"Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar" (Spanish for "Today I Can't Wake Up") is the debut single by Spanish band Mecano released in June 1981. The song is from their 1982 self-titled debut album.
| "Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Mecano | ||||
| from the album Mecano | ||||
| Language | Spanish | |||
| English title | Today I Can't Wake Up | |||
| B-side | "Quiero Vivir En La Ciudad" | |||
| Written | 1981 | |||
| Released | June 22, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio |  Estudios Escorpio | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:16 | |||
| Label | Discos CBS | |||
| Composer(s) | Nacho Cano | |||
| Lyricist(s) | José María Cano | |||
| Producer(s) | Jorge Álvarez | |||
| Mecano singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar" on YouTube | ||||
Composition
editMecano member Nacho Cano was trying to write a song for the record since his brother José María Cano had written all the songs. By 27 May 2015, Nacho Cano told periodist Ismael Cala for CNN en Español that the lyrics of the song came as a result of a hangover due to a party the day before. Cano also added that it was then that he discovered that creativity comes from everyday experiences.[1]
Release
editThe original 7-inch release of the song came with a B-side called "Quiero Vivir En La Ciudad". Despite its resonance in radio, the song was not included on the debut album until the 2005 rerelease,[2] where it appears as a bonus track.
"Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar" instantly became a hit in Spain, where it sold over 100,000 copies between 1981 and 1982.[3]
A mistake in the printing of the 7-inch single release occurred in which the date of the song release was dated as 1980, one year earlier than the original.[4]
Track listings
edit7-inch vinyl
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar" | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Quiero Vivir En La Ciudad" | 2:43 |
Digital download and streaming
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar" | 3:16 |
Certifications
edit| Country | Certification | Equivalents | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2x Platinum | 100,000^ | [5] |
| ^Sales figures based on certification alone | |||
References
edit- ^ "I wrote my first hit drunk". CNN en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ "Mecano reedita su primer disco 23 años después con el único tema cantado por los hermanos Cano". elmundo.es (in Spanish). 2005-03-20. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- ^ www.popdelos80.com. "Pop de Los 80" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Ivoox.com. "Song information" (in Spanish). Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)