Hips Don't Lie

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“Hips Don't Lie”
Single by Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean from the album Oral Fixation Vol. 2
Released	February 2006 (North America)
Format	Digital download, 12" maxi single
Genre	Latin pop, salsa, Cumbia, reggaeton
Length	3:41
Label	Epic
Writer(s)	Jerry Duplessis, LaTavia Parker, Luis Diaz, Omar Alfanno, Shakira Mebarak, Wyclef Jean
Producer	Shakira, Wyclef Jean, Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis
Shakira chronology
"Día de Enero" (2006)	"Hips Don't Lie" (2006)	"Illegal" (2006)
Wyclef Jean singles chronology
"President" (2004)	"Hips Don't Lie'" (2006)	"Dangerous" (2006)
Audio sample
Info "Hips Don't Lie" (help·info)

"Hips Don't Lie" is a Grammy Award-nominated Latin pop song based in a salsa and Cumbia mix and fused with reggaeton beat (reggaeton pop) performed by Colombian singer Shakira and Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean. The song is a remake of Jean's 2004 song "Dance Like This" and takes some of its instrumentation from Jerry Rivera's "Amores Como El Nuestro".^[1][2] Shakira wrote some parts of the new version, and co-produced the song. The song was released as the second single from Shakira's second English album Oral Fixation Vol. 2 in 2006. "Hips Don't Lie" became a global success, topping the charts in at least 55 countries. It became Shakira and Wyclef's first (and to date, only) number-one single in the U.S.. The song became one of the world's best-selling singles of all time and one of the hottest songs of summer 2006. In the UK, this was Wyclef's third number-one hit (after The Fugees' "Killing Me Softly" and "Ready Or Not") and Shakira's first. In many other countries, it became Shakira's second number one, (following the massive success of "Whenever, Wherever") and her third number one single in other countries such as Australia and Netherlands (after "Underneath Your Clothes").

According to Media Traffic, "Hips Don't Lie" is the third most successful song since 1998, only behind Cher's 1999 hit "Believe"and Timbaland and OneRepublic's "Apologize" , so far, the second successful single in the twenty first century, the forty-sixth most successful song in music history and also Shakira and Wyclef's most successful single ever, amassing more than 10,000,000 million points.^[3] The song made Shakira the only Colombian and South American artist in history to top the U.S. Hot 100.

There is also a lesser known Spanish version of the song called "Será, Será (Las Caderas No Mienten)" which can be translated to "Will Be, Will Be (Hips Don't Lie)". It was released in Latin America, although some radios preferred to play the original version. This version has different verses and a different chorus, whilst the rap by Wyclef Jean is kept in English. The Fray has covered this song in Jo Whiley's live lounge.

Contents 1 Song information 1.1 References 2 Music video 3 Chart performance 3.1 Ringtone 3.2 Charts 3.3 Certifications 4 Awards 5 Track listing 6 Notes 6.1 References

[edit] Song information

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"Hips Don't Lie" was reportedly commissioned by Sony Music to revive sales of Shakira's flagging album Oral Fixation Vol. 2, which had come out in late 2005 in time for the lucrative holiday-buying season. Vol. 2 was Shakira's second album of the year, directly following the Spanish-language Fijación Oral Vol. 1 by less than six months. (As part of a small trend in 2005, Shakira joined Sony label mates System of a Down in releasing two back-to-back albums of new material in a single calendar year.) Ironically, in the crucial U.S. market, Vol. 1 – for which Sony likely had lower expectations given the album's late-spring release and non-English content – actually sold better than Vol. 2, Shakira's first English-language album since her breakthrough Laundry Service four years earlier. Despite its release in a slower sales period of the year, Vol. 1 had bigger first-week sales than Vol. 2 (157,000 copies vs. 128,000), charted higher (#4 – a rare ranking for a Spanish album – vs. #5) and produced a genuine hit single in the #23 hit "La Tortura" with Alejandro Sanz, while Vol. 2's leadoff single "Don't Bother" stalled just outside the Top 40. Vol. 2 was too important a project for Epic, so around the start of 2006 they asked Wyclef Jean to remake his own song with Shakira and give the album a crucial radio hit – a tactic that proved a tremendous success: When Vol. 2 was re-released in March 2006 with "Hips Don't Lie" (plus an alternate version of "La Tortura"), the album shot up 92 spots on the Billboard 200, representing a one-week sales increase of 643%. As of November 2007, the album has sold close to 2 million copies in the United States, more than half of them the re-release containing "Hips Don't Lie."

