Meanwhile the track itself was actually mega successful. In fact it has been classified as the biggest worldwide hit of 2006 and the top-selling song of the first decade of the new millennium. For instance, according to Nielsen, when it was the released it broke the record for most radio plays by a pop song within the timespan of a week in American history. And it that regard it was played well over 9,500 times during that seven-day period. The music video to this song, which was directed by the accomplished Sophie Muller, proved to be a successful endeavor. For instance, it took home a MTV VMA ( Best Choreography) and a MTV Latin Award ( Song of the Year). In terms of Wyclef’s contribution, he based “Hips Don’t Lie” on a track he dropped in 2004 alongside Claudette Ortiz entitled “Dance Like This”. Served as writers and producers of “Hips Don’t Lie”. Shakira, Wyclef Jean and Jerry “Wonder” Duplessis The track was released by Sony Music Entertainment and Epic Records on 28 November 2005. This is the second single from Shakira seventh-studio album, “Oral Fixation Vol. the nationalities that Shakira and he respectively represent, may be oppressed in the United States. And at this point it should be noted that this track does have a very-strong Latin American influence. In fact a good part of the lyrics are actually recited in Spanish.īut regardless of Clef’s brief deviation, “Hips Don’t Lie” is very much a dance song. So at the end of the day, the title would be based an idea akin to the movement of the singer/dancer’s hips being indicative of the truthfulness of some type of reality. To some degree it would indicate her sensual attraction to the “boy” she is addressing. But more to the point is that her bodily gestures are proof of her proficiency on the dance floor. Instead he alludes to his lengthy rap career and the fact that the likes of “Colombians and Haitians”, i.e.
Shakira, is having on him and others who ‘cannot ignore the way her body moves’. Indeed the subject of this song is inconspicuous at first, just another lady in the crowd. But once she hits the dance floor she becomes the center of attention.īy the time the second verse comes around we see that her dance is inspired by a male who is also representing in that regard. So basically her movements are based on following the lead of this guy who is “half animal, half man” on the dance floor. This would indicate that the performance they are giving is, to some degree, wild in nature.ĭuring his second rap verse, Wyclef veers of the primary topic of this song. This idea is brought home most-effectively by Wyclef, who raps about the mesmerizing effect the motions of a particular dancer, i.e. However, as you probably already know, the lyrics of this track are centered more on dancing in a public setting. And yes, the movement of Shakira’s hips are, as mentioned in the prior case, indicative of her feeling the music. But more to the point of the song is that her bodily gyrations are turning the men in the vicinity on.
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