Clavado en un Bar

{{Infobox song

| name = Clavado en un Bar

| cover = Clavado en un bar.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Maná

| album = Sueños Líquidos

| released = {{start date|1997|09|05|df=yes}}

| studio =

| genre = Reggae rock

| length =

{{duration|m=5|s=11}} (album version)
{{duration|m=4|s=20}} (radio edit)

| label = WEA Latina

| writer = Fher Olvera

| producer =

| prev_title = El Reloj Cucú

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = Hechicera

| next_year = 1997

}}

"Clavado en un Bar" (English: "Stuck in a Bar") is a song by Mexican band Maná from their fifth studio album, Sueños Líquidos (1997). The song was written by the band's lead vocalist Fher Olvera, who handled the production alongside drummer Alex González and Benny Faccone. It was released as the album's lead single on 5 September 1997. A reggae rock "heartbreak" song, the protagonist is depicted as stuck in a bar waiting for his lover to return.

"Clavado en un Bar" received positive reactions from music critics, who favorably compared it to other rock bands and received an American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Latin Award on the Pop/Ballad field in 1998. In the United States, it peaked at numbers twelve and five on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Latin Pop Airplay charts, respectively. The song was covered by Dominican Republic singer José Alberto "El Canario" on his studio album Herido (1999), and his version peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart.

Background and composition

On 24 June 1997, Maná confirmed that they were working on their fifth studio album, Sueños Líquidos (1997) with recording taking place at the Quinta Del Mar and the Puerta Azul-Mobile Studio, both located in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Additional recordings took place at Classic Recording Rentals, Conway Recording Studios and Mad Hatter Studios all located in Hollywood, California. "Clavado en un Bar" was mixed at the A&M Studios in Hollywood, California.{{cite news |last1=Meraz |first1=Carlos |title=Afina Mana su metamorfosis |work=El Norte |date=24 June 1997 |page=1|language=es}}{{cite web |last1=Carlson |first1=Dean |title=Sueños Liquidos – Maná {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sueños-liquidos-mw0000596162 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=8 October 2021 |archive-date=30 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630164329/https://www.allmusic.com/album/sue%C3%B1os-liquidos-mw0000596162 |url-status=live }} Fher Olvera wrote the song for Sueños Líquidos and co-produced it with drummer Alex González and record producer Benny Faccone.{{cite magazine |last1=Lannert |first1=John |title=Reviews & Previews |magazine=Billboard |date=18 October 1997 |volume=109 |issue=42 |page=79 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nAkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA79 |access-date=8 October 2021 |issn=0006-2510 |archive-date=8 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008005419/https://books.google.com/books?id=nAkEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA7&pg=PA79 |url-status=live }}

"Clavado en un Bar" is a "punkish reggae rock song.{{cite web |last1=Jeffries |first1=David |title=Exiliados en la Bahia: Lo Mejor de Mana (Sencilla) - Maná {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/exiliados-en-la-bahia-lo-mejor-de-mana-sencilla-mw0002408329 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=1 November 2021 |archive-date=1 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101200718/https://www.allmusic.com/album/exiliados-en-la-bahia-lo-mejor-de-mana-sencilla-mw0002408329 |url-status=live }} According to Gonzalez: "Fher wanted to write a heartbreak song, like how in many mariachi songs (the protagonist) usually ends up in a cantina, drinking and lamenting, 'why did she leave me!' — but in a rock version."{{cite magazine |last1=Raygoza |first1=Isabela |title=Maná: Our Life in 15 Songs |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin-lists/mana-our-life-in-15-songs-919502/clavado-en-un-bar-1997-920471/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=1 November 2021 |date=3 December 2019 |archive-date=1 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101194750/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin-lists/mana-our-life-in-15-songs-919502/clavado-en-un-bar-1997-920471/ |url-status=live }} The San Antonio Express-News editor Ramiro Burr noted that Olvera "mixes pain and pride" as the artist sings in Spanish: "I'm here trying to alleviate my pain. It's not working. But I'm not leaving till you come rescue me."{{cite news |last1=Burr |first1=Ramiro |title=Maná Crowns Itself as Rock en Español Kingpin |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/647179580/ |access-date=1 November 2021 |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |date=19 November 1997 |page=7 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=8 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008005421/https://www.newspapers.com/image/647179580/ |url-status=live }} Olvera also mentioned that "Clavado en un Bar" was inspired by José Alfredo Jiménez's songs.{{cite news |title=Los sueños líquidos de Maná |work=El Informador |date=10 October 1997 |page=1 |language=es|via=Newspapers.com}}

