The album spawned five singles, "Hoy No Me Puedo Levantar", "Perdido en mi Habitación", "Me Colé en Una Fiesta", "Maquillaje" and "No Me Enseñen la Lección", all of them receiving pop culture popularity in Spain.

AllMusic rated the album with four out of five stars, adding, "Mecano is their first record, and one of their most popular, a glamorous effort in which listeners can already appreciate Nacho Cano's brilliant mind for composition.

Synths and electronic devices mixed with poppy melodies and Torroja's sweet voice are heard throughout the record, forming a style that became the group's personal trademark from then on".

[5] Mecano is better known in popular slang as the clock album due to the large clock that appears on the cover (although there is an alternate cover version, mainly marketed in Latin America in the late 1980s due to Mecano's success after changing record companies, in which they are shown standing idly over a backdrop scenery reminiscent of Roman ruins).

[6] Source for bonus track:[7] "Maquillaje" has later been recorded by many singers and bands, among them: ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.