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'''''King of Kings''''' is ]'s second studio album. It was released on May 23, 2006,<ref></ref> three years after his debut studio album '']''. Produced by ], the 18 tracks of King of Kings vary in genre; the lead single, "]", is moody in reggaeton style. The album spent 44 weeks at the top of ] in 2006. The album sold more than 10 millions of copies sold making it Don Omar's best selling album and one of the best selling ], albums of all time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fanworld.co/23-spectacular-facts-of-don-omar/|title=23 Spectacular Facts Of Don Omar {{!}} Fan World|date=2015-12-16|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref>To promote this record Omar Embark The ]. '''''King of Kings''''' is ]'s second studio album. It was released on May 23, 2006,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7058080|title=Don Omar - King of Kings CD Album|website=Cduniverse.com}}</ref> three years after his debut studio album '']''. Produced by ], the album spent 11 weeks at the top of ] in 2006. With claimed sales of more than 4.1 million copies it is Don Omar's best selling album and one of the best selling ] albums of all time. To promote the album Omar embarked the ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Don Omar takes reggaeton higher|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-oct-28-et-omar28-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times|date=October 28, 2006}}</ref> The album also features ] by ], ], ], ] and ].

The album won the ] at the ]<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=2007 Billboard Latin Music Awards Winners|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/2007-billboard-latin-music-awards-winners-1052527/amp/|access-date=2022-01-08|magazine=Billboard|date=April 27, 2007}}</ref> and was nominated for Best Urban Music Album at the ].<ref name=":0" />

== Background ==
As of 2006, The Last Don (2003) and The Last Don Live! (2004) sold over 2 million certified of copies worldwide. Following the sucess of the albums, Don Omar toured Central and South America. However, 2004 and 2005 were marked by legal issues. In 2005, Don Omar two compilations albums, Los Bandoleros and Da Hit Man Presents Reggaetón Latino which had the biggest first week sales at the time for a reggaeton album and eventually sold over 200,000 copies.

The recording sesions for King of Kings took over a year between 2005 and 2006 at New York. According to the artist, just like his two previous albums, he was expecting to do history again.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 26, 2006 |title=Don Omar regresa a 'cambiar el mundo' |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/378555590 |url-access=subscription |work=El Nuevo Dia|id={{ProQuest|378555590}} }}</ref> That period were marked with the feud with fellow reggaeton acts: Daddy Yankee and latter Hector el Father in early 2006. According to Machete Music, over 500,000 copies were ordered in advance before the release of the album.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Corripio |first=Grupo de medios |date=2006-06-04 |title=Don Omar gana primeros lugares con 'King of Kings' |url=https://hoy.com.do/don-omar-gana-primeros-lugares-con-%C2%93king-of-kings%C2%94-2/ |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=Hoy Digital |language=es}}</ref>

On an interview on January 2006, The artist explained that this album is intended to reclaim his credibility in the society lost by his past legal issues and explain that his arrest on September 6, 2004 damaged his reputation. Also, stated that his next album titled King of Kings was autobiographic recounting his experiences after feeling rejected by the leaders of the Fuente de Agua Viva church, where he had previously been exalted as pastor and that his lyrics is oriented to the youth with positive mesages, expresing his ideas withouth fears.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lopez |first=Ana |date=January 8, 2006 |title=Conciliador Don Omar en el 2006 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/378547220/36537DEA2BD41DBPQ/40?accountid=196403&sourcetype=Newspapers |url-access=subscription |work=El Nuevo Diario |location=San Juan, Puerto Rico.}}</ref> On a press conference, in April 26, 2006, the released date was revelead and Don Omar explanied that the reggaeton genre with be back to normal with the return of the King.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 26, 2006 |title=Don Omar regresa a 'cambiar el mundo' |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/378555590/36537DEA2BD41DBPQ/54?accountid=196403&sourcetype=Newspapers |url-access=subscription |work=El Nuevo Dia |location=San Juan}}</ref>

