She Wolf
Number of titles
Term
- 47:12 (Standard Edition)
- 50:15 (Deluxe Edition)
Occupation
Production
- Shakira
- Luke Burton
- Future Cut
- Jerry Duplessis
- Amanda Ghost
- John Hill
- Wyclef Jean
- The Neptunes
- Timbaland
She Wolf ( German: she-wolf ) is the third English studio album ( eighth overall) of the Colombian Latin-Pop/Rock-Sängerin Shakira. It was released on October 9, 2009 worldwide. This album is characterized by a unique departure from Latin-Pop/Rock for Dance / Electronica style of the singer. Thus, the hip- hop producer Timbaland was engaged for the production of the album.
- 7.1 Singles
- 7.2 album
Background
In February 2008, Shakira began working on a new album to be, among other things, Wyclef Jean and Pharrell Williams involved as producers. In March 2009 it was announced that it will be like in 2005 again be two albums. On October 9, was published in 2009 in Germany, the English-language album titled She Wolf, which reached number 3 on the German album charts, but failed to build on the success of previous albums. The eponymous first single was played on July 17 for the first time in Germany on the radio and appeared in early September as a single. The video clip - realized by Jake Nava - was first shown on July 30 in U.S. television. The Spanish counterpart Loba was played in June 2009 for the first time on the radio.
With Give It Up To Me In mid-October 2009, a new song was presented. Produced by Timbaland track - a collaboration with rapper Lil Wayne - appeared on 13 November in the U.S. as the second single; a worldwide release is not yet planned. On November 23, She Wolf also appeared in the United States and reached number 15 here
Publication
Shakira said on its website that " The full album will be released in October 2009 from Epic " and " English songs contains ". Shakira also stated that it will publish in 2010 a Spanish version of the album with the title Loba. Shakira presented " She Wolf " on 13 July 2009 on Z100 and KIIS -FM before. Shakira told in an interview that the album will contain three Spanish songs.
Reception
The album was recorded mixed with critics. The Rolling Stone magazine criticized the consummation of the change in style of the singer.
" Instead of continuing their successful Latin - trend, Shakira really want to try out new styles, what is their not succeeded with this album"
Andy Gill of The New York Times, however, praised the style of the album.
" Shakira has shown with this album, which she perfected in the field of dance and electronic music and delivers great songs. " She Wolf " is dance and electronic music on the amount of time and for every taste. "
Style
The album is heavily dependent on the style of dance and electronic music influences ( She Wolf, Why Wait, Men In This Town ), but also includes Shakira's classic Latin-Pop/Rock-Elemente ( Mon Amour, Gypsy, Long Time ).
She herself said: "I was very curious and intrigued to and from the world of electro and what it has to offer. I wanted to make sure that the album is very bassy and concentrate on the beat. But my music is very complex, because I always try to experiment with sounds from other parts of the world. "
Title list
Deluxe Edition:
Singles
She Wolf
She Wolf is the first single from the album She Wolf. In contrast to earlier songs by Shakira She Wolf is a dance and electropop song. In Germany, She Wolf reached number two on the singles chart. In the U.S., the single was climbing to 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 due to high number of downloads within a few weeks. In the UK, the song reached number four of the UK Singles Chart and in Austria and Switzerland each number three on the charts.
She Wolf was awarded in the U.S. sold for over a million copies with platinum. In the UK, with silver and Spain two times platinum.
The music video for She Wolf, in which Shakira dances in a flesh-colored dress in a cage, a subject of debate 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 on the charts in all Spanish-speaking countries.
Did It Again
Did It Again ( German: Have it done again) is in Europe and the second in the U.S., the fourth single from the album She Wolf. The song is She Wolf as a dance and electropop song. In Europe Did It Again was unable to repeat the success of the previous single She Wolf. In Germany the song reached number 34 on the charts in Austria also 34th, in Switzerland 29th place and 26th place in the UK
In the music video for Did It Again Shakira dancing with a dancer in a bed.
Shakira Did It Again sang at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2009 live.
The Spanish version of Lo hecho está hecho was again a success in the charts of the Spanish-speaking countries.
Give It Up to Me
Give It Up to Me ( German: Leave it to me) is the second in the U.S. and in Europe, the third single from the album She Wolf. The song is an electro -hop song with hip-hop and dancehall elements, which can be rather join the Genre Hip Hop, which, accordingly, tried mainly by the hip-hop artist Timbaland and Lil Wayne rapping in the song Shakira in this song and her skills as a rapper, thereby Shakira manages a mix of rap and Latin pop with her singing. The song has significant similarities with Timbaland's productions Maneater, give it to me and promiscuous by singer Nelly Furtado, Timbaland with the 2006 working on her album Loose. In the U.S., the single reached number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. 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 American Music Awards 2009.
A Spanish version, there is not this song.
Gypsy
Gypsy ( German: Gypsy ) was published in early 2010 in the U.S. and Europe as the third single from the album She Wolf. The single reached # 7 on the German so far and # 11 in the Austrian and number 12 in the Swiss charts. On March 27, 2010 Shakira Gypsy sang live at Wetten, dass..
From Gypsy there is also a Spanish version Gitana, which is not included on the original edition of She Wolf .. Gypsy and Gitana 22 February 2010 were sent to radio stations worldwide .. The music video premiered on 26 February 2010 with an appearance of tennis player Rafael Nadal as Shakira's love partner.
Gitana is included on a re-release of the Spanish album version Loba, which is end of March 2010 appeared in Spain and Latin America.