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| Released = August 22, 2006 |
| Released = August 22, 2006 |
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| Recorded = at [[The Hit Factory]], [[Miami, Florida]] |
| Recorded = at [[The Hit Factory]], [[Miami, Florida]] |
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| Genre = [[Latin rock]]<br>[[Pop rock]]<br>[[Dub music|Dub]] |
| Genre = [[Latin pop]]<br>[[Latin rock]]<br>[[Pop rock]]<br>[[Dub music|Dub]] |
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| Length = 56:30 |
| Length = 56:30 |
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| Label = [[WEA Latina]] |
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| single 1 date = July 10, 2006 |
| single 1 date = July 10, 2006 |
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| single 2 = [[Bendita Tu Luz]] |
| single 2 = [[Bendita Tu Luz]] |
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| single 2 date = November |
| single 2 date = November 6, 2006 |
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| single 3 = [[Manda Una Señal]] |
| single 3 = [[Manda Una Señal]] |
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| single 3 date = January 15, 2007 |
| single 3 date = January 15, 2007 |
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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
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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 (Alernative 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
Awards
- Latin Rock/Alternative Album of the Year
- Latin Pop Airplay Song of the Year by a Duo or Group – "Labios Compartidos"
MTV Video Music Awards Latin America
- Video of the Year – "Labios Compartidos"
- Best Rock Artist
- MTV Legend Award
See also
References
- ^ 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