== Critical Reception ==
Ed Morales from Newsday ranked at 8th on his Top 10 Best Latin CDs.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Morales |first=Ed |date=December 31, 2006 |title=THE BEST OF 2006: MUSIC, THE TOP 10: Latin CDs: |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/280086260/36537DEA2BD41DBPQ/87?accountid=196403&sourcetype=Newspapers |url-access=subscription}}</ref>


== Commercial performance == == Commercial performance ==
It debuted in its first week at #10 on the ] 200 and #1 on Top Latin Albums and Latin Rhythm Album Charts. The album peaked on the Billboard 200 at #7, the highest rank in reggaeton history. First week sales prediction in the United States were between 45k-50k<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=278683|title=HITS Daily Double : Rumor Mill - CHICKS TAKING THE LONG WAY TO THE TOP|website=HITS Daily Double|language=en|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref>. However, the album sold 68,000 copies in the United States in the first week, a record at the time as the biggest first-week sales of a Reggaeton album. In Just Four Weeks, the album cross the 160,000 units<ref>{{Cite book|last=Inc|first=Nielsen Business Media|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_tA4EAAAAMBAJ|page=|title=Billboard|date=2007-07-21|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|language=en}}</ref>.The album spent 11 weeks at the peak of ] in 2006. As of April 2009, the album sold over 556,000 copies in the United States and was certified Gold by the RIAA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/7573523/don-omar-king-of-kings-10-year-anniversary|title=Don Omar Celebrates 10 Years of 'King of Kings' With Special Anniversary Album|date=2016-11-11|website=Billboard|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref> ''King of Kings'' debuted in its first week at #10 on the ] 200 and #1 on Top Latin Albums and Latin Rhythm Album Charts. The album peaked on the Billboard 200 at #7, the highest rank in reggaeton history. First week sales prediction in the United States were between 45,000 and 50,000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=278683|title=HITS Daily Double : Rumor Mill - CHICKS TAKING THE LONG WAY TO THE TOP|website=HITS Daily Double|language=en|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref> However, the album sold 68,000 copies in the United States in the first week, a record at the time as the biggest first-week sales of a Reggaeton album. In Just Four Weeks, the album cross the 160,000 units.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Inc|first=Nielsen Business Media|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_tA4EAAAAMBAJ|page=|title=Billboard|date=2007-07-21|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|language=en}}</ref> The album spent 11 weeks at the peak of ] in 2006 and was the third best selling Latin album in the United States with 340,000 units sold. As of April 2009, the album sold over 556,000 copies in the United States and was certified Gold by the RIAA.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/7573523/don-omar-king-of-kings-10-year-anniversary|title=Don Omar Celebrates 10 Years of 'King of Kings' With Special Anniversary Album|date=2016-11-11|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1989/Billboard2007-12-15-Billboard-Page-0020.pdf#search=%22daddy%20yankee%20hits%20of%20the%20world%22|format=PDF|title=Billboard|page=20|website=Worldradiohistory.com|date=December 15, 2007|access-date=January 21, 2022}}</ref> It ended up at No. 8 in the Best of the 2000s on the Latin album chart.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Best of the 2000s|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts-decade-end%23/charts-decade-end/latin-albums?year=2009|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 7, 2022|archive-date=June 29, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629054722/http://www.billboard.com/charts-decade-end%23/charts-decade-end/latin-albums?year=2009|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>


The album was a commercial success across Latin America and Europe. In Spain, the album peaked at number 2 and sold over 50,000 copies<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://universalmusic.es/es_ES/noticias/1102/don-omar-king-of-kings-live-doble-cd-y-doble-dvd-hoy-a-la-venta|title=UNIVERSAL - Universal - Newsdetail Site|website=universalmusic.es|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref>. In Mexico, Debuted and Peaked at number 84. The album was a commercial success across Latin America and Europe. In Spain, the album peaked at number 2 and sold over 50,000 copies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://universalmusic.es/es_ES/noticias/1102/don-omar-king-of-kings-live-doble-cd-y-doble-dvd-hoy-a-la-venta|title=UNIVERSAL - Universal - Newsdetail Site|website=universalmusic.es|access-date=2020-04-20|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916191200/http://universalmusic.es/es_ES/noticias/1102/don-omar-king-of-kings-live-doble-cd-y-doble-dvd-hoy-a-la-venta|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album was certified platinum in Chile. In Argentina, the album was certified two times gold, one for the album sales and for 100,000 mobile downloads.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-12-13 |title=Dos discos de oro para Don Omar en Argentina |url=https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/musica/notas/dos-discos-de-oro-para-don-omar-en-argentina/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Primera Hora |language=es}}</ref>

