Amar es Combatir

Amar Es Combatir
Studio album by
Maná
ReleasedAugust 22, 2006
RecordedFebruary–May 2006
StudioHit Factory Criteria (Miami)
GenreLatin rock
pop rock
dub
Length56:30
LabelWEA Latina
ProducerFher Olvera & Alex González
Maná chronology
Esenciales: Eclipse
(2003) 		Amar Es Combatir
(2006) 		Arde el Cielo
(2008)
Alternative covers
Deluxe Limited Edition CD & DVD cover
Singles from Amar Es Combatir
  1. "Labios Compartidos"
    Released: July 10, 2006
  2. "Bendita Tu Luz"
    Released: November 6, 2006
  3. "Manda Una Señal"
    Released: February 13, 2007
  4. "Ojalá Pudiera Borrarte"
    Released: June 12, 2007
  5. "El Rey Tiburón"
    Released: 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Amar Es Combatir (English: "To Love Is To Fight") is the seventh studio album released by the Mexican pop rock 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. The album was a commercial success selling more than 2.1 million copies worldwide.[4]

Track listing

Original track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Manda Una Señal (Send A Sign)"Fher Olvera5:09
2."Labios Compartidos (Shared Lips)"Fher Olvera4:40
3."Ojalá Pudiera Borrarte (I Wish I Could Erase You)"Fher Olvera4:56
4."Arráncame el Corazón (Tear My Heart Out)"
4:45
5."Tengo Muchas Alas (I Have Many Wings)"Fher Olvera4:33
6."Dime Luna (Tell Me Moon)"Fher Olvera4:50
7."Bendita Tu Luz (Blessed Your Light)" (feat. Juan Luis Guerra)
4:24
8."Tú Me Salvaste (You Saved Me)"Alex González4:20
9."Combatiente (Combatant)"
  • Fher Olvera (lyrics)
  • Alex González (music)
4:38
10."El Viaje (The Trip)"Alex González4:17
11."El Rey Tiburón (The Shark King)"Fher Olvera4:52
12."Somos Mar y Arena (We Are Sea and Sand)"
  • Fher Olvera (lyrics)
  • Sergio Vallín (music)
4:43
13."Relax"Sergio Vallín4:17
Deluxe Limited Edition CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Labios Compartidos" (Urban Version)Fher Olvera4:29
15."Bendita Tu Luz" (Bachata Version – feat. Juan Luis Guerra)
  • Fher Olvera (lyrics)
  • Sergio Vallín (music)
4:18
16."Manda Una Señal" (Acoustic Version)Fher Olvera4:41
Deluxe Limited Edition DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Labios Compartidos (Music Video)"4:46
2."Bendita Tú Luz (Feat. Juan Luis Guerra) (Music Video)"4:09
3."Manda Una Señal (Music Video)"4:52
4."Bendita Tú Luz (Alternative Music Video)"4:10
5."Labios Compartidos (Acoustic Version On Telefe)"4:59
6."EPK Amar Es Combatir (Español)"7:25
7."EPK Amar Es Combatir (English)"7:24
8."Photo Gallery"1:36

Personnel

  • Francisco Ayon – assistant
  • Miguel Bustamante – assistant engineer
  • Juan Calleros – bass guitar, 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
  • Alex González - drums, percussion, choir, group member

Commercial performance

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. Both albums were surpassed in December 2020 by Puerto-Rican singer Bad Bunny with his album El Último Tour del Mundo, which debuted at number-one on the chart.

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

Charts

Album

Chart (2006–07) [5][6][7][8] Peak
position
Argentina Album Chart[9][10] 1
Mexican Albums Chart 1
Spain PROMUSICAE Album Chart 1
Swiss Record Charts 4
Peruan Albums Chart 1
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
Uruguay Album Charts[11] 1

Singles

Year Song Chart [12] 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)[13] 4× Platinum 160,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[14] Gold 30,000*
Colombia[15] Gold  
Mexico (AMPROFON)[16] 2× Platinum 200,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[17] 3× Platinum 240,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[18] Gold 15,000^
United States (RIAA)[20] 16× Platinum (Latin) 702,000[19]
Venezuela[21][22] Platinum  

* 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

MTV Video Music Awards Latin America

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

See also

References

  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". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 1, 2005.
  4. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (2011-01-08). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 17. mana millions of copies sold. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ Performance of the album on the Billboard charts
  6. ^ "Maná - Amar es combatir - hitparade.ch".
  7. ^ "MANA - LOVE IS COMBAT (ALBUM)". spanishcharts.com.
  8. ^ "Phantom Music". 2006-09-01. Archived from the original on 1 September 2006. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  9. ^ "CAPIF ::: Representando a la Industra Argentina de la Música :::". archive.vn. 2007-12-14. Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2020-05-09.
  10. ^ "Argentina Top 100 albums (updated - Aug. 16/31 sales)". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  11. ^ ":: Cámara Uruguaya del Disco". 2007-10-16. Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  12. ^ Performance of the singles on the Billboard charts.
  13. ^ "Estadísticas: Discos de Oro y Platino" (in Spanish). CAPIF. 14 December 2006. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  14. ^ "Brazilian album certifications – Mana – Amar Es Combatir" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.
  15. ^ "Maná release their new album Amar es Combatir and was Gold Disc in Colombia". July 2017.[dead link]
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "Spanish album certifications" (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved October 4, 2019. Select Álbumes under "Categoría", select 2009 under "Año". Select 11 under "Semana". Click on "BUSCAR LISTA".
  18. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Amar es Combatir')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  19. ^ Estevez, Marjua (October 17, 2017). "The Top 25 Biggest Selling Latin Albums of the Last 25 Years: Selena, Shakira & More". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  20. ^ "American album certifications – Mana – Amar es Combatir". Recording Industry Association of America.
  21. ^ "venezuelan chart and certication database". UKMIX Forums.
  22. ^ "Mana sigue cosechando éxitos". abc. 13 September 2006.