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.

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