With claimed worldwide sales between 4.1 million<ref>{{Cite web|author-link=Jclar|date=2015-02-10|title=10 Facts About|url=https://peopleenespanol.com/gallery/10-facts-about-don-omar-diehard-factoids-reggaeton-king-37-birthday/?|access-date=2022-01-04|website=People en Español}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Stavans |first=Ilan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3RbOEAAAQBAJ&dq=Don+Omar+King+of+Kings&pg=PA567 |title=Latin Music: Musicians, Genres, and Themes |date=2014-07-29 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |isbn=978-0-313-34396-4 |language=en}}</ref> and six million copies,<ref>{{cite news |title=10 cosas que quizá no recordabas de "King of Kings" de Don Omar |url=https://lamegafm.lamusica.com/noticias-y-farandula/10-cosas-quiza-recordabas-king-of-kings-don-omar |access-date=28 January 2022 |work=Mega 106.9FM |date=15 November 2016}}</ref> it is Don Omar's best selling album and one of the best selling ] albums of all time.<ref>{{Cite press release|date=2013-05-03|title=Latin Pop Icon, Don Omar, Interacts with Fans through Mobli and SnapTagz®|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130503005422/en/Latin-Pop-Icon-Don-Omar-Interacts-with-Fans-through-Mobli-and-SnapTagz%C2%AE|access-date=2021-01-01|publisher=Wild Craze|website=Businesswire.com|language=en}}</ref>

== Releases ==
The album was released in Japan on September 20, 2006 with two extra tracks, "Cayo El Sol - Tigerstyle Remix" and "La Copa".<ref>{{Cite web|title=CD Album King Of Kings|url=https://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/UICZ-3079|access-date=2022-01-26|website=CDJapan|language=Japanese}}</ref> A special edition known as ''King of Kings Armageddon Edition'' was released on December 19, 2006. It include a second disc with 4 extra songs and a DVD of 4 with music videos.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7323491&style=music|title=Don Omar - King of Kings: Armageddon Edition CD & DVD Album|website=Cduniverse.com}}</ref> A remastered version ''King of Kings 10th Anniversary (Remastered)'' was released on November 11, 2016.<ref >{{Cite web|title=King of Kings 10th Anniversary (Remastered) Don Omar|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/king-of-kings-10th-anniversary-remastered/1444125225|access-date=2022-01-08|via=]|date=May 23, 2006}}</ref>


==Track listing== ==Track listing==
{{Tracklist
| headline = Standard Edition <ref>{{Cite web|title=Don Omar- King of Kings|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/king-of-kings/1443507107|access-date=2022-01-08|via=]|date=January 2006}}</ref>
|extra_column = Production Credits
|total_length = 1:09:59