Promotion and reception

"Clavado en un Bar" was released as the album's lead single on 5 September 1997.{{cite news |last1=Ronquillo |first1=Victor |title=Musicando: Regresa Mana 'clavado en un bar' |work=Reforma |date=5 September 1997 |page=6 |language=es}} A music video for the song was filmed and features a drunk man on top of a building reminiscing his old love with scenes alternating with the band performing at the same spot.{{cite AV media |people=Maná |date=1997 |title=Clavado en un Bar |type=online video|language=es |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBrX8ym3dBM |access-date=7 June 2022 |publisher=YouTube}} A live version of the track was included on the album Arde el Cielo (2008).{{cite web |last1=Farias |first1=Andree |title=Arde el Cielo: Vivo – Maná {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/arde-el-cielo-vivo-mw0000784418 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=12 April 2021 |archive-date=12 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412055351/https://www.allmusic.com/album/arde-el-cielo-vivo-mw0000784418 |url-status=live }} Maná performed "Clavado en un Bar" live, along with "Labios Compartidos", at the Person of the Year gala in 2018 where they were honored with the accolade,{{cite news |last1=Cano |first1=Regina Garcia |title=Maná Honored as Latin Grammys' Person of the Year |url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/mana-honored-as-latin-grammys-person-of-the-year/2083633/ |access-date=4 November 2021 |work=NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth |date=15 November 2018 |archive-date=4 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104170407/https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/national-international/mana-honored-as-latin-grammys-person-of-the-year/2083633/ |url-status=live }} and again at the 19th Annual Latin Grammy Awards the following day.{{cite news |title=Maná en Latin Grammy: 'Seguiremos luchando por los derechos de los migrantes' |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/efe-3814679-14838232-20181116-story.html |access-date=4 November 2021 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=15 November 2018 |language=es |archive-date=4 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104170405/https://www.chicagotribune.com/efe-3814679-14838232-20181116-story.html |url-status=live }}

Ernesto Lechner of the Los Angeles Times commented that the "legions of fans will probably embrace the catchy rocker",{{cite news |last1=Lechner |first1=Ernesto |title=In Brief |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/158232331/ |access-date=1 November 2021 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=19 October 1997 |page=69 |url-access=subscription |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=1 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101200718/https://www.newspapers.com/image/158232331/ |url-status=live }} while Burr lauded its "feverish reggae rhythms". Don Mayhew of The Fresno Bee stated that the track "comes on with all the swagger of The Rolling Stones" and praised Olvera's vocals as "pure Sting, appropriate since the song builds into a steady, soaring chorus worthy of The Police".{{cite news |last1=Mayhew |first1=Don |title=We've Got the Beat The No. 1 'Rock en Español' |work=The Fresno Bee |date=28 August 1998 |page=E1}} Similarly, the Newsday editor Richard Torres felt that the song is "reminiscent of the reggae power pop of The Police".{{cite news |last1=Torres |first1=Richard |title=Entertaining Latin-Rock Fusions |work=Newsday |date=7 December 1997 |page=D29}} The Miami Herald reviewer Leila Cobo-Hanlon called it a "reggae-inspired hit".{{cite news |last1=Cobo-Hanlon |first1=Leila |author1-link=Leila Cobo |title=Mexican Band's Crossover Success Is No Mystery |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/641272453/ |access-date=2 November 2021 |work=Miami Herald |date=18 September 1998 |page=23G |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=8 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008005422/https://www.newspapers.com/image/641272453/ |url-status=live }} An editor from Billboard called it the "perfect song" for "trying to forget someone"{{cite magazine |title=Hispanic Heritage Month: Maná's Music Video Evolution |url=https://www.billboard.com/photos/7942296/mana-music-video-evolution |magazine=Billboard |access-date=8 October 2021 |date=26 September 2019 |archive-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225120419/https://www.billboard.com/photos/7942296/mana-music-video-evolution |url-status=live }}

