Amar es Combatir
Encyclopedia
Personnel
- Francisco Ayon – Assistant
- Miguel Bustamante – Assistant engineer
- Juan Calleros – Bajo sexto, group member
- Juan Luis GuerraJuan Luis GuerraJuan Luis Guerra is a singer, songwriter and producer from the Dominican Republic who has sold over 30 million records, and won numerous awards including 12 Latin Grammy Awards, two Grammy Awards, and two Latin Billboard Music Awards...
– 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 RussoThom RussoThom Russo is an American record producer, engineer, mixer and songwriter. His works range from Anglo-American pop/rock to Alternative Latin. He is a recipient of 13 Grammy awards, most of them in recognition to his work with Latin music.-Life and education:...
– 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 200Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
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
United States
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. This marked the highest first-week sales and chart position for a Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
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
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
's Fijación Oral Vol. 1
Fijación Oral Vol. 1
Fijación Oral Vol. 1 is the fourth studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. It is also the first Spanish language album released by the multilingual songwriter since 1998. The album has won numerous awards worldwide, including five Latin Grammy Awards and a Grammy Award. This album...
(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
Labios Compartidos
"Labios Compartidos" is the first single released from Maná's seventh studio album, Amar es Combatir . It became one of the band's most recognized songs, topping the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart for eight consecutive weeks.-Song information:The song deals with the theme of falling in love with...
", "Bendita Tu Luz
Bendita tu luz
"Bendita Tu Luz" is a bachata song, the second single released from Maná's seventh studio album, Amar es Combatir . The song, which features Juan Luis Guerra on the vocals.-Chart success:...
" and "Manda Una Señal
Manda Una Señal
"Manda Una Señal" is a Latin pop/rock song recorded by the Mexican band Maná for their seventh studio album Amar es Combatir . In early 2007, the song was released as the third official single from the album, and climbed to the #1 position of the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart.The music video...
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Album
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Mexican Albums Chart | 1 |
| Spain PROMUSICAE PROMUSICAE Spanish Music Producers is a trade group representing the Spanish recording industry... 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 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... 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
4 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums | 4 |
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Labios Compartidos Labios Compartidos "Labios Compartidos" is the first single released from Maná's seventh studio album, Amar es Combatir . It became one of the band's most recognized songs, topping the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart for eight consecutive weeks.-Song information:The song deals with the theme of falling in love with... " |
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 Bendita tu luz "Bendita Tu Luz" is a bachata song, the second single released from Maná's seventh studio album, Amar es Combatir . The song, which features Juan Luis Guerra on the vocals.-Chart success:... " |
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 Manda Una Señal "Manda Una Señal" is a Latin pop/rock song recorded by the Mexican band Maná for their seventh studio album Amar es Combatir . In early 2007, the song was released as the third official single from the album, and climbed to the #1 position of the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart.The music video... " |
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 Ojalá Pudiera Borrarte "Ojalá Pudiera Borrarte" is a song recorded and performed by Mexican Latin rock group Maná. The song is the fourth radio single released in promotion of their seventh studio album, Amar es Combatir .-Track listing:... " |
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks | 2 |
| 2007 | "Ojalá Pudiera Borrarte" | U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay | 3 |
Sales and certifications
Awards
Billboard Latin Music AwardsBillboard Latin Music Awards
The Billboard Latin Music Awards grew out of the Billboard Music Awards program from Billboard Magazine, an industry publication charting the sales and radio airplay success of musical recordings. The awards began in 1990...
- 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 AlbumGrammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative AlbumThe Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album was an honor presented to recording artists for quality albums in the Latin rock and alternative music genres at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards...
MTV Video Music Awards Latin America
MTV Video Music Awards Latin America
Premios MTV Latinoamérica was the Latin American version of the Video Music Awards. They were established in 2002 to celebrate the top music videos of the year in Latin America and the world. They are presented annually and broadcast live on MTV Networks Latin America...
- Video of the Year – "Labios Compartidos"
- Best Rock Artist
- MTV Legend Award
External links
- Official website of the band
- [ Review and overview] at Allmusic, has discography