"Hips Don't Lie" debuted on the L.A.-based radio station KIIS-FM (on the Ryan Seacrest Morning Show) on February 14, 2006. Shakira and Wyclef Jean performed the song on the following TV shows: American Idol, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Live With Regis and Kelly, The Today Show and Total Request Live. The song can be heard in the EA Sports video game MVP 06 NCAA Baseball, the film soundtrack to Ice Age: The Meltdown, and on MySpace records.

This is what Shakira says about the song "Hips Don't Lie" on her official website:

“

"Hello again! I just wanted to let you know that very soon you are going to start hearing my new song, "Hips Don't Lie" on the radio (or as we say in Spanish, "Las Caderas No Mienten"). Wyclef from the Fugees is on the track with me and very soon it will be added to my album Oral Fixation Vol. 2. In reality, it wasn't anything I had planned - but during my vacation at the start of the year Wyclef and I bumped into each other. It was a happy accident."

”

Less than two weeks after its debut on KIIS, Z100 added the track, and less than a week after it was added to the playlist, it was the most requested song on the station as it hit #1 on the "Interactive 9@9". It stayed on top for about a month. In December 2006 it was announced that "Hips Don't Lie" was the #1 song of the year. A first for both Shakira and Wyclef Jean.

A Spanish version entitled "Será, Será (Las Caderas No Mienten)" was also released. This version is sung in Spanish, as well as the rap. Shakira also sang another version (produced by RedOne) called "Hips Don't Lie/Bamboo" at the closing ceremony of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Berlin, Germany.

[edit] References

• The lyrics "En Barranquilla se baila así" ("In Barranquilla we dance like this") are a reference to the city of Barranquilla, Colombia, which is Shakira's hometown. The skirts used in the video to dance this part resemble the cumbia skirts which are typical Colombian folk dress.
• The lyrics "Baila en la calle de noche, baila en la calle de día" ("Dance in the street at night, dance in the street by day") are a reference to a typical song written by Dominican musician Luis "Terror" Díaz used in the Dominican Republic Carnival but frequently used in Barranquilla too.
• In the video, the masks and costumes in the background are "marimondas" which are mythological creatures represented in Barranquilla Carnival.

[edit] Music video

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The music video was directed by British director Sophie Muller and filmed in Los Angeles, California, United States. While plotless, the video presents Shakira and Wyclef Jean enjoying themselves as they dance in an arena-like environment. The majority of the costumes and outfits featured in the video belong to the Carnaval de Barranquilla, some of which include the white dress Shakira dances in, and the colorful flags.

"Hips Don't Lie" has proved successful on LAUNCHcast's top-hundred most-watched videos of the week, where it has spent an impressive four months at number one. Yahoo! had fans submit videos of themselves dancing to the song, which were edited into a "fans only" version which has also proved to be one of the most popular videos on LAUNCH. The video for "Hips Don't Lie" ran in the #1 spot on iTunes (along with the single) for several weeks. Currently, it is the most-watched video of 2006, and has drawn close to two million streamed performances.The video won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography on August 31, 2006 and the MTV Latin Award for Song Of The Year on October 19, 2006. The video also placed # 2 on VH1's "Top 40 Videos of 2006". In the UK, the video to "Hips Don't Lie" had the honour of being the last ever item to be shown on Top of the Pops.This video can be seen on Oral Fixation Volumes 1 & 2 Bonus DVD.

