anyway.

[12] The other contributors to the album We Broke the Rules include: musicians Miguel Echavarria (tambora, bongo drum, and Sammy Puntiel (guira); audio mixer Monchy Jiminez; and photographer Manuel Sierra.

[13] Aventura and their label Premium Latin Music, Inc. were sued for $50,000 because of flipping the main melody of "Axel F" by Harold Faltermeyer in their song Perdi El Control.

All tracks are written by Anthony "Romeo" Santos, except where notedSample credits In 2004, they released a DVD named after the album.