Obsessed (EP)

Originating for Yakima, Washington, and of Mexican descent, Yahritza y su Esencia consists of siblings: Yahritza Martínez (vocals and acoustic guitar), Armando "Mando" Martínez (twelve-string guitar), and Jairo Martínez (acoustic bass).[4] Yahritza began sharing videos singing and playing the guitar at age 14. At that age, she wrote the song "Soy el Único", which would end up being their breakout hit as a trio.[5] The band gained prominence in November 2021 after their cover of "Está Dañada" by Iván Cornejo went viral on TikTok, which led them to be signed to Lumbre Music after meeting with Ramón Ruiz and Alex Guerra, the founders of the label.[6]

In February 2022, a fragment of "Soy el Único" went viral on TikTok, leading to the song being released as an official single the following month.[6] A break-up song, Yahritza found inspiration for the lyrics in the comments that people left in their videos about their relationships.[7] "Soy el Único" achieved great commercial success entering various charts in both the United States and Mexico.[8] It was followed by "Esta Noche" as their second single.[9]

On April 22, 2022, the trio finally released their first full-length project, the five-song EP Obsessed, with a deluxe version being released later in July. The EP consists of three songs written by Yahritza ("Soy el Único", "Enamorado" and "Déjalo Ir"), plus two covers, "Siendo Sincero" by Los del Limit and "Esta Noche" by Nivel Codiciado and José Mejía.[6] The success of the project and its singles led the band to be co-signed with Sony Music Latin, as a partnership between the label and Lumbre Music.[10]

Their debut single "Soy el Único" was released as the first single for the EP on March 25, 2022.[11] On April 9, 2022, the song peaked at numbers 20 and 29 at the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Global 200 charts, respectively.[12][13] It also topped the Hot Latin Songs chart.[14] The following week, on April 16, the song peaked at number 12 at the Mexico Songs chart.[15] Upon its release as an official single, the song topped the ranking on YouTube Music in the United States and reached the fifth position in Mexico.[5] On April 21, the song was certified platinum in the United States, later achieving multi-platinum status on October 27.[16]

On April 9, "Esta Noche" was released as the second single.[9] It peaked at number 16 at the Hot Latin Songs chart.[17] The track "Déjalo Ir" also entered said chart, peaking at number 41.[8]

On the issue dated April 28, 2022, the EP debuted at number 7 at the Top Latin Albums chart, while at the Billboard 200 chart, it entered at number 173. Also, the EP topped the Regional Mexican Albums with 8,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States.[8] On October 27, 2022, the EP was certified platinum in the United States with 60,000 equivalent units earned in the country.[16]