|title1 = Intro - Predica
===Standard Edition===
|note1 = featuring ]
{| class="wikitable"
|extra1 = ] & ]
! # !! Title !! Production credits !! Time
|length1 = 3:20
|-
| 01 || "Predica (Intro)" <small>(featuring ])</small> || ] & ] || 3:20
|-
| 02 || "Repórtense" || ] || 3:30
|-
| 03 || "Ojitos Chiquitos" || Fade & Julian, Nesty, ] || 3:49
|-
| 04 || "]" <small>(featuring ])</small> || ] & ] || 4:00
|-
| 05 || "Cuéntale" || Eliel || 4:21
|-
| 06 || "Tu no sabes" || Eliel, Naldo & Echo|| 3:14
|-
| 07 || "Candela" || ] & ] || 5:40
|-
| 08 || "]" || ] & Diesel || 5:15
|-
| 09 || "En Su Nota" <small>(featuring ])</small> || Yai & Toly || 3:39
|-
| 10 || "]" || Eliel || 4:44
|-
| 11 || "Jangueo" || Danny Fornaris || 3:53
|-
| 12 || "Bomba" || Yai & Toly || 2:51
|-
| 13 || "Infieles" || Eliel || 4:24
|-
| 14 || "Belly Danza" <small>(featuring ])</small> || Echo & Diesel || 4:05
|-
| 15 || "Muñecas de Porcelana" || Jorge Laboy || 3:47
|-
| 16 || "Not Too Much" <small>(featuring ])</small> || Eliel || 3:31
|-
| 17 || "Bailando Sola" || Nely || 2:57
|-
| 18 || "Amarga Vida" || Roberto Allende || 2:59
|}


|title2 = Repórtense
===Special Edition===
|extra2 = ]
The special edition of the album was leaked online earlier than its release. Because of it, it was never released into the market. But leaked tracks included:
|length2 = 3:30
#"Repórtense (Guitar Remix) <small>(although the song name adds ''Guitar Remix'', the instrument added in the remix is the violin and not the guitar)</small>
#"Ojitos Chiquitos (Rock Remix)
#"Conteo (Single Track without Juelz Santana)
#"] (Mix with "Dile" from ]) Feat. ]
#"Tú No Sabes (Reggaeton Remix)
#"Candela
#"Salió El Sol (Remix) Feat. ]
#"En Su Nota (Yal & Toly Remix) Feat. Mackie Ranks
#"Angelito (Pop Version)
#"Dile (Remix) Feat. ] (Bonus Track)
#"Pobre Diabla (Remix) Feat. Pitbull (Bonus Track)
#"Infieles (Remix) Feat. ]
#"Muñecas de Porcelana
#"Angelito (] Remix)
#"Not Too Much (] Remix) Feat. Zion
#"Bailando Sola (] Remix)
#"Amarga Vida
#"Nunca Había Llorado Así Feat. ] (Bonus Track)
#""La Copa (Patea) (Bonus Track)


|title3 = Ojitos Chiquitos
===Armageddon Edition===
|extra3 = Fade & Julian, ], ]
{{Main|King of Kings: Armageddon Edition}}
|length3 = 3:49
Track #1–18 from standard edition, and includes a second disc and DVD.


|title4 = ]
====Disc 2====
|note4 = featuring ]
#"Intro – El Rey"
|extra4 = ] & ]
#"Ayer La Vi"
|length4 = 4:00
#"Adiós"
#"No Sé de Ella 'MySpace'" ft. ]


|title5 = Cuéntale
====DVD====
|extra5 = ]
#"]"
|length5 = 4:21
#"]"
#"Belly Danza"
#"]"


|title6 = Tu No sabes
===Cut Tracks===
|extra6 = ], ] & ]
These are tracks that never made it to the album yet they exist.
|length6 = 3:14
#Conteo (Single Track without Juelz Santana)
#Tú No Sabes (Reggaeton Remix)
#Salió El Sol (Remix) Feat. ]
#Angelito (Pop Version)
#Angelito (] Remix)
#Infieles (Remix) Feat. ]
#Nunca Había Llorado Así Feat. ]
#"La Copa (Patea)


|title7 = Candela
==Awards and nominations==
|extra7 = ] & ]
*King of Kings won the ''']''' in the Latin Billboard Awards 2007.
|length7 = 5:40
*King of Kings was nominated for '''Best Urban Album of the Year''' for the Latin Grammy Awards 2007.
*The single "]" won '''Best Latin Music Video''' in Premio Lo Nuestro Awards 2007.
*Don Omar was '''Best Urban Artist of the Year''' in Premio Lo Nuestro Awards 2007.


