Amar es Combatir

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Amar Es Combatir (English: "To Love Is To Fight") is the seventh studio album released by the Mexican Latin pop/Rock en Español band Maná. The album, which was released on August 22, 2006, became the band's first release in four years.

On February 11, 2007, the album won a Grammy Award in the category of Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album.^[2] On April 26, 2007 it received two Billboard Latin Music Awards.^[3]

The band Re-released this album with a Deluxe Limited Edition CD & DVD on March 27, 2007.

Track listing

Original track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Manda Una Señal (Send a Sign)"	Fernando Olvera	5:08
2.	"Labios Compartidos (Shared Lips)"	F. Olvera	4:39
3.	"Ojalá Pudiera Borrarte (I Wish I Could Erase You)"	F. Olvera	4:55
4.	"Arráncame El Corazón (Tear My Heart Out)"	F. Olvera, Alex González	4:44
5.	"Tengo Muchas Alas (I Have Many Wings)"	F. Olvera	4:32
6.	"Dime Luna (Tell Me, Moon)"	F. Olvera	4:49
7.	"Bendita Tu Luz (Blessed Your Light) (feat. Juan Luis Guerra)"	F. Olvera, Sergio Vallín	4:23
8.	"Tú Me Salvaste (You Saved Me)"	A. González	4:19
9.	"Combatiente (Combatant)"	F. Olvera, A. González	4:37
10.	"El Viaje (The Trip)"	A. González	4:16
11.	"El Rey Tiburón (The Shark King)"	F. Olvera	4:51
12.	"Somos Mar y Arena (We Are Sea and Sand)"	F. Olvera, S. Vallín	4:42
13.	"Relax"	S. Vallín	4:16

Deluxe limited edition CD
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Labios Compartidos (Urban version)"	F. Olvera	4:28
15.	"Bendita Tu Luz (feat. Juan Luis Guerra) (Bachata version)"	F. Olvera, S. Vallín	4:17
16.	"Manda Una Señal (acoustic version)"	F. Olvera	4:40

Deluxe limited edition DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Labios Compartidos (music video)"	4:45
2.	"Bendita Tu Luz (feat. Juan Luis Guerra) (music video)"	4:08
3.	"Manda Una Señal (music video)"	4:51
4.	"Bendita Tu Luz (alternative music video)"	4:09
5.	"Labios Compartidos (acoustic version on Telefe)"	4:58
6.	"EPK Amar es Combatir (Español)"	7:24
7.	"EPK Amar es Combatir (English)"	7:23
8.	"Photo Gallery"	1:35

Personnel

Francisco Ayon – assistant
Miguel Bustamante – assistant engineer
Juan Calleros – Bajo sexto, group member
Juan Luis Guerra – guest vocals
Albert Sterling Menendez – keyboards
Fher Olvera – acoustic guitar, harmonica, electric guitar, main vocals, producer, choir, concept design, group member
Carlos Perez – graphic design, creative director, concept design
Fernando Quintana – choir
Luis Rey – choir
Thom Russo – mixing, recording
Fabian Serrano – digital editing, coordination
Fernando Vallín – guitar, bajo sexto, digital editing, choir, guitar technician
Sergio Vallin – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, choir, group member
Javier Valverde – digital editing, assistant engineer

Charts

Amar Es Combatir debuted at #4 on the Billboard 200 chart and #1 on the Billboard Top Rock Albums chart, selling nearly 87,000 copies in its first week of release in the United States. This marked the highest first-week sales and chart position for a Spanish language album by a duo or group and the first Spanish language album to debut atop the rock albums tally. It is also tied with Shakira's Fijación Oral Vol. 1 (2005) as the highest debut of a Spanish language album in the history of Billboard.

The album has produced three Billboard Hot Latin Tracks number-one singles: "Labios Compartidos", "Bendita Tu Luz" and "Manda Una Señal".