[edit] Chart performance

With the disappointment of "Don't Bother", Epic wanted to make sure "Hips Don't Lie" became a big hit in order to revive sales for Oral Fixation Vol. 2.

In February 2006, "Hips Don't Lie" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #84. Four weeks later, it entered the U.S. Billboard Hot 100's top-forty on the chart and received the "greatest airplay gainer" title on the Hot 100 for three weeks in a row. The song achieved a peak position of #13 until it was released digitally on May 27, 2006. Shakira's record label Epic Records originally held back the release of the song's digital downloads to boost sales of Oral Fixation Vol. 2. When Epic finally released it digitally the track hit #1, the single jumped from number nine to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending June 17, 2006, helped by the song's strong number-one status on the Hot 100 Airplay chart and nearly 267,000 downloads in its first week (the accomplishment broke D4L's record with "Laffy Taffy" of 179,000 paid downloads). On the iTunes download chart, the song bumped Nelly Furtado's "Promiscuous" to #2 less than 24 hours after it was digitally released. Within 3 weeks the single managed to move over 670,000 paid digital downloads. Since it has been digitally available in June 2006, the song has sold close to 2,000,000 downloads. "Hips Don't Lie" also set a record for the fastest selling record to reach the one million digital download mark. It sold it's millionth digital download after 9 short weeks in the U.S., beating the previous record held by Daniel Powter's "Bad Day" which took 16 weeks. The song ended 2006 at #46 on the iTunes top 100, jumping up twenty-six spots from #72 on New Years Eve. On January 1, 2007, AOL revealed a list of the Top 100 Songs and Top 100 Videos of 2006, "Hips Don't Lie" was the #6 song and unsurprisingly the #1 video.^[4]

According to Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, "Hips Don't Lie" was the most-played pop song in a single week in American radio history. It was played 9,637 times in one week, breaking Gwen Stefani's previous record with 9,582 plays in a week for her #1 hit single "Hollaback Girl" in 2005.^[5] If the song was released during this period, it would have spent more weeks at number-one, probably becaming the 2006 Hot 100's number-one single of the year, but it only charted at #5 on the Year-End. Shakira also became the first artist ever to top the Billboard's Hot 100 chart and the Latin Singles chart simultaneously. The single held the top spot in the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in a row, being dethroned on July 1 by "Do I Make You Proud" from American Idol Season 5 winner Taylor Hicks.

Outside of the U.S., the song has been a worldwide success. On May 19, 2006 the single became Shakira's second single to hit #1 on the United World Chart, after her 2001's smash single "Whenever, Wherever". "Hips Don't Lie" stayed at number-one for a total of sixteen weeks, making it the longest-running number one single of all time on the chart. With a total of 10.000.000 Media Traffic points, it is the second highest ranked single of all time after Cher's Believe (1998).

In the UK it spent a total of 5 weeks at number one. After its initial one-week reign at number one, it returned to the top in its 8th week preventing Christina Aguilera's "Ain't No Other Man", and Chamillionaire's "Ridin'" from going to #1 until it was replaced by Beyoncé's "Déjà Vu". "Hips Don't Lie" broke the record for the most weeks for a song in a second run, staying four weeks during its second reign at number-one. The song remained in the top 10 for 16 weeks, and then stayed within the top 75 for an additional 38 weeks.

In Ireland, the single remained at the number 1 spot for a total of nine weeks throughout the summer.

