"Labios Compartidos" (English: "Shared Lips") is the first

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released from

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's seventh studio album, ''

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'' (2006). It became one of the band's most recognized songs, topping the ''

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chart for eight consecutive weeks.

Song information

The song deals with the theme of falling in love with someone else's lover; that's where the title of the song comes from (literally "Shared Lips"). The

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for the song also has this concept.

Chart success

"Labios Compartidos" became a major hit in dozens of countries, topping the

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charts for three weeks. The song has also enjoyed some moderate success in the

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. It debuted at number one on the ''

chart and on the Latin Pop Tracks chart. "Labios Compartidos" stayed on the top of the Hot Latin Tracks chart for nine weeks, becoming the band's first number one on that chart since "Mariposa Traicionera" (2003). The song was also able to perform a minor crossover into mainstream radio stations and peaked at number 82 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming the band's biggest hit on the United States to this date. It also charted on the

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chart, peaking at number 12.

Music video

The

for the song, which was directed by Pablo Croce, depicts a woman taking advantage of a man, and making him suffer through the knowledge that she betrays him. This fits in with the idea that he's sharing her with another but is unable to leave her because he always falls for her when she returns. When the song entered on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100,

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started to air the music video.

Awards

On October 19, 2006, the song and video were nominated for both Video of the Year and Song of the Year on

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, only to win Video of the Year. On August 29, 2007, Fher Olvera received a

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nomination for this song in Song of the Year category. Also, the video was nominated for

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, winning none.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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