Rebelution is the fourth studio album

Studio album

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 by Miami

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 rapper Pitbull

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Armando Christian Pérez , better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records...

, released on August 28, 2009. Featured artists include Akon

Akon

Aliaune Damala Badara Thiam, better known as simply Akon , is a Senegalese American R&B recording artist and songwriter.According to Forbes, Akon grossed $21 million in 2010, $20 million in 2009 and $12 million in 2008. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first...

, B.o.B

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, Ke$ha, Avery Storm

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, Nayer

Nayer

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, Lil Jon

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, The New Royales, Bass III Euro & Slim

Slim (112)

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 of 112

112 (band)

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. It is also his first major-label release, his first album to be released on his own Mr. 305 Inc. label and also Polo Grounds'

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 second release since Hurricane Chris

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's 51/50 Ratchet

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.

Singles

• The first single from the album was "Krazy
  Krazy (song)
  "Krazy" is first single released by Pitbull from his album Rebelution. It features crunk rapper Lil Jon. The song peaked at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S., making it Pitbull's third highest peak on the chart. The song samples Federico Franchi's 2007 song, "Cream"...
  
  ", produced and featured Lil Jon
  Lil Jon
  Jonathan Mortimer Smith , better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, music producer, entrepreneur, and occasional disc jockey who was a member of the group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. Lil Jon formed the group in 1997, and the group released several albums between then and 2004...
  
  . It peaked at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song samples Federico Franchi's 2007 song, "Cream".

• The second single released was "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)
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  "I Know You Want Me " is a song by rapper Pitbull released as the second single from the album, Rebelution. The song samples "75, Brazil Street" by Nicola Fasano versus Pat Rich, which itself samples "Street Player" by Chicago. The core is from a song by Dominican rappers El Cata and Omega. The...
  
  ", which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song is a remix of "75, Brazil Street" by Nicola Fasano Vs Pat Rich.

• The third single released was "Hotel Room Service
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  "Hotel Room Service" is a song by rapper Pitbull released as the third single from his fourth album, Rebelution. The song samples "Push the Feeling On" by Nightcrawlers as well as "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugarhill Gang. It was released to both iTunes and mainstream radio on June 16, 2009...
  
  ". It peaked at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song recreates elements from "Push the Feeling On
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  " by Nightcrawlers
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  .

• The fourth single was "Shut It Down
  Shut It Down (song)
  "Shut It Down" is a song by hip-hop artist and rapper Pitbull released as the fourth single from his album, Rebelution. It features Akon. Another version of the song has vocals by Clinton Sparks and Akon.-Chart performance:...
  
  ", featuring Akon
  Akon
  Aliaune Damala Badara Thiam, better known as simply Akon , is a Senegalese American R&B recording artist and songwriter.According to Forbes, Akon grossed $21 million in 2010, $20 million in 2009 and $12 million in 2008. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first...
  
  . It was released on November 2, 2009, with the music video. It peaked at #42 on the Billboard 100

• The fifth single released was "Can't Stop Me Now", featuring The New Royales. The song was released on June 14, 2010 with the single's music video.

Tracklist

(co) - co-producer

Sales

The album debuted at #8 on the Billboard 200, selling 41,000 copies its first week. By June 2011, Rebelution had sold 222,000 copies in the United States.

Litigation

In 2009, the reggae band Rebelution

Rebelution (band)

Rebelution is a reggae band from Santa Barbara, California. Current members of Rebelution are Eric Rachmany, Rory Carey, Wesley Finley, and Marley Williams...

 sued Pitbull for trademark infringement based on the name of this album. In 2010, the court rejected Pitbull's request for summary judgment. Rebelution, LLC v. Perez, 2010 WL 3036217 (N.D. Cal. July 30, 2010).

Charts

Charts (2009)	Peak position
Argentinian Albums Chart Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers The Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers is an Argentine organization member of the IFPI, which represents the music industry in the country. It is a nonprofit organization integrated by multinational and independent record labels....	9
Australian Albums Chart Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...	64
Austrian AlbumsChart IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...	19
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...	22
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...	14
Canadian Albums Chart Canadian Recording Industry Association Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada...	2
Dutch Albums Chart NVPI The NVPI is the Dutch tradeassociation of the entertainment industry...	41
French Albums Chart	23
German Albums Chart IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...	33
Irish Albums Chart Irish Recorded Music Association Irish Recorded Music Association is the Irish record industry association. IRMA is a non-profit association set up to manage and control the music industry in the Republic of Ireland.-Goals and activities:...	87
Italian Albums Chart	85
Mexican Albums Chart AMPROFON Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas is a non-profit organization integrated by multinational and national record companies in Mexico. Established on April 3, 1963, it groups phonographic companies that represent more than 70 percent of the market in Mexico...	5
Polish Albums Charts Polish Music Charts The Polish Music Charts are two official album charts and seven singles charts in Poland, provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . The first, the Top 100, is a monthly chart based on data received from the album companies...	45
Spanish Albums Chart PROMUSICAE Spanish Music Producers is a trade group representing the Spanish recording industry...	89
Swiss Albums Chart IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...	7
UK R&B Chart British Phonographic Industry The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies...	10
U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...	7

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