"Hips Don't Lie" was the most successful song of 2006 worldwide and it is one of a few songs in history to reach #1 in almost every charting country and territory around the world, approximately, to date, 45 countries and territories. It reached number one on the USA Hot 100, Pop 100 and Hot Latin Tracks, on the UK Singles Chart and United World Chart, in Algeria, Argentina, Australia,Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada (on the Digital Chart), Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Europe, Faroe Islands, France, F.Y.R. Macedonia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ibero-America, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latin America, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Panama, Perú, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Venezuela, and other countries to date; the only countries where the song didn't reach the top position, but reached the top ten are Austria, Canada (on the Canadian Airplay Chart), China, Finland, Latvia, Norway and Russia peaking at number two and in Denmark peaking at number six. In Taiwan, the song peaked at number eleven, while on the Japanese Tokyo Hot 100 it peaked at fourteen, although it reached the top position on the Japan International Singles. The only nation worldwide where the song didn't reach a Top 20 position was in Sweden, where it peaked at number forty-five due to its late October release on the charts.^[6]

The song ended 2006 as the most played song in Latin America^[7] making Shakira the only artist to top the Year-End Chart for two years in a row, topping the 2005 Year-End Chart with La Tortura; it also was the most played song in Europe, Mexico,^[8] Ireland, Argentina,^[9] Colombia, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Guatemala. "Hips Don't Lie" was the number-two year-end song in the Netherlands; it also finished number three in Germany and the UK,^[10] while in Peru it was number four and in USA it was number five.^[11] On July 9, 2006 Shakira performed Hips don't Lie at the World Cup Final in Berlin, Germany to a worldwide audience of one billion people.

[edit] Ringtone

The master ringtone of "Hips Don't Lie" (English, Spanish and Bamboo version) has sold nearly 100,000 units in Mexico.^[12]

Year	Version	Certification	Units
2006	English	2x Platinum	50,000
	Spanish	Platinum	25,000
	Bamboo	2x Gold	20,000
Total			95,000 units

[edit] Charts

Chart (2006)[13] Peak position Argentina Top 40 Singles Chart 1 (7) Australian ARIA Singles Chart 1 (9) Austrian Top 75 Singles Chart 2 (8) Belgian (Flanders) Ultratop 50 Singles Chart 1(2) Belgian (Wallonia) Ultratop 40 Singles Chart 1(8) Brazilian Hot 100 Singles Chart 1 Canadian BDS Airplay Chart 2 Hot Canadian Digital Singles 1 Chilean Airplay Chart 1 (27) Chinese Singles Chart 2 Colombian Top 100 1 Uruguay Hot 30 1(30) Uruguay Hot 100 1(9) Croatian Singles Chart[14] 1 Danish Singles Chart 6 Dutch Top 40 1(4) European Music&Media Euro Hot 200 Singles Chart 1 (15) Finnish Singles Chart 2(2) French SNEP Singles Chart 1 German Top 100 Singles Chart 1(3) Greek IFPI Singles Chart 1 Irish IRMA Singles Chart 1 (9) Israeli Singles Chart 1 (6) Ibero-American Top 100 1 (17) Italian FIMI Singles Chart 1(2) Japanese Oricon Weekly Singles Chart 14 Japanese Oricon Weekly International Singles 1 Lithuania Airplay Chart 1(5) Latvian Airplay Top Chart 2 Latin America Top 40 1 (18) Mexican Top 100 Singles Chart 1 Norwegian VG-Lista Singles Chart 2 Peruvian Top 100 Singles Chart 1 New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 1 Romanian Singles Chart 1 Russian Airplay Chart 2 (6) Spanish Singles Chart 1 (9) Spanish PROMUSICAE Download Chart 1 Swedish Svensktoppen Singles Chart[15] 1 (4) Swedish Sverigetopplistan Singles Chart 1 Swiss Top 100 Singles Chart 1 (7) UK Singles Chart 1 (5) United World Chart 1 (16) U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1 (2) U.S. Billboard Pop 100 1 (2) U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 1 (3) U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 5 (1) U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks 1 (8) U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay 1 European Billboard Eurochart Hot 100 Singles Chart 1 (16) Venezuela Music Singles Chart 1

