Amantes Sunt Amentes (Latin for Lovers Are Lunatics) is the fourth studio album by Mexican rock band Panda, released on 2 October 2006, through WEA Latina and Movic Records. To promote the album, three singles were released. The first, "Narcicista Por Excelencia", including its music video, were premiered on Los 10+ Pedidos on MTV.
It was notably nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album in 2008. It is the highest-selling album in their catalog to date, and was later certified gold and double platinum by AMPROFON for shipments of over 250,000 copies in Mexico. It also peaked at number one on the Mexican Albums Chart.
Track listing
Personnel Adapted from album liner notes: Panda José Madero – vocals, guitar Ricardo Treviño – bass, guttural vocals Jorge Vázquez – drums Arturo Arredondo – lead guitar
Production Adrián "Rojo" Treviño – producer, mixer Francisco “Kiko” Lobo de la Garza – executive producer Jaime Cavazos – mastering engineer at OVU Studios Rodrigo Mendoza – recording assistant Gerardo "El Oso" García – studio tech Beto Ramos – drum tech Mario Videgaray – art direction, design Beto Garza – illustration
Additional musicians Marcelo Treviño – keyboards Alfonso Herrera – choirs Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2006) Peakposition Mexican Albums (AMPROFON) 1
Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position Top 100 Album (AMPROFON) 26 Chart (2007) Position Top 100 Album (AMPROFON) 25
Certifications
Accolades The album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album in 2008, but lost to Black Guayaba's No Hay Espacio.
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