Album

Chart (2006) ^[4]^[5]^[6]	Peak position
Mexican Albums Chart	1
Spain PROMUSICAE Album Chart	1
Swiss Record Charts	4
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums	1
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums	1
U.S. Billboard Top Rock Albums	1
U.S. Billboard 200	4
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums	4

Singles

Year	Song	Chart ^[7]	Peak position
2006	"Labios Compartidos"	U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	1
2006	"Labios Compartidos"	U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay	1
2006	"Labios Compartidos"	U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay	1
2006	"Labios Compartidos"	U.S. Billboard Hot Ringtones	12
2006	"Labios Compartidos"	U.S. Billboard Hot 100	82
2006	"Bendita Tu Luz"	U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	1
2006	"Bendita Tu Luz"	U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay	1
2006	"Bendita Tu Luz"	U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay	3
2007	"Manda Una Señal"	U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	1
2007	"Manda Una Señal"	U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay	1
2007	"Manda Una Señal"	U.S. Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay	6
2007	"Ojalá Pudiera Borrarte"	U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks	2
2007	"Ojalá Pudiera Borrarte"	U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay	3

Sales and certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)^[8]	3× Platinum	120,000^{^}
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)^[9]	Gold	30,000^*
Colombia^[10]	Gold	10,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)^[11]	2× Platinum	200,000^{^}
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[12]	3× Platinum	240,000^{^}
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[13]	Gold	15,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[14]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards

Billboard Latin Music Awards

Latin Rock/Alternative Album of the Year
Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year by a Duo or Group – "Labios Compartidos"

Grammy Awards

Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album

MTV Video Music Awards Latin America

Video of the Year – "Labios Compartidos"
Best Rock Artist
MTV Legend Award

References

File:Amar Es Combatir poster (amazon).jpg

Maná additional poster

^ Allmusic review
^ Information about the Grammy Award the album has won.
^ Information about the winners of the 2007 Billboard Latin Music Awards
^ Performance of the album on the Billboard charts
^ Swiss charts
^ Spanish charts
^ Performance of the singles on the Billboard charts.
^ "Estadísticas: Discos de Oro y Platino" (in Spanish). CAPIF. 14 December 2006. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
^ "Brazilian album certifications – Man – Amar Es Combatir" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.
^ "Maná release their new album Amar es Combatir and was Gold Disc in Colombia"
^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Mana in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Amar Es Combatir in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
^ "Spanish album certifications – Mana – Amar es Combatir". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España.
^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Amar es Combatir')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
^ "American album certifications – Mana – Amar es Combatir". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

Official website of the band
Review and overview at Allmusic, has discography

Preceded by Rebelde by RBD	*Spain PROMUSICAE* Album Chart number-one album** August 27, 2006 - September 17, 2006	Succeeded by Por la Boca Vive el Pez by Fito & Fitipaldis
Preceded by King of Kings by Don Omar	*U.S. Billboard* Top Latin Albums number-one album** September 9, 2006 - September 30, 2006	Succeeded by Ananda by Paulina Rubio

[1] Allmusic review

[2] Information about the Grammy Award the album has won.

[3] Information about the winners of the 2007 Billboard Latin Music Awards

[4] Performance of the album on the Billboard charts

[5] Swiss charts

[6] Spanish charts

[7] Performance of the singles on the Billboard charts.

[8] "Estadísticas: Discos de Oro y Platino" (in Spanish). CAPIF. 14 December 2006. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2012.

[BrazilManAmar_Es_CombatiralbumCertRef-9] "Brazilian album certifications – Man – Amar Es Combatir" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.

[10] "Maná release their new album Amar es Combatir and was Gold Disc in Colombia"

[MexicoManaAmar_Es_CombatiralbumCertRef-11] "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Mana in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Amar Es Combatir in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.

[SpainManaAmar_es_CombatiralbumCertRef-12] "Spanish album certifications – Mana – Amar es Combatir". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España.

[SwitzerlandManaAmar_es_CombatiralbumCertRef-13] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Amar es Combatir')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

[United_StatesManaAmar_es_CombatiralbumCertRef-14] "American album certifications – Mana – Amar es Combatir". Recording Industry Association of America.

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