"Ojalá Pudiera Borrarte" (I Wish I Could Erase You) is a song recorded and performed by

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group

Maná Maná () is a Mexican pop rock band formed in 1981. Originally called Sombrero Verde, the current lineup of members is vocalist-guitarist Fher Olvera, drummer Alex González (musician), Alex González, guitarist Sergio Vallín and bassist Juan ...

. The song is the fourth

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released in promotion of their seventh

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Amar es Combatir ''Amar Es Combatir'' (English: "To Love Is To Fight") is the seventh studio album released by the Mexico, Mexican pop rock band Maná. The album, which was released on August 22, 2006, became the band's first release in four years. On February 1 ...

'' (2006).

Track listing

#"Ojalá Pudiera Borrarte" (Album Version)-4:55 #"Ojalá Pudiera Borrarte" (Radio Edit) - 4:32 (Fher Olvera)

Music video

The video is set in

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. The opening shot of the video shows a woman in an office and immediately after that walking down Hipólito Yrigoyen street where the La Franco building can be seen. Later, she passes an open-air café, then a vinyl record shop. A child blows bubbles in front of the shop. Meanwhile, a guy sits and thinks of the woman on an armchair in his house. Meanwhile, the woman enters a cinema and comes on stage, looking for someone else. Meanwhile, after the guy celebrates his birthday, he finds a pendant which reminds him of her. He then goes to a photo booth. He takes a picture of himself which comes out as a negative. As soon as he rips it off the slot, he sees that the pictures of him magically disappear. When he goes back home, he opens the refrigerator and finds the photos on the door. The woman walks by

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where the

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and the

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buildings can be seen. The video is intercut with sequences of Maná performing in a room with spotlights and a pink curtain.

Chart positions

* #2 (Billboard Hot Latin Tracks) * #3 (Billboard Latin Pop Airplay)#8 (Pop Rock Venezuela)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ojala Pudiera Borrarte 2007 singles Maná songs Songs in Spanish Songs written by Fher Olvera 2006 songs