Amar es Combatir

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.

Amar Es Combatir
Studio album by Maná
Released	August 22, 2006
Recorded	February–May 2006
Studio	Hit Factory Criteria (Miami)
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
"Labios Compartidos" Released: July 10, 2006 "Bendita Tu Luz" Released: November 6, 2006 "Manda Una Señal" Released: February 13, 2007 "Ojalá Pudiera Borrarte" Released: June 12, 2007 "El Rey Tiburón" Released: 2008

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Manda Una Señal (Send A Sign)"	Fher Olvera	5:09
2.	"Labios Compartidos (Shared Lips)"	Fher Olvera	4:40
3.	"Ojalá Pudiera Borrarte (I Wish I Could Erase You)"	Fher Olvera	4:56
4.	"Arráncame el Corazón (Tear My Heart Out)"	Fher Olvera (lyrics) Alex González (music)	4:45
5.	"Tengo Muchas Alas (I Have Many Wings)"	Fher Olvera	4:33
6.	"Dime Luna (Tell Me Moon)"	Fher Olvera	4:50
7.	"Bendita Tu Luz (Blessed Your Light)" (feat. Juan Luis Guerra)	Fher Olvera (lyrics) Sergio Vallín (music)	4:24
8.	"Tú Me Salvaste (You Saved Me)"	Alex González	4:20
9.	"Combatiente (Combatant)"	Fher Olvera (lyrics) Alex González (music)	4:38
10.	"El Viaje (The Trip)"	Alex González	4:17
11.	"El Rey Tiburón (The Shark King)"	Fher Olvera	4:52
12.	"Somos Mar y Arena (We Are Sea and Sand)"	Fher Olvera (lyrics) Sergio Vallín (music)	4:43
13.	"Relax"	Sergio Vallín	4:17

Deluxe Limited Edition CD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Labios Compartidos" (Urban Version)	Fher Olvera	4:29
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 Olvera	4:41

Deluxe Limited Edition DVD

No.	Title	Length
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 spawned 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)[19]	16× Platinum (Latin)	702,000[20]
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

• Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album

MTV Video Music Awards Latin America

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

See also

• 2006 in Latin music
• Amar es Combatir Tour
• List of best-selling Latin albums in the United States
• List of best-selling Latin albums