Maná f/ Shakira - "Eres Mi Verdad"

[Juan Carlos]

"Eres Mi Verdad" is the upcoming new single from Mexican band Maná, which will feature Colombian singer Shakira.



Translation:

Maná and Shakira are together for Maná's new musical project. Photo from "Mi Verdad" (video) shooting in Barcelona.

[Wolfy]

Haha, mana had to go to Barcelona to get Shakira to film the video.

Not much is known about the song thus far. Hopefully it's a memorable song.

[Verisimilitude]

Ew.

[Juan Carlos]

Dec 3, 2014 6:47:13 GMT -5 Verisimilitude said:

Ew.

I also don't like too many songs from Maná, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I think this collaboration could go either way honestly.

[YourFaveIsAFlop]

Nothing like 2 dead careers coming together for one epic snoozefest.

[MiniMusic]

Shakira's career is not dead, lol. Worldwide she's very successful and she can go on tour any time she wants and sell out all over the world including in the USA. She just needs better planning for her albums.

[Wolfy]

Dec 7, 2014 12:07:58 GMT -5 MiniMusic said:

Shakira's career is not dead, lol. Worldwide she's very successful and she can go on tour any time she wants and sell out all over the world including in the USA. She just needs better planning for her albums.

Technicolor Gooch likes to sensationalize things :) Shakira is in a unique situation. Like Enrique Iglesias, they can use their Latin career to fall back on when they flop in English. Its a safety net that a lot of artists don't have. Her Latin career can fuel as many English comebacks as she'd like. An example of this is SES, that album was mostly ignored in the US, yet it went on to sell 5M copies worldwide thanks to Waka Waka & Loca. She wants to be a bigger presence on US pop radio, but she doesn't need it. Like you mention, she can tour the world whenever she wants. Due to her pregnancies, she hasn't toured in awhile. When she does tour demand for her in Latin America will be sky-high.

[Juan Carlos]

Music Video:

[Wolfy]

Beautiful video and song. Their voices harmonize so well!

There are lies upon lips,
there are lies upon skin,
What pain!

There are lies, lovers,
that for moments of pleasure,
make ones life tremble.

There are compassionate lies,
there are lies full of pity,
lies that don't want to hurt.

There are lies that wound us with truth
ay, ay, ay,
And there are deceptions that for years
hid the truth, causing tons of damage
Ay!
I will find sanctuary in the land of your love,
my truth.

You are my love,
my joy,
the truth of my life,
my baby that leaps toward my arms in a hurry,
you are my sanctuary and my truth.
Oh yeah!
You are my love,
my joy,
the truth of my life,
my baby that calms my soul with laughter,
you are my sanctuary and my truth.

There are lies in glances,
there are lies upon skin,
drawn...
There are lies, lovers,
that for moments of pleasure,
make ones life tremble.

There are lectures & orators,
dictators without pity,
that govern without truth.
And there are lies in the papers,
on the networks and at the bar,
ay, ay, ay...

And there are deceptions that for years
hid the truth, hurting from the pain...
Ay!

I will find sanctuary in the oasis of your love.

You are my love,
my joy,
the truth of my life,
my baby that leaps toward my arms in a hurry,
you are my sanctuary and my truth.
Oh yeah!
You are my love,
my joy,
the truth of my life,
my baby that calms my soul with laughter,
you are my sanctuary and my truth.

In such an unreal world,
I don't know what to believe in.
And, love, I know that you are my truth, my truth.
You are the light of my life,
you are the voice that calms me,
you are the rain of my soul
and you are my entire truth.

You are the light of my life,
you are the voice that calms me,
you are the rain of my soul
and you are my entire truth,
you are my entire truth.

[1wxrld]

Shakira a mother second time around with her boyfriend Gerard Piqué has mellowed down considerably with this "Mi verdad" song. So no more "Whenever Wherever" or "Waka Waka" or "Hips Don't Lie", but a more mature sound. The video is precious because it shows a very vulnerable side of Shakira in her later stages of pregnancy. 

Shakira has certainly gained fresh popularity with American audiences with her appearances on the American version of "The Voice". She was intelligent, eloquent and to my mind very impressive in her comments and conduct on the show. I truly miss her and want her back on the show. 

