20 years after the premiere of the song, the star Colombia remembers how he had to remove his store album
20 years after the launch of one of the most representative songs of his career, Shakira recalled the The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on the program how did your record label approve the inclusion of Hips Don’t Lie In your album Oral Fixation Vol. 2.
The Colombian artist explained that the album It was already distributed in physical stores when collaboration with Wyclef Jean arose. “My album was already distributed and then this idea arose. Wyclef and I met and started working in this song … I knew I was successful,” he said.
When he called the director of Sony Music
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As reported, He called Donny Iienner directly, then president of Sony Musicto ask him to remove the album from the market: “I said: ‘Donny, you have to get the store album.’ He replied: ‘No way. This album is already out‘. I insisted: ‘You have to believe in me, you have to trust. If you do, we will have a success. ‘ And he said: ‘It’s fine, I will listen to you in this’ ”The decision ended up being key in Shakira’s career, since the issue became a global success.
However, The anecdote has also generated debate on social networks. In X (formerly Twitter), several users questioned the artist’s version. One of the most cited messages indicates: “The album had already come out and ‘Don’s Bother’ failed. The seal wanted a more radial success And he felt that no album song was. They had the subject with Wyclef Dance Like This and they brought Shakira to re -regulate him. “Another Internet user commented:” He knew there was something strange in his story, because you can’t remove an album from stores if it is already printed. That costs a lot. ”
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Hips Don’t Lie was officially launched in February 2006 as part of the reissue of Oral Fixation Vol. 2and quickly positioned itself in the first places of the international rankings. The song not only marked a turning point in Shakira’s career, but also consolidated its presence in the English -speaking market.
To date, Hips Don’t Lie is still one of the most recognized themes of his discographyand its history continues to awaken the interest of fans and criticism.
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