Sale el sol

chronology
Sale el sol
Shakira studio album
Publication ; (s)	October 15, 2010
admission	2008-2010
Label (s)	Epic Records , Sony Music Latin Records
Format (s)	Download, CD
Genre (s)	Latin pop; Merengue; Latin rock;
Title (number)	15 + 6
running time	46:04
production	Shakira, Josh Abraham, Lukas Burton, Edward Bello, Gustavo Cerati, John Hill, Lester Mendez, Albert Menéndez, Luis Fernando Ochoa, Oligee, René Pérez
September 10, 2010	Loca
January 4, 2011	Sale el sol (not in Germany)
April 8, 2011	Rabiosa
March 12, 2012	Addicted To You

Sale el sol ( Spanish for "the sun rises") is a studio album by the Colombian singer Shakira that was released on October 15, 2010 . It is their ninth studio album.

background

The mostly Spanish-language album Sale el sol is musically based on the Latin rock of the albums Pies descalzos and ¿Dónde están los ladrones? , but also contains elements of merengue and other Latin American music styles. In contrast to its predecessor She Wolf , which was strongly characterized by dance and electronic styles, it is returning to its Latin American roots. The two singles Loca and Rabiosa have been recorded in both English and Spanish and are found twice on the Album. The first single Loca (with Dizzee Rascal as a duet partner) was released in a Spanish version with El Cata, who also appears at Rabiosa instead of Pitbull as a guest musician in the Spanish edition.

Among the 16 songs (plus bonus tracks) is the official song of the 2010 soccer World Cup, Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) , which was released in June 2010.

Track list

Sale el sol
Loca (featuring Dizzee Rascal )
Antes de las seis
Gordita (featuring resident Calle 13)
Addicted to you
Lo que más
Mariposas
Rabiosa (featuring Pitbull )
Devoción
Iceland
Tu boca
Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) K-Mix
(Bonustrack) Loca (featuring El Cata)
(Bonus track) Rabiosa (featuring El Cata)
(Bonus track) Waka Waka (esto es África) K-Mix
(Bonustrack) Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Song) feat. Freshlyground

Critical reception

Professional reviews
Average rating
source	rating
Metacritic	89%
More reviews
source	rating
Rolling Stone
allmusic
Billboard
Entertainment Weekly	A.
laut.de
Plattentests.de
CDstarts.de
cd-evaluations.de

The album was received differently. While it was largely positively reviewed by the US media, Josef Gasteiger from laut.de criticized the record for its lack of substance and described most of the songs as unspectacular. The site Plattentests.de only rated the album as average. Her voice is praised, with which she stands out from the crowd, but one has the feeling that Shakira adapts to sales strategies and does not orientate herself in a clear direction with the album.

At the Latin Grammy Awards 2011 Sale el sol was named the best album by a singer. It also won the "Latin Album of the Year", "Latin Pop Album of the Year" and "Latin Digital Album of the Year" categories at the Billboard Latin Awards.

Commercial win

The album topped the charts in six countries: Belgium, France, Croatia, Mexico, Portugal and Spain.

country	#
Germany Germany	6th
Austria Austria	3
Switzerland Switzerland	2
United States United States	7th
Spain Spain	1

Awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	30,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	200,000
France (SNEP)	diamond	500,000
Italy (FIMI)	2 × platinum	120,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	3 × gold	90,000
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	20,000
Poland (ZPAV)	2 × platinum	40,000
Portugal (AFP)	platinum	20,000
Russia (NFPF)	platinum	20,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 × platinum	60,000
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	40,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)	platinum	6,000
Venezuela (APFV)	platinum	10,000
United States (RIAA)	diamond	600,000
All in all	2 × gold 15 × platinum 2 × diamond	2,376,000