By the way, I recently I saw a beautiful tribute to Shakira's more hectic days with these delightful "Shakira boys" from England called "Out of the Blue" (made up of Oxford University students) choosing precisely these three racier songs of hers for a great a capella interpretation.



 

[Wolfy]

Mi Verdad
#1 Bolivia
#1 Colombia
#1 Costa Rica
#1 Dominican Republic
#1 Ecuador
#1 El Salvador
#1 Guatemala
#1 Mexico
#1 Panama
#1 Paraguay
#1 Peru
#1 Spain
#1 Venezuela
#2 Honduras
#4 Argentina
#9 Nicaragua
#12 Chile
#15 Belize
#49 Switzerland
#69 United States
#72 Lithuania
#77 Israel
#85 Sweden
#90 Brazil
#97 Netherlands
#136 Luxembourg
#138 Denmark
#169 Finland
#181 Italy
#198 France

[Wolfy]

Chart Highlights: Mana, Shakira Debut at No. 1 on Latin Airplay
www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6472996/chart-highlights-mana-shakira-debut-at-no-1-on-latin-airplay

Latin Airplay
Debut/Greatest Gainer *** No. 1 (1 week)*** "Mi Verdad" Mana Featuring Shakira
The super pairing of Mana and Shakira results in the No. 1 debut "Mi Verdad." The collab arrives as each act's 10th No. 1 (and Mana's third No. 1 debut; it's Shakira's first). With its video filmed late last year at a wine cellar in the outskirts of Barcelona, the song is the first single from Mana's forthcoming album.

[Carlitoz]

Pretty song. I already bought it.

[.indulgecountry]

Beautiful song. The harmonies on this are stunning. And I love the video -- especially Shakira looking radiant with her baby bump.

[Wolfy]

#1 debut on 3 billboard charts:

 
Overall: www.billboard.com/charts#id-chart-category-latin
 
#1 Hot Latin Songs: www.billboard.com/charts/latin-songs
 
#1 Latin Airplay: www.billboard.com/charts/latin-airplay
 
#1 Latin Digital Songs: www.billboard.com/charts/latin-digital-songs
 
This is Shakira's 1st time debuting at #1 on Hot Latin Songs!

[Wolfy]

Billboard: Mana & Shakira Make Historic Debut at No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs
www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6479925/mana-shakira-hot-latin-songs?mobile_redirection=false

'Mi Verdad' debut ends Enrique Iglesias' record 41-week run at No. 1.

Mana blasts in at No. 1 on Hot Latin Songs with "Mi Verdad," featuring Shakira, becoming the only act with three No. 1 debuts in the 28-year history of the chart. With the No. 1 arrival, Mana bumps Enrique Iglesias' "Bailando" out of the top slot (1-2) after a record 41 weeks at No. 1.

Further, the song is only the 13th song to bow at No. 1 and the first to do so since the list became a hybrid tally blending airplay, sales and streaming data in October 2012. The last song to enter at No. 1 was Carlos Vives' "Volvi a Nacer," which started atop the then-airplay-only list dated Oct. 13, 2012 (the last chart week before the switch to the hybrid methodology).

"Mi Verdad" is Mana's 10th No. 1 overall (extending their record for the most leaders by a group) and is the first single from the band's upcoming album (title and release date to be announced). Shakira also earns her 10th No. 1 with the song's entrance (and her first since "Loca" featuring El Cata spent a week atop the chart in 2010).

The new song's No. 1 debut was powered by its launch at No. 1 on Latin Airplay (10 million in audience for the week ending Feb. 15, according to Nielsen Music), as reported in Billboard's Chart Highlights. Track sales further fueled the start, reaching 14,000 in its first week, entering at No. 1 on Latin Digital Songs, Mana's first No. 1 on the list (and Shakira's seventh).

A video clip for the track, filmed last year at a wine cellar near Barcelona with a still-pregnant Shakira, has accrued over 10 million worldwide views to date (since its Feb. 9 release).

Mana is scheduled to perform the new single for the first time on Univision's Premio Lo Nuestro awards show on Thursday (Feb. 19).

[Musicguy]

This song is so amazing! I'd love to go to the winery where its awesome video was filmed, just as last year I went to the place where they filmed "Empire".