MTV Unplugged/Música de fondo explained

MTV Unplugged: Música de fondo
Type:Live album
Artist:Zoé
Cover:Zoé MTV Unplugged CD Cover.jpg
Released:March 22, 2011[1]
Recorded:October 5, 2010
Churubusco Studios
(Mexico City)
Genre:Alternative music, psychedelic rock
Length:60:00 (CD)
Language:Spanish
English
Label:EMI Music
Producer:Phil Vinall, Zoé
Prev Title:Reptilectric
Prev Year:2008
Next Title:Prográmaton
Next Year:2013

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]

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

All tracks written by Zoé

DVD

Charts and certifications

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] . The following week was replaced by Gloria Trevi's new album Gloria [6] 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] . 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.

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Mexican Album Chart1
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Mexican Album Chart[9] 1

Certifications

Awards

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zoé presenta MTV Unplugged 'Música de fondo'. Almaguer, Mario. Spanish. record.com. March 17, 2011. August 27, 2011.
  2. Web site: MTV UNPLUGGED/MÚSICA DE FONDO, debuta en 1er lugar . Spanish. Zoetheband.com. March 23, 2011. August 27, 2011.
  3. Web site: Latin Grammys 2011: Complete nominees and winners. 2011-11-10. LA Times Blogs - Pop & Hiss. en-US. 2019-02-13.
  4. Web site: MTV Unplugged: Música de Fondo Zoé. Saldaña, César. Spanish. EsMas. April 25, 2011. August 27, 2011.
  5. Web site: Mexican Charts: Albums . 2011-03-20 . AMPROFON . Mexican Charts . 2011-03-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101224150444/http://greaves.tv/amprofon3/Top100.pdf . 2010-12-24 .
  6. Web site: Mexican Charts: Albums . 2011-04-03 . AMPROFON . Mexican Charts . 2011-04-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101224150444/http://greaves.tv/amprofon3/Top100.pdf . 2010-12-24 .
  7. Web site: Mexican Charts: Albums . 2011-04-24 . AMPROFON . Mexican Charts . 2011-05-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101224150444/http://greaves.tv/amprofon3/Top100.pdf . 2010-12-24 .
  8. Web site: JACK DANIEL'S PRESENTA EL TOUR DE ZOÉ EN CASI 30 CIUDADES DE E.U.. Spanish. Zoetheband.com. July 27, 2011. August 27, 2011.
  9. Web site: AMPROFON Top Album - Semanal (del 10 al 16 de abril de 2020). May 12, 2020. Spanish . Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas . https://web.archive.org/web/20200512214619/https://amprofon.com.mx/es/pages/rankings/top-album.php. May 12, 2020.