The track was recognized as one of the best-performing songs of the year on the Pop/Ballad field at the 1998 American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Latin Awards.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DQoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA18|title=The Sixth Annual El Premio ASCAP|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|volume=110|issue=36|page=18|date=5 September 1998|accessdate=14 June 2013|issn=0006-2510|archive-date=3 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503141528/https://books.google.com/books?id=DQoEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PA1&pg=PA18|url-status=live}} In the United States, "Clavado en un Bar" reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart, making it the highest ranked Spanish-language rock song at the time. The song also peaked number five on the Latin Pop Airplay chart. Dominican Republic salsa singer José Alberto "El Canario" covered "Clavado en un Bar on his studio album Herido (1999).{{cite web |last1=Estévez, Jr. |first1=José A. |title=Herido – José "El Canario" Alberto {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/herido-mw0000667214 |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=2 November 2021 |archive-date=2 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102183406/https://www.allmusic.com/album/herido-mw0000667214 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Rivas |first1=Josue R. |title=Herido pero gozando el salsero Jose Alberto 'el canario' |work=El Diario La Prensa |date=10 February 2000 |page=21 |language=es}} His version peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Tropical Airplay chart in the US.{{cite web |title=Chart Search |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/search?artistname=jose+alberto&charttitle=clavado&label=&chartcode=&chart_date= |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2 November 2021 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=2 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102183406/https://www.billboard.com/charts/search?artistname=jose+alberto&charttitle=clavado&label=&chartcode=&chart_date= |url-status=live }} The song was used on the American television series New Girl for the episode of the same name, where it was played at a jukebox on Clyde's Bar.{{cite web |last1=Nicholson |first1=Max |title=New Girl: 'Clavado En Un Bar' Review – IGN |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/01/08/new-girl-clavado-en-un-bar-review |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220130/https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/01/08/new-girl-clavado-en-un-bar-review |archive-date=2022-01-30 |url-status=live|publisher=IGN |access-date=2 November 2021 |date=7 January 2014}}{{cbignore}}{{cite web |last1=Adams |first1=Erik |title=New Girl: 'Clavado En Un Bar' |url=https://www.avclub.com/new-girl-clavado-en-un-bar-1798179098 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220130/https://www.avclub.com/new-girl-clavado-en-un-bar-1798179098 |archive-date=2022-01-30 |url-status=live|website=The A.V. Club |access-date=2 November 2021 |date=7 January 2014}}{{cbignore}}

Formats and track listings

US promo single{{cite AV media notes | title=Clavado en un Bar (CD Single) |others=Maná| year=1997| publisher=WEA Latina|location=US|id=PROM-1324}}

"Clavado en un Bar" (album version){{spaced en dash}}5:11
"Clavado en un Bar" (radio edit){{spaced en dash}}4:20

Mexican remix single{{cite AV media notes | title=Clavado en un Bar (Remixes) |others=Maná| year=1997| publisher=WEA Mexico|location=Mexico|id= PCD 1101}}

"Clavado en un Bar"{{spaced en dash}}5:11
"Clavado en un Bar" (Drila Club Mix){{spaced en dash}}5:07
"Clavado en un Bar" (Drila Club Mix) (radio edit){{spaced en dash}}4:46
"Clavado en un Bar" (Hard Club Mix){{spaced en dash}}5:55
"Clavado en un Bar" (Music Mix){{spaced en dash}}5:06
"Clavado en un Bar" (Bombo Remix){{spaced en dash}}5:20
"Clavado en un Bar" (Bombo Music Remix){{spaced en dash}}5:20

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.{{cite web |title=Sueños Liquidos – Maná {{!}} Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sue%C3%B1os-liquidos-mw0000596162/credits |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=7 June 2022 |language=en}}

Fher Olvera{{spaced en dash}}co-production, vocals, songwriting
Alex González{{spaced en dash}}co-production
Benny Faccone{{spaced en dash}}co-production

Charts

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+Chart performance for "Clavado en un Bar"
Chart (1997) !Peak position
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{{single chart\|Billboardlatinpopsongs\|5\|artist=Mana\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=4 October 2012\|refname="latinpop"}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+Chart performance for "Clavado en un Bar"

Chart (1997)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Billboardlatinsongs|12|artist=Mana|rowheader=true|accessdate=4 October 2012|refname="latinsongs"}}

{{single chart|Billboardlatinpopsongs|5|artist=Mana|rowheader=true|accessdate=4 October 2012|refname="latinpop"}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+Chart performance for José Alberto's version
Chart (1999) !Peak position
{{single chart\|Billboardtropicalairplay\|10\|artist=Jose Alberto\|access-date=7 June 2022\|rowheader=true\|refname="tropicalsongs"}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+Chart performance for José Alberto's version

Chart (1999)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Billboardtropicalairplay|10|artist=Jose Alberto|access-date=7 June 2022|rowheader=true|refname="tropicalsongs"}}

References

Category:1997 singles

Category:1997 songs

Category:Maná songs

Category:Songs in Spanish

Category:Songs written by Fher Olvera

Category:Reggae rock songs

Category:Songs about alcohol

Category:Warner Music Latina singles