|title8 = ]
==See also==
|extra8 = ] & Diesel
*]
|length8 = 5:15


|title9 = En Su Nota
==Notes==
|note9 = featuring ]
*The song "]" was featured on the credits and the Soundtrack of ].
|extra9 = Yai & Toly
*The Music Video of "]" was featured on the DVD of ].
|length9 = 3:39
*The song "]" was featured in the game ].
*"Nunca Habia Llorado Asi" was previously featured in Víctor Manuelle's album '']''.


|title10 = ]
<br />
|extra10 = ]
|length10 = 4:44


|title11 = Jangueo
===Charts===
|extra11 = Danny Fornaris
|length11 = 3:53

|title12 = Bomba
|extra12 = Yai & Toly
|length12 = 2:51

|title13 = Infieles
|extra13 = ]
|length13 = 4:24

|title14 = Belly Danza
|note14 = featuring ]
|extra14 = ] & Diesel
|length14 = 4:05

|title15 = Muñecas De Porcelana
|extra15 = Jorge Laboy
|length15 = 3:47

|title16 = Not Too Much
|note16 = featuring ]
|extra16 = ]
|length16 = 3:31

|title17 = Bailando Sola
|extra17 = ]
|length17 = 2:57

|title18 = Amarga Vida
|extra18 = Roberto Allende
|length18 = 2:59
}}

{{Tracklist
| headline = 19 Tracks Version (Digital Only) <ref>{{Cite web|title=Don Omar - King of Kings - 19 Tracks|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/king-of-kings/1494405821|access-date=2022-01-08|via=]}}</ref>
|extra_column = Production Credits
|total_length = 1:11:59

|title19 = La Copa (Patea)
|length19 = 2:00
}}

''' Armageddon Edition '''<br>
Track #1–18 from standard edition, and includes a second disc and DVD.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Don Omar - King of Kings Armageddon Edition|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/king-of-kings-armageddon-edition/1443639710|access-date=2022-01-08|via=]|date=May 23, 2006}}</ref> The song "]" from track 4 does not feature ] for this edition.

{{Tracklist
| headline = Disc 2
|extra_column = Production Credits

|title1 = Intro - El Rey (diss to ], ], ])
|extra1 = Escobar & Fade
|length1 = 3:24

|title2 = Ayer La Vi
|extra2 = ]
|length2 = 4:12

|title3 = Adiós
|extra3 = ]
|length3 = 4:13

|title4 = No Sé De Ella "MySpace"
|note4 = featuring ]
|extra4 = ]
|length4 = 3:43
}}

{{Tracklist
| headline = DVD
|extra_column = Production Credits

|title1 = ]
|extra1 = ]
|length1 = 4:50

|title2 = ]
|extra2 = Diesel
|length2 = 5:33

|title3 = Belly Danza
|note3 = featuring ]
|extra3 = Diesel
|length3 = 6:12

|title4 = ]
|extra4 = ]
|length4 = 3:26
}}

{{Tracklist
| headline = 10th Anniversary (Remastered) <ref>{{Cite web|title=Don Omar - King of Kings 10th Anniversary Remastered Edition|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/king-of-kings-10th-anniversary-remastered/1444125225|access-date=2022-01-08|via=]|date=2016}}</ref>
|extra_column = Production Credits

|title19 = Te Quiero Pa' Mi
|note19 = featuring ]
|extra19 = Juan Rivera
|length19 = 3:31
}}

===Special Edition===
The special edition of the album was leaked online earlier than its release. Because of it, it was never released into the market. These leaked tracks included:
#"Repórtense (Guitar Remix)" <small>(although the song name adds ''Guitar Remix'', the instrument added in the remix is the violin and not the guitar)</small>
#"Ojitos Chiquitos" (Rock Remix)
#"Conteo" (Single Track without Juelz Santana) <small>(Was added to the Armageddon Edition replacing the other version that featured ].)</small>
#"] (Mix with "Dile" from ])" Feat. ]
#"Tú No Sabes (Reggaeton Remix)"
#"Candela"
#"Salió El Sol (Remix)" Feat. ]
#"En Su Nota (Yal & Toly Remix)" Feat. Mackie Ranks
#"Angelito (Pop Version)"
#"Dile (Remix)" Feat. ] (Bonus Track)
#"Pobre Diabla (Remix)" Feat. Pitbull (Bonus Track)
#"Infieles (Remix)" Feat. ]
#"Muñecas de Porcelana"
#"Angelito" (] Remix)
#"Not Too Much" (] Remix) Feat. Zion
#"Bailando Sola" (] Remix)
#"Amarga Vida
#"Nunca Había Llorado Así" Feat. ] (Bonus Track)
#"La Copa (Patea)" (Bonus Track) <small>(Now as an extra track on the digital version of the standard edition.)</small>

