Whenever, Wherever

"Whenever, Wherever"
Single by Shakira
from the album Laundry Service
A-side	"Suerte"
B-side	"Objection","Estoy Aqui","Tú", "Inevitable"
Released	August 27, 2001 (US radio) December 18, 2001 (US single) February 25, 2002 (UK single)
Format	CD maxi single, 12" single
Recorded	2000
Genre	Worldbeat, Andean, Latin pop, pop rock
Length	3:16 (Album Version) 3:38 (TV Edit)
Label	Epic
Writer(s)	Shakira, Tim Mitchell, Gloria Estefan
Producer	Shakira, Tim Mitchell
Shakira singles chronology
"Moscas En La Casa" (2000) "Whenever, Wherever" / "Suerte" (2001) "Underneath Your Clothes" (2002) Shakira UK chronology "Whenever, Wherever" / "Suerte" (2002) "Underneath Your Clothes" (2002)
Laundry Service track listing "Underneath Your Clothes" (2) "Whenever, Wherever" (3) "Rules" (4) Grandes Éxitos track listing "Ojos Así" (10) "Whenever, Wherever / Suerte" (11) "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)" (12) Live & off the Record track listing "Objection (Tango)" (Live) (9) "Whenever, Wherever" (Live) (10) Oral Fixation Tour track listing "No" (Live) (10) "Whenever, Wherever" (Live) (11) "La Pared" (Live) (12) Shakira: Live from Paris track listing "Te Dejo Madrid" (Live) (3) "Whenever, Wherever" (Live) (4) "Inevitable" (Live) (5)

"Whenever, Wherever" is a Latin pop song written by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, Gloria Estefan, and Tim Mitchell for Shakira's first English language album, Laundry Service. The track was produced by Shakira, and recorded at Criteria Studios in Miami as well as Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas, and was engineered by Terry Manning. "Suerte",^[1] meaning "luck", is a version of "Whenever, Wherever" recorded in Spanish. It is about how fortunate she is to have found a person like the man with whom she is in a relationship.

It is the second most successful song of Shakira's career, behind only "Hips Don't Lie". The song was released as the lead single from the album in the autumn of 2001, and was an international success, peaking at number one in Colombia, the rest of Latin America, almost every European country, as well as Australia and New Zealand. In the Netherlands, the song remained at number one for nine weeks. It reached number two in the United Kingdom, number four in Canada, and number six in the United States. "Whenever, Wherever" hit number one in 29 countries, becoming the biggest hit of 2002.

"Whenever, Wherever" is Shakira's most successful song in Europe, where it topped many of the medium sized charts, including Austria, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. Although it topped the majority of European charts, "Hips Don't Lie", which is considered to be the most successful song of her career, sold substantially less well than "Whenever, Wherever" in bigger markets such as France and Germany.

Contents 1 Structure 2 Critical reception 3 Music video 4 Chart performances 5 Cover versions 6 Other versions and live performances 7 Singles and promos 7.1 Singles 7.2 Maxi singles 7.3 Promos 7.4 Vinyl singles 7.5 Vinyl promos 7.6 Cassette 7.7 Videos and box sets 8 Charts and sales 8.1 Peak positions 8.2 Year-end charts 8.3 Decade-end charts 8.4 Certifications 8.5 Chart successions 9 References

Structure

"Whenever, Wherever" is a Latin pop song composed in the key of C# minor.^[2] The song is heavy influenced by Andean music, and includes the charango and panpipes in its instrumentation. Panpipes on the track were provided by esteemed panpipest Andy F Dowling, from North Ayrshire in Scotland.^[3] The song was remixed many times, the most famous of these remixes in the United States being the Tracy Young "Spin Cycle" mix.

Critical reception

Lisa Oliver from Yahoo! Music said, positively, that: "the top track from the album by miles is the tidal wave of drums-thumping-wild-horses-running single 'Whenever, Wherever'. Despite such bemusement-inducing lyrics as "lucky that my breasts are small and humble so you don't confuse them with mountains", it still manages to make you sit up and fancy the synthetic-fiber trousers off her".^[4] Bill Lamb from About.com listed at #3 on her Top 5 Pop Songs, saying: "'Whenever Wherever' was released as the first single from Shakira's first English language album Laundry Service. It became her breakthrough single in English language markets around the world reaching #2 in the UK and the top 10 in the US. The song hit #1 in 29 different countries. A Spanish language version titled 'Suerte' (meaning 'lucky') was recorded as well."^[5] Alex Henderson from Allmusic opined that: "'Whenever, Wherever,' this album's infectious lead single, is to Shakira what 'Livin' la Vida Loca' was to Ricky Martin: the major hit that brought her to English-speaking audiences in a big way".^[6]

Music video

The music video was directed by Francis Lawrence in front of a green screen, and features Shakira surrounded by the earth's natural wonders. It begins with her submerged in the ocean, before leaping out onto the surrounding rocks and observing a landscape of mountains. She then proceeds to walk into the desert, where she is soon seen dancing amid a stampede of horses. The stampede suddenly ceases, and Shakira kneels into a shallow pool of mud, and begins crawling through it. As the video nears its conclusion, she is on top of a snowy mountain before jumping off, descending into water and submerging herself, as the video comes full circle.

The video became an instant hit on several music programs. It became Shakira's first video to retire on MTV's Total Request Live, and reached number one for a single week on the MuchMusic program Countdown. It won the 2002 Latin Grammy Award for "Best Short Form Music Video".

There are 2 remix videos using the Tracy Young Spin Cycle Mix and the Tracy Young Tribal Mix

Chart performances

"Whenever, Wherever" was released as the lead single from Shakira's first English language album "Laundry Service", in August 2001. The single became the biggest hit of 2002 worldwide.

