La Pared

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“La Pared”
Single by Shakira
from the album Fijación Oral Vol. 1
Released 2006
Format Digital download, radio airplay
Genre Pop
Length 03:20
02:41 (acoustic version)
Label Epic Records
Writer(s) Shakira, Lester Mendez
Producer Shakira, Rick Rubin (executive producer)
Shakira singles chronology
"Illegal"
(2006)
"La pared"
(2006)
"Te lo Agradezco, Pero No"
(2007)

"La Pared" (English: The wall) is a song written, produced and performed by Colombian-born musician Shakira. It was released as the fourth single from her critically acclaimed sixth studio album Fijación Oral Vol. 1 (2005).

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[edit] Song information

"La Pared" also has an acoustic version, in which the only instrument used is a piano. This version is included in the album Fijación Oral Vol. 1 as a bonus track. Shakira chose to perform this version at the 2006 Latin Grammy Awards and on the Oral Fixation Tour. Since the music video is a live performance of the song on the tour, the acoustic version is the one featured in it.

[edit] Music video

The music video for "La Pared" shows a live performance of the song accompanied by a piano from a concert performed by Shakira at Palacio de los Deportes, Mexico City, Mexico and was co-directed by Shakira and Catalan visual artist Jaume de Laiguana. Shakira sits on a stool beside the piano as the sold out Mexican crowd waves their hands back and forth and holds up lit lighters. This video can be seen on Oral Fixation Tour.

[edit] Charts

Chart (2006/7) Peak
position
Argentina Top 40 Singles[1] 1
Spain Los 40 Principales[2] 1
Spain Hot 100 1
Chilean Singles Chart 23
Euro Hot 200 193
Ibero-American Singles Chart[3] 25
Mexican Singles Chart[4] 25
Peru Top 100[5] 79
Preceded by
"En Qué Estrella Estará" by Nena Daconte
Spain Los 40 number-one song
December 30, 2006 - January 6, 2007
Succeeded by
"En Que Estrella Estará" by Nana Daconte
Preceded by
"Somos" by Los Auténticos Decadentes
Argentina Top 40 number-one song
February 23, 2007
Succeeded by
"El Árbol de la Plaza" by Vicentico

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