Objection (Tango)

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"Objection / Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)"
Single by Shakira
from the album Laundry Service
Released	2002
Format	CD maxi single 12" single
Genre	Rock, Tango
Length	3:42
Label	Sony International
Writer(s)	Shakira
Producer(s)	Shakira
Chart positions
#2 (Australia, Mexico) #3 (Argentina) #5 (Portugal, Chile) #9 (France) #12 (Canada) #17 (UK) #33 (New Zealand) #55 (USA Hot 100) #16 (Hot Latin Tracks)
Shakira singles chronology
"Underneath Your Clothes" (2002)	"Objection (Tango)" / "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio" (2002)	"The One" (2002)

"Objection (Tango)" and "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)" are latin pop songs written and composed by the Colombian pop star Shakira for her 2001 breakthrough English language album, Laundry Service.

[edit] Song information

"Objection" is sung in English, while "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio" is sung in Spanish. Both share the same rhythm. The English version of the single reached number fifty-five on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, while the Spanish version reached number sixteen on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart. "Objection", unlike its Spanish twin, was the first song written by Shakira purely in English.

The song did not live up to the success of Shakira's previous singles ("Whenever, Wherever" and "Underneath Your Clothes") and quickly flopped reaching only #55 on the the Hot 100.

The correct subtitles appear in the animated segment of the music video.

On the booklet for the album, "next to her cheap silicon I look minimal" is written. The correct spelling would be "next to her cheap silicone I look minimal". Silicon is a chemical element while silicone, what Shakira really meant, is the name of the implant used in breast enlargements. The segment of the music video where that line is said has subtitles, and the correct word is used.

[edit] Music video

The music video opens with Shakira and her ex-lover doing a tango. When the tango stops, he leaves, the music picks up, and Shakira begins dancing. Shakira goes to a club where she finds her ex-lover and his new girlfriend. An animated sequence begins in which Shakira pokes holes in the new girlfriend's breast implants and knocks her ex-boyfriend through a window into another room. The animated sequence ends and Shakira confronts the lovers but is pushed down onto a glass table. Two superheroes come to her side and, with their help, she knocks out both lovers. The video switches to Shakira performing in a mechanical room and reveals that she put the two in a trunk and tied each to a spinning wheel. The wheels accelerate until they come loose and fly away. The video was directed by Dave Meyers.

[edit] Charts