MTV Unplugged/Música de fondo

MTV Unplugged: Música de fondo (Spanish: MTV Unplugged: Background Music) is the second live album recorded by Mexican alternative rock band Zoé. It was released on March 22, 2011, and it debuted at number one on the Mexican albums chart.[2] The album features a selection of their greatest hits from their previous records as well as a new song, "Labios Rotos". Música de fondo was awarded the Latin Grammy award for "Best Alternative Music Album" on November 10, 2011.[3]

MTV Unplugged: Música de fondo
Live album by
ReleasedMarch 22, 2011[1]
RecordedOctober 5, 2010
Churubusco Studios
(Mexico City)[1]
GenreAlternative music, psychedelic rock
Length60:00 (CD)
LanguageSpanish
English
LabelEMI Music
ProducerPhil Vinall, Zoé
Zoé chronology
Reptilectric
(2008)
MTV Unplugged: Música de fondo
(2011)
Prográmaton
(2013)
Singles from MTV Unplugged: Música de fondo
  1. "Soñé"
    Released: January 10, 2011
  2. "Labios Rotos"
    Released: March 22, 2011
  3. "Luna"
    Released: October 27, 2011
  4. "Besame Mucho"
    Released: February 14, 2012

The band is joined by Denise Gutierrez (“Lo Blondo”), vocalist of the Mexican alternative group Hello Seahorse!, who sings harmony and duets with León Larreguí on several songs and then sings the lead vocals on “Luna” late in the set. Mexican rock musician Chetes also accompanies the band on guitar and keyboard on various songs. Two additional celebrity guest performers sing duets with Larreguí during the set: Adrián Dargelos of the Argentine band Babasónicos, who sings on “Dead”, and Spanish rock singer Enrique Bunbury (former lead singer of Héroes del Silencio), who sings on “Nada”.[4]

CD and DVD track listing

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All tracks written by Zoé

No.TitleLength
1."Sombras" ("Shadows")4:50
2."Soñé" ("I Dreamt" feat. Denise Gutierrez)3:52
3."Últimos Días" ("Last Days")3:58
4."No Me Destruyas" ("Don't Destroy Me")3:45
5."Labios Rotos" ("Broken Lips")4:45
6."Dead" (feat. Adrián Dargelos)4:09
7."Veneno" ("Poison")4:19
8."Paula"4:14
9."Infinito" ("Infinity")4:34
10."Vía Lactea" ("Milky Way")4:49
11."Poli / Love"4:18
12."Luna" ("Moon" feat. Denise Gutierrez)5:13
13."Nada" ("Nothing" feat. Enrique Bunbury)5:02
14."Nunca" ("Never")6:16

Special Edition

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No.TitleLength
15."Bésame Mucho" ("Kiss Me a Lot" feat. Lo Blondo)5:37
No.TitleLength
1."Making of Background Music"60:00
2."Labios Rotos (3D Rehearsal)"4:45

Charts and certifications

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The album debuted at number one on the Mexican album charts for the week ending on March 27, 2011 replacing Viva el príncipe by Cristian Castro[5][failed verification]. The following week was replaced by Gloria Trevi's new album Gloria [6][failed verification] but it went back again to number one for another week and was replaced by Britney Spears's Femme Fatale and went back to number one the following week where it stayed for three weeks in a row [7][failed verification]. The album was also certified diamond, double platinum and gold for selling over 450,000 copies in Mexico.[8] On March 19, 2020 the album was re-released in a limited edition for the 10th anniversary and four weeks later on April 16 return to number one on the Mexican albums chart.[9]

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Mexican Album Chart 1
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Mexican Album Chart[9] 1

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[10] 2× Diamond+Platinum+Gold 690,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Awards

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At the 2011 Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas Música de fondo won Best Alternative Music Album and "Labios rotos" won Best Rock Song.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Almaguer, Mario (March 17, 2011). "Zoé presenta MTV Unplugged 'Música de fondo'" (in Spanish). record.com. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
  2. ^ "MTV UNPLUGGED/MÚSICA DE FONDO, debuta en 1er lugar" (in Spanish). Zoetheband.com. March 23, 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Latin Grammys 2011: Complete nominees and winners". LA Times Blogs - Pop & Hiss. 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
  4. ^ Saldaña, César (April 25, 2011). "MTV Unplugged: Música de Fondo Zoé" (in Spanish). EsMas. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
  5. ^ "Mexican Charts: Albums" (PDF). Mexican Charts. AMPROFON. 2011-03-20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
  6. ^ "Mexican Charts: Albums" (PDF). Mexican Charts. AMPROFON. 2011-04-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
  7. ^ "Mexican Charts: Albums" (PDF). Mexican Charts. AMPROFON. 2011-04-24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
  8. ^ "JACK DANIEL'S PRESENTA EL TOUR DE ZOÉ EN CASI 30 CIUDADES DE E.U." (in Spanish). Zoetheband.com. July 27, 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
  9. ^ a b "AMPROFON Top Album - Semanal (del 10 al 16 de abril de 2020)" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on May 12, 2020. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  10. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Zoé in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and MTV Unplugged/Música de Fondo in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.