[edit] Certifications

Country	Certification	Sales
Australia[16]	Platinum	70,000
Austria[17]	Gold	15,000
Belgium[18]	Platinum	30,000
Canada	Platinum	30,000
France[19]	Gold	214,000+
Germany[20]	Platinum	300,000
Greece	Gold	7,500+
New Zealand[21]	Gold	5,000
Switzerland[22]	Platinum	30,000
United Kingdom	Gold	510,000
United States[23]	2xPlatinum	2,000,000
World	Diamond	10,000,000+

Preceded by "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day	United World Chart Single of the Year 2006	Succeeded by "Umbrella" by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z
Preceded by "La Boulette" by Diam's	French Singles Chart number-one single April 30, 2006	Succeeded by "Living on Video" by Pakito
Preceded by "Because of You" by Kelly Clarkson	Swiss Singles Chart number-one single April 30, 2006 - June 11, 2006	Succeeded by "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley
Preceded by "Right Here, Right Now (My Heart Belongs to You)" by Raffaëla	Dutch Top 40 number-one single April 29, 2006 - May 6, 2006	Succeeded by "Rood" by Marco Borsato
Preceded by "Pump It" by The Black Eyed Peas	Belgian Singles Chart number-one single May 6, 2006 - May 13, 2006
Preceded by "Svegliarsi La Mattina" by Zero Assoluto	Italian Singles Chart number-one single May 12, 2006 - May 19, 2006	Succeeded by "Stop! Dimentica" by Tiziano Ferro
Preceded by "Sorry" by Madonna	Latin America Top 40 number-one song (first run) May 14, 2006 - September 10, 2006	Succeeded by "Labios Compartidos" by Maná
Preceded by "Temperature" by Sean Paul	ARC Weekly Top 40 number-one single May 20, 2006 - June 24, 2006	Succeeded by "Promiscuous" by Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland
Preceded by "No No Never" by Texas Lightning	German Singles Chart number-one single (first run) May 20, 2006	Succeeded by "No No Never" by Texas Lightning
Preceded by "Touch It" by Busta Rhymes	New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart number-one single May 22, 2006 - May 29, 2006	Succeeded by "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley
Preceded by "Lo Que Son Las Cosas" by Anaís	Billboard Hot Latin Songs number-one song May 27, 2006 - July 15, 2006	Succeeded by "Angelito" by Don Omar
Preceded by "S.O.S. (Rescue Me)" by Rihanna	United World Chart number-one single May 27, 2006 - September 2, 2006	Succeeded by "Promiscuous" by Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland
Preceded by "Sorry" by Madonna	Lithuania Airplay Chart number-one song June 4, 2006 - July 2, 2006	Succeeded by "Who Knew" by P!nk
Preceded by "No No Never" by Texas Lightning	German Singles Chart number-one single (second run) June 10, 2006 - June 17, 2006	Succeeded by "Zeit Dass Sich Was Dreht/Celebrate the Day" by Herbert Groenemeyer
Preceded by "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)" by Sandi Thom	Irish Singles Chart number one single June 15, 2006 - August 10, 2006	Succeeded by "Everytime We Touch" by Cascada
Preceded by "Ridin'" by Chamillionaire featuring Krayzie Bone	Billboard Hot 100 number-one single June 17, 2006 - June 24, 2006	Succeeded by "Do I Make You Proud" by Taylor Hicks
Preceded by "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter	Billboard Pop 100 number-one single June 17, 2006 - June 24, 2006
Preceded by "SOS" by Rihanna	Australian ARIA Singles Chart number-one single June 18, 2006 - August 20, 2006	Succeeded by "SexyBack" by Justin Timberlake featuring Timbaland
Preceded by "Maneater" by Nelly Furtado	UK Singles Chart number-one single (first run) July 2, 2006 - July 9, 2006	Succeeded by "Smile" by Lily Allen
Preceded by "Don't Stop Me Now/Please, Please" by McFly	UK Singles Chart number-one single (second run) July 30, 2006 - August 27, 2006	Succeeded by "Dèjá Vú" by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z
Preceded by "Labios Compartidos" by Maná	Latin America Top 40 number-one song (second run) September 24, 2006	Succeeded by "Labios Compartidos" by Maná

