Motel (band)

Motel (band)
Motel
Origin Mexico D.F., Mexico
Genres Rock
Power pop
Years active 2000–present
Labels Warner Music
Website motelmx.com
Members
Rodrigo Dávila Chapoy (Vocals, Guitar)
Guillermo Méndez (Vocals, Guitar)
Rubén Puente (Bass)
José Damián (Drums)
Motel

Motel is a Mexican Rock band created in 2002, consisting of Guillermo (Billy) Méndez, Rodrigo Dávila Chapoy, José Damián and Rubén Puente.

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History

Motel formed when its original members — Rodrigo and Billy — reunited to perform music casually, without long-term career intentions. Both recorded songs in music studios and rehearsals independently for several months before coming together as a group. They then played as a duo in bars in Mexico City, eventually inviting José Damián (drums) and Rubén Puente (bass) to form part of the band.[1]

In March 2006, they released their debut album, Motel, and single, "Dime Ven", both produced by Aureo Baqueiro and co-produced by Jay de la Cueva under the Warner Music label. "Dime Ven" peaked at second place in the Mexican Hot 100 in July 2006, coming just short of Julieta Venegas's "Me Voy". Motel followed with a second single, "Olvidame". The same year, Motel wrote Skimo es el Lugar for the television sitcom Skimo, broadcast by Nickelodeon Latinamerica.

By March 2007, Motel announced through their website the upcoming release of their second album, 17, which was released on November 20, 2007. 17's first single, "Y Te Vas", was released in anticipation in October and listed as a weekly free download on iTunes. "17" was released on January 29 in the United States, after the band had promoted in the U.S. Later, the band released three more singles: "Uno, Dos, Tres", "Dos Palabras" featuring Lu's lead singer, Paty Cantú, and "Ahi vienes". The band also promised to hold a concert soon for those under 18, since their last two concerts were exclusively for adults.

Discography

Albums

Album
Motel
  • Released: March 28, 2006
  • Re-Released: July 3, 2006
  • Singles
  1. Dime Ven Come Tell Me — 2006
  2. Olvidame Forget Me— 2006
  3. Lejos Estamos Mejor We Are Better Apart — 2007
17
  • Released: November 20, 2007
  • Singles
  1. Y Te Vas And You Leave- 2007
  2. Uno, Dos, Tres One, Two, Three- 2008
17bis
  • Released: August 19, 2008
  • Singles
  1. Dos Palabras Ft Paty Cantú Two Words- 2008
  2. Ahí Vienes Here You Come- 2009
Multicolor
  • Released: October 20, 2010
  • Singles
  1. Somos Aire 2010

Singles

Year Single Chart peak positions Album
MEX USA SPA ARG US LATIN
2006 "Dime Ven" 2 119 2 21 33 Motel
2007 "Olvidame" 6 110 29 54 43
"Lejos Estamos Mejor" 3 102 31 65 22
"Y Te Vas" 5 95 3 87 4 17
2008 "Uno, Dos, Tres" 10 120 21 87 84
"Dos Palabras" Ft Paty Cantú 3 17bis
"Ahí Vienes" 38 17bis
2009 "Aurora" Oveja Negra (soundtrack)
2010 "Somos Aire" 6 Multicolor

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References

  1. ^ Biografía Oficial de la Banda

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