===Cut tracks===
These are tracks that never made it to the album yet they exist.
#"Tú No Sabes (Reggaeton Remix)"
#"Salió El Sol (Remix)" Feat. ]
#"Angelito (Pop Version)"
#"Angelito (] Remix)"
#"Infieles (Remix)" Feat. ]
#"Nunca Había Llorado Así" Feat. ]

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable" {| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (2006) !Chart (2006-07)
!Peak<br>position !Peak<br>position
|- |-
|align="left"|]<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321232252/http://mexicancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Don+Omar |date=March 21, 2012 }} ''Mexicancharts.com''</ref> |Mexican Albums (])<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321232252/http://mexicancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Don+Omar |date=March 21, 2012 }} ''Mexicancharts.com''</ref>
|align="center"|84 |align="center"|84
|- |-
|align="left"|]<ref> ''Spanishcharts.com''</ref> |Spanish Albums (])<ref> ''Spanishcharts.com''</ref>
|align="center"|13 |align="center"|13
|- |-
{{album chart|Billboard200|7|artist=Don Omar|access-date=July 17, 2021}}
|align="left"|U.S. '']'' ]<ref name= BillTop> ]</ref>
|align="center"|1
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===Year-end charts===
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==Sales and certifications== ==Sales and certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Chile|award=Platinum|nosales=true|certref=<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://listindiario.com/entretenimiento/2010/10/07/161604/las-seis-claves-en-la-carrera-de-don-omar|title=Las seis claves en la carrera de Don Omar|first=Listin|last=Diario|date=October 7, 2010|website=listindiario.com}}</ref>}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|award=Gold|salesamount=50,000|certyear=2006|certweek=40|relyear=5|salesref=<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=http://universalmusic.es/es_ES/noticias/1102/don-omar-king-of-kings-live-doble-cd-y-doble-dvd-hoy-a-la-venta |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916191200/http://universalmusic.es/es_ES/noticias/1102/don-omar-king-of-kings-live-doble-cd-y-doble-dvd-hoy-a-la-venta |archive-date=September 16, 2020 |title=UNIVERSAL - Universal - Newsdetail Site}}</ref>|access-date=August 29, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=King of Kings|artist=Don Omar|type=album|award=Gold<!-- Also has 4× Platinum (Latin), but they overlap and Gold is better-->|salesamount=556,000|salesref=<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/7573523/don-omar-king-of-kings-10-year-anniversary|title=Don Omar Celebrates 10 Years of 'King of Kings': Vote for Your Favorite Song on the Album|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>}}
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2006 studio album by Don Omar
King of Kings
Studio album by Don Omar
ReleasedMay 23, 2006
December 19, 2006 (Armageddon Edition)
Recorded2005–2006
Genre
Length69:59
LabelMachete Music, VI Music
Producer
Don Omar chronology
Los Bandoleros Reloaded
(2006)
King of Kings
(2006)
King of Kings Live
(2007)
Singles from King of Kings
  1. "Angelito"
    Released: May 2, 2006
  2. "Conteo"
    Released: July 28, 2006
  3. "Salió El Sol"
    Released: September 2006
Alternative cover
King of Kings: Armageddon Edition re-edition cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic

King of Kings is Don Omar's second studio album. It was released on May 23, 2006, three years after his debut studio album The Last Don. Produced by Eliel, the album spent 11 weeks at the top of Billboard Top Latin Albums in 2006. With claimed sales of more than 4.1 million copies it is Don Omar's best selling album and one of the best selling reggaeton albums of all time. To promote the album Omar embarked the King of Kings World Tour. The album also features guest appearances by Miri Ben-Ari, Juelz Santana, Mackie Ranks, Beenie Man and Zion.

