Amar es Combatir

Amar es Combatir
Studio album by Maná
Released August 22, 2006
Recorded at The Hit Factory, Miami, Florida
Genre Latin rock
Pop rock
Dub
Length 56:30
Label WEA Latina
Producer Fher 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 7, 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
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

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.

Contents

Track listing

Original Tracklisting
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Manda Una Señal (Send Me 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 Is Your Light) (feat. Juan Luis Guerra)"   F. Olvera, Sergio Vallín 4:23
8. "Tú Me Salvaste (You Have 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

Personnel

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
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
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 Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[8] 4× Platinum 160,000x
Brazil (ABPD)[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 15,000x
United States (RIAA)[14] Gold 500,000^
United States (RIAA)[14] 4× Platinum (Latin) 400,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Awards

Billboard Latin Music Awards

Grammy Awards

MTV Video Music Awards Latin America

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
  4. ^ Performance of the album on the Billboard charts
  5. ^ Swiss charts
  6. ^ Spanish charts
  7. ^ Performance of the singles on the Billboard charts.
  8. ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Mana – Amar Es Combatir". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=Mana&album=Amar+Es+Combatir&LanDesde_MM=0&LanDesde_AA=0&LanHasta_MM=0&LanHasta_AA=0&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP. 
  9. ^ "Brazilian album certifications – Man – Amar Es Combatir" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. http://abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp?sArtista=Man&tmidia=1. 
  10. ^ "Maná release their new album Amar es Combatir and was Gold Disc in Colombia"
  11. ^ "Mexican album certifications – Mana – Amar Es Combatir" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. http://www.amprofon.com.mx/certificaciones.php?artista=Mana&titulo=Amar+Es+Combatir&categoria=ALBUM&contenido=buscar. 
  12. ^ "Spanish album certifications – Mana – Amar es Combatir" (in Spanish) (PDF). Productores de Música de España. http://promusicae.es/files/listassemanales/albumes/historial/TOP%20100%20ALBUMES%2007_18.pdf. 
  13. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Mana; 'Amar es Combatir')". Hung Medien. http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Mana+Amar+es+Combatir. 
  14. ^ a b "American album certifications – Mana – Amar es Combatir". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Amar+es+Combatir%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
Preceded by
Rebelde by RBD		 Spain PROMUSICAE Album Chart number-one album
August 27, 2006 - September 17, 2006		 Succeeded by
Por la Boca Vive el Pez by Fito & Fitipaldis
Preceded by
King of Kings by Don Omar		 U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums number-one album
September 9, 2006 - September 30, 2006		 Succeeded by
Ananda by Paulina Rubio

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