Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar (song)
"Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar" (Spanish for "Today I Can't Wake Up") is the debut single released by the spanish band Mecano as lead single for their homonymous debut studio album Mecano (1982). Released on June 22, 1981 by Discos CBS.
| "Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Mecano | ||||
| from the album Mecano | ||||
| Language | Spanish | |||
| English title | Today I can't wake up | |||
| B-side | "Quiero Vivir En La Ciudad" | |||
| Written | 1981 | |||
| Released | June 22, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio |  Estudios Escorpio | |||
| Genre | Techno-pop * New Wave | |||
| Length | 3:16 | |||
| Label | Discos CBS | |||
| Songwriter(s) | José María Cano | |||
| Composer(s) | Nacho Cano | |||
| Producer(s) | Jorge Álvarez | |||
| Mecano singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar" on YouTube | ||||
It is the first Mecano release. Serves as the lead single of their first studio album Mecano (1982).
In the original 1981 seven inch release the song came with a B Side called «Quiero Vivir En La Ciudad», song that despite of its resonance in radios it wasn't included on the debut album until the 1988 release where it appears as a bonus track.
It instantly became a hit in Spain, where it sold over 100.000 equivalent copies among 1981 and 1982.[1] Even though the song was a comercial success "Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar" didn't make it to number one as other singles of Mecano (1982) did.
A mistake in the printing of the 7 inch single release occurred in which the date of the song release was dated as 1980, one year earlier than original.[2]
The song has been versioned and performed by some singers through the years such as Edurne and by some of the members from the band as Nacho Cano himself.
Composition
Mecano member Nacho Cano was trying to write a song for the record since his brother José María Cano had written all the songs. By 27 May 2015, Nacho Cano told periodist Ismael Cala for CNN en Español that the lyrics of the song came as a result of a hangover due to a party the day before. Cano also added that it was then when he discovered that creativity comes from every day experiences.[3]
Formats
7-inch vinyl release
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar" | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Quiero Vivir En La Ciudad" | 2:43 |
Digital download and streaming
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar" | 3:16 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification | Equivalents | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain
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2xPlatinum | 100.000^ | [4] |
| ^Sales figures based on certification alone | |||
References
- ^ www.popdelos80.com. "Pop de Los 80" (in Spanish). Retrieved September 25, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Ivoox.com. "Song information" (in Spanish). Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ CNN en Español. "I wrote my first hit drunk" (in Spanish). Retrieved August 26, 2022.
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