The album won the Latin Music Award for Reggaeton Album of the Year at the 2007 Latin Billboard Music Awards and was nominated for Best Urban Music Album at the 2006 Latin Grammy Awards.

Background

As of 2006, The Last Don (2003) and The Last Don Live! (2004) sold over 2 million certified of copies worldwide. Following the sucess of the albums, Don Omar toured Central and South America. However, 2004 and 2005 were marked by legal issues. In 2005, Don Omar two compilations albums, Los Bandoleros and Da Hit Man Presents Reggaetón Latino which had the biggest first week sales at the time for a reggaeton album and eventually sold over 200,000 copies.

The recording sesions for King of Kings took over a year between 2005 and 2006 at New York. According to the artist, just like his two previous albums, he was expecting to do history again. That period were marked with the feud with fellow reggaeton acts: Daddy Yankee and latter Hector el Father in early 2006. According to Machete Music, over 500,000 copies were ordered in advance before the release of the album.

On an interview on January 2006, The artist explained that this album is intended to reclaim his credibility in the society lost by his past legal issues and explain that his arrest on September 6, 2004 damaged his reputation. Also, stated that his next album titled King of Kings was autobiographic recounting his experiences after feeling rejected by the leaders of the Fuente de Agua Viva church, where he had previously been exalted as pastor and that his lyrics is oriented to the youth with positive mesages, expresing his ideas withouth fears. On a press conference, in April 26, 2006, the released date was revelead and Don Omar explanied that the reggaeton genre with be back to normal with the return of the King.

Critical Reception

Ed Morales from Newsday ranked at 8th on his Top 10 Best Latin CDs.

Commercial performance

King of Kings debuted in its first week at #10 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on Top Latin Albums and Latin Rhythm Album Charts. The album peaked on the Billboard 200 at #7, the highest rank in reggaeton history. First week sales prediction in the United States were between 45,000 and 50,000. However, the album sold 68,000 copies in the United States in the first week, a record at the time as the biggest first-week sales of a Reggaeton album. In Just Four Weeks, the album cross the 160,000 units. The album spent 11 weeks at the peak of Billboard Top Latin Albums in 2006 and was the third best selling Latin album in the United States with 340,000 units sold. As of April 2009, the album sold over 556,000 copies in the United States and was certified Gold by the RIAA. It ended up at No. 8 in the Best of the 2000s on the Latin album chart.

The album was a commercial success across Latin America and Europe. In Spain, the album peaked at number 2 and sold over 50,000 copies. The album was certified platinum in Chile. In Argentina, the album was certified two times gold, one for the album sales and for 100,000 mobile downloads.

With claimed worldwide sales between 4.1 million and six million copies, it is Don Omar's best selling album and one of the best selling reggaeton albums of all time.

Releases

The album was released in Japan on September 20, 2006 with two extra tracks, "Cayo El Sol - Tigerstyle Remix" and "La Copa". A special edition known as King of Kings Armageddon Edition was released on December 19, 2006. It include a second disc with 4 extra songs and a DVD of 4 with music videos. A remastered version King of Kings 10th Anniversary (Remastered) was released on November 11, 2016.

