She Wolf (album)

She wolf
Shakira studio album
Publication (s)	October 9, 2009
admission	2008-2009
Label (s)	Epic
Format (s)	CD, LP, download
Genre (s)	Pop , dance , electro-pop , latin , dancehall
Title (number)	12 (Standard Edition) 13 (Deluxe Edition)
running time	47:12 (Standard Edition) 50:15 (Deluxe Edition)
occupation	Shakira
production	Shakira Luke Burton Future cut Jerry Duplessis Amanda Ghost John Hill Wyclef Jean The Neptunes Timbaland
Studio (s)	Compass Point Studios ( Nassau , Bahamas )
chronology Oral Fixation Vol. 2 (2005) She wolf Sale el sol (2010)

She Wolf ( German: Wölfin ) is the third English studio album (the eighth in total) by the Colombian Latin pop / rock singer Shakira . It was released worldwide on October 9, 2009. This album is marked by a clear departure from Latin Pop / Rock to the dance / electro style of the singer. So the album was for the production of hip-hop - producer Timbaland involved.

background

In February 2008 Shakira began work on a new album, on which Wyclef Jean and Pharrell Williams among others as producers. In March 2009 it was announced that, like in 2005, there will be two albums again. On October 9, 2009, the English-language album entitled She Wolf was released in Germany , which reached number 3 in the German album charts, but could not continue the success of the previous albums. The first single of the same name was first played on the radio in Germany on July 17th and was released as a single in early September. The video clip - realized by Jake Nava - was first shown on US TV on July 30th. The Spanish counterpart Loba was played on the radio for the first time in late June 2009.

With Give It Up To Me a new song was presented in mid-October 2009. The track produced by Timbaland - a collaboration with rapper Lil Wayne - was released on November 13th in the US as a second single; a worldwide publication is not yet planned. On November 23, She Wolf also appeared in the USA and reached number 15 here.

publication

Shakira stated on her website that "The full album will be released by Epic in October 2009 " and "contains songs in English". Shakira also stated that in 2010 she will release a Spanish version of the album called Loba . Shakira introduced "She Wolf" on July 13th, 2009 on Z100 and KIIS-FM. Shakira said in an interview that the album would contain three Spanish songs.

reception

The album was received mixed with critics. The Rolling Stone magazine criticized the completed change of style of the singer.

"Instead of continuing her successful Latin trend, Shakira really wants to try out new styles, which she didn't manage with this album"

Andy Gill of the New York Times , however, praised the style of the album.

“With this album, Shakira has shown that she has also perfected dance and electro music and that she delivers great songs. "She Wolf" is dance and electro music in tune with the times and for every taste. "

style

The album is heavily influenced by the style of dance and electro music ( She Wolf , Why Wait , Men In This Town ), but also contains Shakira's classic Latin pop / rock elements ( Mon Amour , Gypsy , Long Time ).

She herself said: “I was very curious and fascinated by the world of electropop and what it has to offer. I wanted to make sure the album got very bass heavy and focused on the beat. But my music is very complex because I always try to experiment with sounds from other parts of the world. "

Track list

1. "She Wolf" (Shakira, Sam Endicott, John Hill) - 3:08
2. "Did It Again" (Shakira, Pharrell Williams) - 3:12
3. "Long Time" (Shakira, Williams) - 2:56
4. "Why Wait" (Shakira, Williams) - 3:41
5. "Good Stuff" (Shakira, Williams) - 3:17
6. "Men in This Town" (Shakira, Endicott, Hill) - 3:34
7. "Gypsy" (Shakira, Amanda Ghost, Ian Dench, Carl Sturken, Evan Rogers) - 3:18
8. "Spy (featuring Wyclef Jean )" (Shakira, Wyclef Jean) - 3:27
9. "Mon Amour" (Shakira, Albert Menendez) - 4:05
10. "Lo hecho está hecho" (Shakira, Jorge Drexler, Williams) - 3:12
11. "Años luz" (Shakira, Drexler, Williams) - 3:41
12. "Loba" (Shakira, Endicott, Hill, Drexler) - 3:08

Deluxe Edition:

13. "Give It Up To Me" (feat. Timbaland & Lil Wayne ) (Timothy Mosley, Shakira, Dwayne Carter, Amanda Ghost) - 3:03

