We Broke the Rules

About We Broke the Rules

We Broke the Rules is the second studio album by the Dominican-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. This style of bachata was coined "the New York school", or "urban bachata", characterized by the inclusion of electric guitars instead of acoustic, and lyrics in Spanish and English instead of just Spanish. In addition, the singing style takes after R&B melodies. The album's themes mainly included heartbreak and melancholy, although it also included social themes like in "Amor de Madre", or "Mother's Love", which is a song describing the lifelong struggle of a prostitute and her son. The biggest hit of the album was the song "Obsesión" featuring Judy Santos. According to the article Aventura's Adventure, Aventura became "the first bachata act to land a No. 1 single, in Spanish, in virtually every European territory." The album sold around 1.5 million units internationally and remained in the number one position in the European charts in countries like Italy, France, Germany, and Norway for several weeks. "Obsesión" also remained in the number one position in the French top 100 singles charts for seven weeks, and at number one in the Italian top 50 singles chart for 16 weeks more »