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7 (2003)

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The lead single 'Addicted' peaked at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart, yet none of the album's singles cracked the Billboard Hot 100.

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7 is the seventh studio album and third English-language album by Enrique Iglesias
Released on 25 November 2003 in the United States
Iglesias co-wrote and co-produced every track
Extends the rock-pop direction he had established on Escape
Still a commercial success, but far less successful than his previous English-language albums Enrique and Escape

Escape (2001) was his fifth studio album and second English-language album, released with Interscope Records
Escape sold over 8 million copies worldwide and produced the number-one hit 'Hero'
For the next English-language project with the label, Iglesias aimed to develop the rock-pop sound of Escape further
Iglesias told the Toronto Sun that he concentrated heavily on the lyrics and tried to be as honest as possible
After this album, Enrique took a three-year break from the music business

Iglesias co-wrote and co-produced every track on the album
Jimmy Iovine served as executive producer alongside Iglesias
'Not in Love' has an extra verse and chorus sung by Kelis on the radio and single mix, while the album version features Iglesias alone

1	Not in Love	3:42
2	The Way You Touch Me	3:51
3	Say It	4:22
4	California Callin'	3:49
5	Addicted	5:00
6	Break Me Shake Me	3:39
7	Free	3:35
8	Be Yourself	4:38
9	Wish You Were Here (With Me)	4:13
10	You Rock Me	3:44
11	Roamer	3:57
12	Live It Up Tonight	4:12
13	Adicto	5:01
14	Addicted (Metro mix)	3:30
15	Addicted (Fernando Garibay edit)	6:16
16	Be With You	3:40

Debut Spanish album Enrique Iglesias (1995) sold half a million copies in its first week and won a Grammy for Best Latin Pop Performance.
Followed by Vivir (1997) and Cosas del Amor (1998), making him the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade.
1999 hit "Bailamos" (Wild Wild West soundtrack) peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and opened his English-language crossover.
Escape (2001) was certified Diamond for over 10 million copies; its single "Hero" was a UK number-one.
Signed to Universal, then Republic Records in 2010, then Sony Music in 2015.
Sex and Love (2014) and the hit "Bailando" were major successes; Final (Vol. 1) and Final (Vol. 2) followed in 2021 and 2024.
Holds the record for the most number-one songs on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart; estimated sales exceed 100 million albums.

AllMusic editor John Bush rated the album four out of five stars, calling it a solid pop album
Billboard felt the album again offered catchy hooks and radio-friendly ballads, but questioned whether radio would still embrace him
The Guardian's Caroline Sullivan described the album as a drudgesome old mix of arena rock and weepies, calling it an insipid record
Entertainment Weekly's Michael Endelman wrote that the album abandons frothy Latin pop for glossy arena rock and proves disastrous
Endelman noted that nothing on the album is as anthemic as 'Hero' from Escape
Los Angeles Times critic called it a derivative pastiche of that era's rock, new wave and folk-pop
Now's Elizabeth Bromstein found it just flat, overproduced pop with dim lyrics

Billboard 200 (US): opened and peaked at number 31
Sales in the United States reached 394,000 copies by April 2007, according to Nielsen SoundScan
Reached the top 20 in Australia, Portugal, Switzerland and the United Kingdom
Certified Platinum in Australia and Canada
Certified Gold in Russia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom
None of its singles entered the Billboard Hot 100

Iglesias said he wrote 'Addicted' on a dismal day while touring East Germany, inspired by gothic architecture.
'Addicted' was a modest hit in the UK, charting in the top twenty but missing the Billboard Hot 100.
The Spanish version 'Adicto' reached the top ten on the Hot Latin Tracks chart.
The album version of 'Not in Love' features only Iglesias's vocals; the radio mix adds a verse and chorus by Kelis.