Singles

Charts

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, , Placements, weeks, awards, comments)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	IT
2009	Loba / She Wolf	DE2 (18 weeks) DE	AT3 (19 weeks) AT	CH3 gold (23 weeks)CH	UK4th gold (21 weeks)UK	US11 platinum (20 weeks)US	IT2 × 2 Double platinum (49 weeks)IT	First published: June 10, 2009 Sales: + 1,555,000
	Lo hecho está hecho / Did It Again	DE34 (9 weeks) DE	AT34 (4 weeks) AT	CH29 (6 weeks) CH	UK26 (8 weeks) UK	-	IT12 gold (23 weeks)IT	First published: October 16, 2009 Sales: + 20,000
	Give it up to me	-	-	-	-	US29 gold (11 weeks)US	-	First published: October 19, 2009 Sales: + 500,000; feat. Lil Wayne & Timbaland
2010	Gitana / Gypsy	DE7 (18 weeks) DE	AT11 (10 weeks) AT	CH12 (18 weeks) CH	-	US65 (3 weeks) US	IT3 platinum (38 weeks)IT	First published: February 19, 2010 Sales: + 70,000

She wolf

She Wolf is the first single from the album She Wolf . Unlike earlier Shakira songs, She Wolf is a dance and electro pop song. In Germany, She Wolf reached number two in the singles charts. In the USA, the single was able to climb to number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 within a few weeks due to the high number of downloads . In Great Britain the song reached number four in the single charts and in Austria and Switzerland number three in the charts.

She Wolf was certified platinum in the United States for over one million copies sold. In the United Kingdom with silver and in Spain twice with platinum.

The music video for She Wolf , in which Shakira dances in a skin-colored dress in a cage, sparked discussion in the mass media and the press .

The music video was nominated at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2009 in the category "Video of the Year".

The Spanish version of She Wolf , Loba reached number one in the charts in all Spanish-speaking countries.

Did it again

Did It Again ( German: Did it again ) is the second single in Europe and the fourth in the USA from the album She Wolf. Like She Wolf, the song is a dance and electro-pop song. In Europe Did It Again could not build on the success of the previous single She Wolf . In Germany the song reached number 34 in the charts, in Austria also number 34, in Switzerland number 29 and in Great Britain number 26.

In the music video for Did It Again , Shakira dances in a bed with a dancer.

Shakira sang Did It Again live at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards .

The Spanish version Lo hecho está hecho was again a success in the charts of Spanish-speaking countries.

Give it up to me

Give It Up to Me ( German: Leave it to me ) is the second in the USA and the third single from the album She Wolf in Europe. The song is an electro-hop song with hip-hop and dancehall elements, which is more in line with the hip-hop genre, which the hip-hoppers Timbaland and Lil Wayne, who rap in the song, try accordingly Shakira also shows her skills as a rapper in this song , so Shakira manages to mix rap and Latin pop with her singing . The song has significant similarities with Timbaland's productions Maneater , Give It to Me and Promiscous by singer Nelly Furtado , with whom Timbaland worked on her 2006 album Loose . In the US, the single reached number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 . In the USA, Give It Up to Me could not build on the success of She Wolf , but still celebrate success.

Shakira sang Give It Up to Me live at the 2009 American Music Awards .

There is no Spanish version of this song.

Gypsy

Gypsy ( German: Zigeuner ) was released in early 2010 in the USA and Europe as the third single from the album She Wolf. The single has so far reached number 7 in the German, 11th in the Austrian and 12th in the Swiss charts. On March 27, 2010 Shakira Gypsy sang live at Wetten, dass ..? .

From Gypsy there is also a Spanish version Gitana that are not on the original edition of She Wolf is included. Gypsy and Gitana were broadcast to radio stations worldwide on February 22nd, 2010. The music video premiered on February 26, 2010 with an appearance by tennis player Rafael Nadal as Shakira's love partner.

Gitana is included on a re-release of the Spanish album version Loba, which was released in Spain and Latin America at the end of March 2010.

Chart placements

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	3 (25 weeks)	25th
Austria (Ö3)	4th (15 weeks)	15th
Switzerland (IFPI)	1 (46 weeks)	46
Spain (Promusicae)	2 (54 weeks)	54
United States (Billboard)	15th (15 weeks)	15th
United Kingdom (OCC)	4th (15 weeks)	15th

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Europa Press: 'Loba' es el primer single del nuevo disco de Shakira - Espectaculos_Musica - Espectaculos . ABC.es. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Media Player . Z100.elvisduran.com. Retrieved on August 16, 2009.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Shakira speaks to Seacrest about new album and single . KIIS FM. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 14, 2009. 
4. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/features/shakira-the-she-wolf-billboard-cover-story-1004012552.story#/features/shakira-the-she-wolf-billboard-cover-story-1004012552. story
5. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US ES
6. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated February 8, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
7. ^ Gypsy to be next single . Shakira.com. May 2, 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
8. ↑ Shakira to Release new single: Gypsy the 22nd of February . Shaira.com. February 17, 2010. Archived from the original on February 20, 2010. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 17, 2010. 
9. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from March 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
10. ↑ http://shakirarumania.blogspot.com/