[edit] Awards

• Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals--nominated
• 33rd People's Choice Award for Favorite Pop Song -- won
• MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography -- won
• MTV Latin America Video Music Award for Song of the Year -- won
• Z100 #1 song of the year

[edit] Track listing

CD single:

1. "Hips Don't Lie" (featuring Wyclef Jean) [Jean, Duplessis, Shakira, Parker, Alfanno] - 3:41
2. "Dreams for Plans" [Shakira, Buckley] - 4:02
3. "Hips Don't Lie" (featuring Wyclef Jean) (Wyclef's Mixshow Mix) - 4:09

Maxi CD single:

1. "Hips Don't Lie" (featuring Wyclef Jean) - 3:41
2. "Hips Don't Lie" (Wyclef Remix) (feat. Wyclef Jean) - 3:59
3. "Hips Don't Lie" (Wyclef Mix Show Mix) (feat. Wyclef Jean) - 4:09
4. "Hips Don't Lie" (Wyclef Remix Instrumental) (feat. Wyclef Jean) - 3:57
5. "Hips Don't Lie" (Bamboo 2006 FIFA World Cup Version) - 3:24
6. "Será Será" (Hips Don't Lie Spanish Album Version) - 3:35

Japanese release:

1. "Hips Don't Lie" (featuring Wyclef Jean) - 3:41
2. "Hips Don't Lie" (Bamboo - 2006 FIFA World Cup Mix) (feat. Wyclef Jean)
3. "Hips Don't Lie" (Spanish Version) (feat. Wyclef Jean) - 3:41
4. "Hips Don't Lie" (DJ Kazzanova Remix) (feat. Wyclef Jean)

Ringle:

1. "Hips Don't Lie" (featuring Wyclef Jean) - 3:41
2. "Hips Don't Lie" (featuring Wyclef Jean) (Wyclef's Show Mix) - 4:09
3. "Hips Don't Lie" (featuring Wyclef Jean) (En Español) - 3:41

(This CD comes with a code for the free downloadable ringtone)

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

v • d • e Shakira Studio albums Pies Descalzos · ¿Dónde Están los Ladrones? · Laundry Service/Servicio de Lavandería · Fijación Oral Vol. 1 · Oral Fixation Vol. 2 Compilations The Remixes · Laundry Service: Washed & Dried · Colección de Oro · Grandes Éxitos · Oral Fixation Volumes 1&2 EPs Love in the Time of Cholera (EP) Live albums/DVDs MTV Unplugged · Live & Off the Record · Oral Fixation Tour Unofficial albums Magia · Peligro Singles ¿Dónde Estás Corazón? · Estoy aquí · Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos · Un Poco de Amor · Antología · Se Quiere, Se Mata · Ciega, Sordomuda · Tú · Inevitable · No creo · Si Te Vas · Ojos Así · Moscas en la Casa · Whenever, Wherever / Suerte · Te Dejo Madrid · Underneath Your Clothes · Objection (Tango) / Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango) · The One · Que Me Quedes Tú · La Tortura · No · Don't Bother · Día de enero · Hips Don't Lie · Illegal · La Pared · Las de la Intuición Other songs Magia · Lejos De Tu Amor · Esta Noche Voy Contigo · Peligro · Brujería · Eres · Tu Seras La Historia De Mi Vida · Fool · Poem to a Horse · Te lo Agradezco, Pero No · Beautiful Liar · Si Tu No Vuelves · Sing · Hay Amores Tours "Tour Pies Descalzos" · "Tour Anfibio" · "Tour of the Mongoose" · "Oral Fixation Tour" Related articles Discography · Videography · Pies Descalzos Foundation · Awards · Antonio de la Rúa · Colombia