Manías
{{Infobox song
| name = Manías
| cover = ThaliaManias.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Thalía
| album = Habítame Siempre
| released = October 8, 2012
| recorded = 2012
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Latin pop, adult contemporary
| length = 3:54
| label = Sony Music
| writer = Raul Ornelas
| producer =
| prev_title = El Próximo Viernes
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = The Way You Look Tonight
| next_year = 2012
}}
"Manías" ("Hobbies") is a Latin pop ballad by Mexican singer Thalía, from her eleventh studio album Habítame Siempre. The song was written and composed by Raul Ornelas{{cite web |author=Deea |url=http://www.muuz.ro/single-preview-thalia-manias/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121209044954/http://www.muuz.ro/single-preview-thalia-manias/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-12-09 |title=Single Preview: Thalía – Manias |publisher=Muuz.ro |date=2012-09-30 |access-date=2012-11-21 }}{{cite web|author=Habitame Siempre |url=https://www.amazon.com/Habitame-Siempre-Thalia/dp/B009LA1R34/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1349806751&sr=8-1&keywords=habitame+siempre |title=Habitame Siempre: Thalia: Music |website = Amazon|access-date=2012-11-21}} and was released worldwide by Sony Music as the lead single from the album on October 8, 2012.[https://www.popelera.net/thalia-estrena-el-videoclip-del-tema-manias/ Thalía estrena el vídeoclip del tema ‘Manías’] It marks Thalía's return to music after four years without a studio recorded single released.{{cite web |url=http://www.sonymusic.com.ar/DetNoticia.asp?Gac_Cod=15522 |title=Thalia Presenta Manias, Primer Single De Su Nuevo Album "Habitame Siempre" |publisher=Sony Music |access-date=2012-11-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515000320/http://www.sonymusic.com.ar/DetNoticia.asp?Gac_Cod=15522 |archive-date=2013-05-15 }}
As Thalía announced herself through her official Twitter account, the song is dedicated to her mother, who died last year.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/thalia/status/250093128411926529 |title=Twitter / thalia: Dedicada al 100% a mi mama |publisher=Twitter.com |access-date=2012-11-21}} "Manías" has received highly positive reviews from the critics, who acclaimed Thalía's artistic evolution and vocal abilities. It also had a positive impact in digital sales, managing to debut in over 20 countries on the first day of its release, reaching the top position in many of them. Thalía performed the song live for the first time in her special Univision TV concert entitled "Habitame Siempre". Her concert was broadcast on Univision Network in the United States on November 18, 2012.{{cite web|author=Josué P. Camacho / El Mexicano |url=http://www.el-mexicano.com.mx/informacion/noticias/1/8/fama/2012/09/29/616654/thalia-por-siempre.aspx |title=2012/09/29 Thalía por siempre -El Mexicano |publisher=El-mexicano.com.mx |date=2012-09-29 |access-date=2012-11-21}}
Live performances
Thalia performed the song in a special TV concert in which she presented a small part of her album, apart from performing some of the most representative hits of her career. Her concert was broadcast on Univision Network in the United States on November 18, 2012, and Televisa Network in Mexico on November 24. The concert took place in the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on September 21, 2012. During the concert, Thalia revealed that "Manías" would be released as the first single from her album.{{cite web|url=http://noticias999.com/a/1830549/hab%C3%ADtame_siempre,_el_concierto_de_thal%C3%ADa_en_nueva_york |title=Habítame Siempre, el concierto de Thalía en Nueva York |publisher=Noticias999.com |date=2011-12-15 |access-date=2012-11-21}}
She also performed the song in Univision's anniversary for "Sabado Gigante" show, on October 27, 2012, and some weeks later in La Voz, a Mexican TV reality talent show and singing competition.{{Cite web|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/879010.html|title = El Universal - Espectáculos - Thalia visitará México para promover Habítame siempre}}
During her promotional tour in Spain, Thalía presented the song to the Spanish audience in a stunning live performance at the annual Cadena Dial Awards, that took place in Tenerife on March 13, 2013. She is also expected to include the song in the setlist of her VIVA! Tour, set to be launched at March 24, 2013 in Chicago. In total, she has publicly performed the song 4 times up to date.
Music video
A "making of" video premiered on VEVO on November 9, 2012. It featured background scenes from the recording of the song in the studio.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdMxSLlFFio&feature=autoplay&list=UUwhR7Yzx_liQ-mR4nMUHhkg&playnext=1 |title=Thalía - Manías (Lyric Video) |publisher=YouTube |access-date=2012-11-21}}
The official music video of the song premiered on VEVO on December 18, 2012. The video was recorded in the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York and it features Thalía's live performance of the song. The same video had been used during the week of the album's release as part of a promotional TV special.{{Cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfngH6losW8 | title=Thalia - Manías (Official Music Video) | website=YouTube }}
Commercial performance
In Mexico, the digital single of the track had sold over 30,000 copies by February 16, 2013, being certified as gold by AMPROFON and later it was certified Platinum.{{Cite web|url=http://thaliadiva.wordpress.com/2013/02/17/thalia-tiene-certificacion-platino-con-el-proximo-viernes-y-certificacion-oro-con-manias-sony-music/|title = Thalia tiene Certificación Platino con "El Próximo Viernes" y Certificación Oro con "Manías" (Sony Music Mexico)|date = 16 February 2013}}
Track listing
- "Manías" – 3:54
- "Manías (Jump Smokers Remix)" - 4:17
- "Manías (Bachata Remix)" - 3:51
- CD single
- "Manías" - 3:54
Charts
Certifications
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Release history
Credits
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- Interpreter : Thalía
- Producer : Cheche Alara
- Voice directors : Cheche Alara, Paul Forat
- Voice engineer : Rafa Sardina, Pablo Arraya
- Recording engineer : Rafa Sardina
- Arrangements : Cheche Alara
- String arrangements : Cheche Alara
- Piano, Hammond, Wurli and keyboards : Cheche Alara
- Drums : Randy Cooke
- Acoustic and Electric Guitar : Tim Pierce
- Percussion : Luis Conte
- Bass : Lee Sklar
- Chorus : Facundo Monty, Jonathan Eugenio, Camila Ibarra, Ayelén Zuker
- Mixed by : Peter Mokran
- (P) 2012 Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC
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References
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