"She Wolf" is Shakira's first single taken from her third English studio album, She Wolf The song has a Spanish version ("Loba") that is being used to promote the English album in Spanish-speaking countries."Loba" premiered on June 29, 2009 and was played on various radio stations. Shakia premiered "She Wolf" on Z100 and KIIS-FM on July 13, 2009. On July 14, 2009 "She Wolf" and "Loba" became available to download from iTunes. "She Wolf" was sent to U.S. radio on July 21, 2009. Shakira wrote and produced the track with John Hill, and Sam Endicott (Lead Singer and Songwriter of The Bravery).
Background
Shakira talked to Rolling Stone about the song: " ‘She Wolf’ came to me very mysteriously, I was in the studio in a bad mood that day, then I got inspired and went to a corner and I wrote the lyrics and the melody in 10 minutes. The image of the she wolf just came to my head, and when I least expected it I was howling and panting". Shakira talked further about the song to Access Hollywood: "I think ‘She Wolf’ has a lot to do with the moment in which I feel I am. I feel much freer now as a woman, a little more in touch with my own desires, and I tend to listen to myself a little more. ‘What does Shakira want?’. Not what everybody else wants, but what do I really want? And I think that the song deep inside is about that. [It’s] like a more animalistic side of you, a more primitive side … an animal person in a way, So when you understand these things you forgive yourself every time you screw up, you say, It wasn’t me, that was the she wolf … that was the animal in me, that wasn’t me, I have nothing to do with that".
Critical reception
The song has been lauded by critics. On June 16, 2009, Popjustice got an advanced listen of the track, describing it as "literally very good". "It doesn't sound like anything Shakira has done before - it's a bit dancey and a bit electronic with a quite organic disco feel - but even as an instrumental there would still be a feeling that this is very much a Shakira-sounding track....it's a new sound for Shakira but only Shakira could make a song like this and get away with it... 'She Wolf' represents a brilliantly tight bond between art and artist. It's fun and deranged, too, like pop music at its best sometimes needs to be". The following day, Digital Spy also had an advance listen of the track; the review said that the song "sounds like nothing else in the charts at the moment... This is the sort of track that will sound terrific on the radio, terrific on the dancefloor and especially terrific as you strut into work with your iPod cranked up to full whack on a hot summer's morning. In short, it's an absolute smash". Rolling Stone said the song is a "fierce piece of electro-pop". The Guardian said it is Shakira's "most powerful song yet". Billboard reviewed 'Loba': "Though the song's wolf cries and panting noises are a little goofy, it's sure to get the Colombian singer's die-hard fans howling right along on the dancefloor. Its infectious groove rides a funk bassline, pulsates like a wild animal's heartbeat and plays perfectly to Shakira's ability to sing fast, crowded phrases in a way that forces the listener to pay attention. It's an unselfconsciously sexy, stylish ode to a woman on the prowl". James Montgomery for MTV gave the song a positive review calling it "the most insanely brilliant (or brilliantly insane) song you'll hear in 2009" and highlighting "the fact that Shakira uses the term "lycanthropy" and, seconds later, compares herself to a coffee machine (both of which are surely firsts in the history of pop music)."
Music Video
The music video was directed by Jake Nava. It was shot from June 9 to June 12 in Los Angeles, CA. It premiered on MTV on July 30th at 8pm and and features a live wolf. A video for the Spanish version was also released. Shakira's official website described the video as "An inventively sexy video directed by Jake Nava and featuring the metamorphosis of a woman told through her unique dance techniques". The video premiered as expected to positive reviews by MTV. James Montgomery for MTV praised Shakira's dancing skills stating "Shakira has taken the art of body-contorting to new (somewhat unsettling) highs in "She Wolf." She herks and jerks, folds herself in half, torques vertebrae, lifts legs over her head, pops her shoulders in and out of their sockets, hangs upside down, nearly topples over ... the list goes on and on. She out-dances everyone in the business, and even manages to out-Beyoncé". It got it's UK TV premiere August 2nd 2009 on 4Music.
Chart performance
The song made its official debut on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs at number twenty-three, becoming Shakira's best debut on this chart since her 2007 collaboration with Alejandro Sanz, "Te Lo Agradezco, Pero No". It has since peaked at #4, becoming Shakira's fourteenth top ten single on the chart and making her the fifth female artist with most top ten hits on the chart tying with Selena and just behind Gloria Estefan, Ana Gabriel, Rocío Dúrcal, and Ednita Nazario.
After its digital release, "She Wolf" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number thirty-four on the issue date August 1, 2009, making it Shakira's best debut ever on the Hot 100 and her sixth top 40 hit. On the same week, it also debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at #60. The song debuted at #4 in Greece.
On the issue dated July 27, 2009, the song debuted at number 68 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak
position |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 68 |
| Canadian Hot 100 | 54 |
| Greek Singles Chart | 4 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 6 |
| Spanish Singles Chart | 10 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 60 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 34 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop Songs | 25 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Songs | 2 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format |
| "Loba" |
| Latin America | June 29, 2009 (2009-06-29) | Airplay |
| Chile | July 6, 2009 (2009-07-06) | Digital download |
| Spain | July 14, 2009 (2009-07-14) |
| "She Wolf" |
| Chile | July 13, 2009 (2009-07-13) | digital download |
| United States | July 14, 2009 (2009-07-14) |
| July 21, 2009 (2009-07-21) | airplay |
| Australia | July 14, 2009 (2009-07-14) | digital download |
| August 22, 2009 (2009-08-22) | CD single |
| United Kingdom | September 14, 2009 (2009-09-14) | digital download |
| September 21, 2009 (2009-09-21) | CD single |
You Can Download "Shakira - She Wolf.mp3" Here :
Read More......
Free Subscription to Articles Via RSS FEED
What is RSS FEED..?
Ziddu, free file hosting, upload, share, earn, come join us
Read More......
Print this page
