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"Bendita Tu Luz" (''Blessed (is) your light'' in
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) is a bachata song, the second single released from Maná's seventh studio album, '' Amar es Combatir'' (2006). The song features
Juan Luis Guerra Juan Luis Guerra Seijas (born June 7, 1957) is a Dominican musician, singer, composer, and record producer. He has sold 30 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists. Throughout his career, he has wo ...
on the vocals.


Chart success

Initially, the song proved to be less successful than its predecessor - "
Labios Compartidos "Labios Compartidos" (English: "Shared Lips") is the first single released from Maná's seventh studio album, ''Amar es Combatir'' (2006). It became one of the band's most recognized songs, topping the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Tracks chart for eig ...
" - as it did not gain as much airplay as the latter. Nevertheless, the song reached the top spot of the chart for the week of November 16, 2006, being replaced on December 23 by the smash
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hit "Tu Recuerdo". At this point, "Bendita Tu Luz" became Maná's third number-one single on the chart, and their second in a single year. On January 13, 2007, the song regained its position at number-one ten weeks after its chart debut, which occurred on November 4, 2006. In Venezuela, the song peaked at #1 on the Record Report Top Latino chart.


Music video

The
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tells the story of how two college sweethearts meet. A young woman begins to gain interest in a young man while the two are in college. She sees him all over campus and he gains her interest. She tries to gain his attention by showing up at a pool where he's swimming and dropping a hair clip on his head, but to no avail. She finally confronts him one day and learns he's blind. After meeting, the two start a romantic relationship, with him showing her how it is to be blind. Throughout the video Maná is playing in a small club with
Juan Luis Guerra Juan Luis Guerra Seijas (born June 7, 1957) is a Dominican musician, singer, composer, and record producer. He has sold 30 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists. Throughout his career, he has wo ...
. At the end of the video, the happy college couple go to the club and dance while Maná and
Juan Luis Guerra Juan Luis Guerra Seijas (born June 7, 1957) is a Dominican musician, singer, composer, and record producer. He has sold 30 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists. Throughout his career, he has wo ...
sing "Bendita Tu Luz".


See also

* List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Songs of 2006 * List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Songs of 2007


References

2006 singles Maná songs Spanish-language songs Juan Luis Guerra songs Bachata songs Record Report Top Latino number-one singles Songs written by Fher Olvera Warner Music Latina singles {{Latin-song-stub