Track listing

Standard Edition
No.TitleProduction CreditsLength
1."Intro - Predica" (featuring Miri Ben-Ari)Henry Santos & Nesty3:20
2."Repórtense"Nesty3:30
3."Ojitos Chiquitos"Fade & Julian, Nesty, Eliel3:49
4."Conteo" (featuring Juelz Santana)Nely & Naldo4:00
5."Cuéntale"Eliel4:21
6."Tu No sabes"Eliel, Naldo & Echo3:14
7."Candela"Nely & Naldo5:40
8."Salió El Sol"Echo & Diesel5:15
9."En Su Nota" (featuring Mackie Ranks)Yai & Toly3:39
10."Angelito"Eliel4:44
11."Jangueo"Danny Fornaris3:53
12."Bomba"Yai & Toly2:51
13."Infieles"Eliel4:24
14."Belly Danza" (featuring Beenie Man)Echo & Diesel4:05
15."Muñecas De Porcelana"Jorge Laboy3:47
16."Not Too Much" (featuring Zion)Eliel3:31
17."Bailando Sola"Nely2:57
18."Amarga Vida"Roberto Allende2:59
Total length:1:09:59
19 Tracks Version (Digital Only)
No.TitleLength
19."La Copa (Patea)"2:00
Total length:1:11:59

Armageddon Edition
Track #1–18 from standard edition, and includes a second disc and DVD. The song "Conteo" from track 4 does not feature Juelz Santana for this edition.

Disc 2
No.TitleProduction CreditsLength
1."Intro - El Rey (diss to Héctor "El Father", Yomo, Polaco)"Escobar & Fade3:24
2."Ayer La Vi"Eliel4:12
3."Adiós"Eliel4:13
4."No Sé De Ella "MySpace"" (featuring Wisin & Yandel)Eliel3:43
DVD
No.TitleProduction CreditsLength
1."Angelito"Eliel4:50
2."Salió El Sol"Diesel5:33
3."Belly Danza" (featuring Beenie Man)Diesel6:12
4."Conteo"Naldo3:26
10th Anniversary (Remastered)
No.TitleProduction CreditsLength
19."Te Quiero Pa' Mi" (featuring Zion & Lennox)Juan Rivera3:31

Special Edition

The special edition of the album was leaked online earlier than its release. Because of it, it was never released into the market. These leaked tracks included:

  1. "Repórtense (Guitar Remix)" (although the song name adds Guitar Remix, the instrument added in the remix is the violin and not the guitar)
  2. "Ojitos Chiquitos" (Rock Remix)
  3. "Conteo" (Single Track without Juelz Santana) (Was added to the Armageddon Edition replacing the other version that featured Juelz Santana.)
  4. "Cuéntale (Mix with "Dile" from The Last Don)" Feat. Ivy Queen
  5. "Tú No Sabes (Reggaeton Remix)"
  6. "Candela"
  7. "Salió El Sol (Remix)" Feat. Tres Coronas
  8. "En Su Nota (Yal & Toly Remix)" Feat. Mackie Ranks
  9. "Angelito (Pop Version)"
  10. "Dile (Remix)" Feat. Pitbull (Bonus Track)
  11. "Pobre Diabla (Remix)" Feat. Pitbull (Bonus Track)
  12. "Infieles (Remix)" Feat. La India
  13. "Muñecas de Porcelana"
  14. "Angelito" (Cumbia Remix)
  15. "Not Too Much" (Tainy Remix) Feat. Zion
  16. "Bailando Sola" (Nely "El Arma Secreta" Remix)
  17. "Amarga Vida
  18. "Nunca Había Llorado Así" Feat. Víctor Manuelle (Bonus Track)
  19. "La Copa (Patea)" (Bonus Track) (Now as an extra track on the digital version of the standard edition.)

Cut tracks

These are tracks that never made it to the album yet they exist.

  1. "Tú No Sabes (Reggaeton Remix)"
  2. "Salió El Sol (Remix)" Feat. Tres Coronas
  3. "Angelito (Pop Version)"
  4. "Angelito (Cumbia Remix)"
  5. "Infieles (Remix)" Feat. La India
  6. "Nunca Había Llorado Así" Feat. Víctor Manuelle

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2006-07) Peak
position
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON) 84
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) 13
US Billboard 200 7
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard) 1
US Latin Rhythm Albums (Billboard) 1
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2006) Position
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard) 3
Chart (2007) Position
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard) 8

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) Gold  
Chile Platinum  
Spain (PROMUSICAE) Gold 50,000
United States (RIAA) Gold 556,000

See also

References

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