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¿Dónde jugarán los niños?

by Maná · Album ¿Dónde jugarán los niños?

Vivir sin aire

Duration 4:53

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¿Dónde jugarán los niños?

¿Dónde jugarán los niños?

Maná · 1992 · Track 4

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Duración4:53
Álbum¿Dónde jugarán los niños?
Año1992

The story behind

In the song Vivir sin aire, the band Maná weaves an atmosphere that evokes the feeling of needing someone vitally, as essential as the air we breathe. The piece, with a Duration of 4:52, delves into a feeling of deep longing, where the absence of a loved one feels like a physical lack, an impossibility to continue. It is a theme that lends itself to being explored with instruments that convey that emotional intensity, perhaps with a bass that marks the constant pulse of need and guitars that elevate the melody with the urgency of the lyrics.

This song is part of Maná's third studio album, titled ¿Dónde jugarán los niños?, which saw the light of day on October 27, 1992. This work arrived two years after Falta amor (1990) and was released simultaneously in over 40 countries, marking an important moment in the group's trajectory. It was the only album on which Maná presented themselves as a quintet, incorporating Iván González on keyboards and César López "Vampiro" on guitar, who would later go their separate ways in 1994. The album, which includes other hits like Oye mi amor and Cachito, has been considered by some as one of the group's best, achieving worldwide sales of 13 million copies.