El Verdadero Amor Perdona

"El Verdadero Amor Perdona"
Single by Maná featuring Prince Royce
from the album Drama y Luz
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2011
GenrePop rock
Length4:41
LabelWarner/WEA International
Songwriter(s)Fher Olvera
Producer(s)Fher Olvera & Alex González
Maná singles chronology
"Amor Clandestino"
(2011) 		"El Verdadero Amor Perdona"
(2011) 		"Mi Reina del Dolor"
(2012)
Prince Royce singles chronology
"Addicted"
(2011) 		"El Verdadero Amor Perdona (Bachata version)"
(2011) 		"Las Cosas Pequeñas"
(2012)
Alternative Cover
El Verdadero Amor Perdona (Bachata Version) Cover

"El Verdadero Amor Perdona" (English: "True Love Forgives") is the third single from Mexican Latin pop/Rock en Español band Maná's eighth studio album Drama y Luz.[1] The song also features a bachata duet with Prince Royce on their Deluxe Edition of Drama y Luz album. The song is produced by Fher Olvera & Alex González and won for Collaboration of the Year and Rock/Alternative Song of the Year at the Premio Lo Nuestro 2013.[2]

Music video

The music video for the song, which was directed by Pablo Croce and shoot at the El Charco del Ingenio botanical a botanical garden just outside Guanajuato, Mexico.[3] This video features a DINA S.A. bus (probably a coach).

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011–12) Peak
position
Mexican Airplay Chart (Billboard International)[4] 1
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[5] 35
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 100
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[7] 1
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[8] 1
US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[9] 1
Venezuela Top Latino (Record Report)[10] 19

Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[11] 9

Decade-end charts

Chart (2010–2019) Position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[12] 45

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13] 2× Platinum (Latin) 120,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ^ Maná's third single El Verdadero Amor Perdona Accessed on November 11, 2011.
  2. ^ "Lista de Ganadores de Premio Lo Nuestro 2013". El Universal (in Spanish). Compañía Periodística Nacional. February 22, 2013. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
  3. ^ Maná records in Guanajuato for the music video Accessed on October 6, 2011.
  4. ^ "Mexican Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. January 7, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
  5. ^ "Maná – El Verdadero Amor Perdona" Canciones Top 50.
  6. ^ "Mana Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  7. ^ "Mana Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  8. ^ "Mana Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  9. ^ "Mana Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  10. ^ "Top Latino". Record Report. December 3, 2011. Archived from the original on January 6, 2010.
  11. ^ "Hot Latin Songs – Year-End 2012". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  12. ^ "Decade-End Charts: Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  13. ^ "American single certifications – Mana – El Verdadero Amor Perdona". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 13, 2023.