"Whenever, Wherever" is Shakira's first single to reach the top ten on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number six. Despite not achieving a higher peak position in the United States, the song achieved major cross-over success on other Billboard charts after it peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart, number one on the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart, at number three on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and at number four on the Billboard Top 40 Tracks chart.

In Europe, "Whenever, Wherever" became a major success, quickly establishing Shakira's presence in the European mainstream.

In the United Kingdom, "Whenever, Wherever" became Shakira's first top three hit, peaking at number two for two consecutive weeks, and eventually spent ten weeks in the top ten of the chart, as well as nineteen weeks in the top 75. The reason the single did not reach the number-one spot was due to the release of "Evergreen", the debut single of Will Young, the first winner of British television talent series Pop Idol. The song currently stands as the seventh bestselling song by a female artist in the 21st century in the United Kingdom.^[7] It is also the thirty-eighth bestselling single of the 2000s decade in the UK.^[8]

In Switzerland, the song debuted at number nine on the singles chart, and the following week, it reached the number-one position, where it remained for a total of seventeen consecutive weeks, becoming the twenty-second most successful song of the decade in that country.

"Whenever, Wherever" became a number-one hit in several countries, peaking at number-one in Algeria, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Europe, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Venezuela.

The Spanish version of the song, "Suerte", also written by Shakira and Mitchell, was released as a single in Spain, Mexico as well as in a handful of countries in South America. It became a huge hit, peaking at number-one on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart for seven non-consecutive weeks and remained within the top ten of the chart for over four months. It also topped the charts in almost all of the Spanish-speaking countries where it was released.

The single was Shakira's most successful single, until "Hips Don't Lie" was released in 2006, having sold at least 5 million copies worldwide according to Yahoo! Music and placing it at number seventeenth among the biggest-selling singles of the last decade.^[9]

Cover versions

Irish singer-songwriter Mundy recorded an acoustic cover of the song for the compilation Even Better than the Real Thing Vol. 1.

Other versions and live performances

• Shakira recorded a studio recording of the live version of "Whenever, Wherever", which was used for television performances, for both the English and Spanish versions of the song. It was called the "TV Edit". She sang the original CD version only once, on the 2001 Radio Music Awards, where she performed the song live for the first time.
• A remix of the song was included on the re-release of Laundry Service, Laundry Service: Washed & Dried. It was entitled the "Sahara Mix", and was completely transformed from the original version, instead being given a heavy Middle Eastern feel. For her world tour, the Tour of the Mongoose, Shakira took the drums that begin the "Sahara Mix" and incorporated them into an intro for "Whenever, Wherever/Suerte"'s original version, which extended the amount of time Shakira had to interact with the audience. She also included the same intro for "Whenever, Wherever/Suerte" for her second world tour, the Oral Fixation Tour. However, for this tour, she danced to the drums with a rope, as opposed to dancing with a candelabra on her head as she did during the Tour of the Mongoose.
• To promote the DVD Live & Off the Record, Shakira used the song as a second single, editing the original live version to a radio edit version and video edit version, which was included in the "Poem to a Horse" promo.
• During The Sun Comes Out World Tour Shakira mixed the song with a cover from the American band EMF "Unbelievable".

Official remixes

Acapella 121 Bpm --- 3:38 Andy And The Lamboy Circuit Dub --- 5:40 Andy And The Lamboy Circuit Mix --- 9:34 Dark Side Of The Moon Mix --- 8:16 Dark Side Of The Moon Mix --- 7:45 Dataluxe Club Mix --- 8:51 DJ John Rizzo & Blue Room Remix --- 9:09 Hammad Belly Dance Mix --- 3:48 Jonathan Peters 'Unreleased' Club Mix --- 6:16 Nic Mercy's Epic Anthem Vocal --- 9:39 Sahara Mix --- 3:57 Tee's Blue Dub --- 8:40 Tee's Blue Dub New Version --- 7:40

Tee's Radio Edit --- 3:28 Todd Terry American Club Mix --- 5:20 Tracy Young's Spin Cycle Mix --- 7:05 Tracy Young's Spin Cycle Video Edit Mix --- 4:01 Tracy Young's Tribal Mix --- 9:34 Tracy Young's Tribal Mix Radio Edit --- 3:14 Official live performances TV Edit --- 3:40 Live --- 5:28 Live Radio Edit --- 3:31 Live Video Single Edit --- 4:15

Singles and promos

Singles

Japan (EICP 53) Whenever Wherever 3:17 Objection 3:43 Europe (671913 3) Whenever Wherever 3:16 Suerte 3:14 Suerte Europe (671913 9) Suerte (Whenever, Wherever) 3:14 Whenever, Wherever 3:16

Australia (672196 2) Whenever Wherever 3:16 Suerte (Whenever Whenever) 3:14 Whenever Wherever (TV Edit) 3:39 Inevitable 3:13 Europe (671913 8) Whenever Wherever - Album Version 3:16 Whenever Wherever TV Edit 3:39 Suerte - Album Version 3:14 Suerte TV Edit 3:38

Maxi singles

Europe CD Maxi single (EPC 671913 2) Whenever Wherever 3:16 Suerte 3:14 Estoy Aqui 3:55 Tú 3:36 Europe 4-track WW (672426 2) Whenever Wherever 3:16 Suerte (Whenever Wherever) 3:14 Whenever Wherever - Tracy Young's Spin Cycle Mix 7:03 Whenever Wherever - Video

WW/Suerte Europe (671913 7) Whenever, Wherever (TV Edit) 3:39 Suerte (Whenever, Wherever) 3:14 Estoy Aqui 3:52 Tú 3:36 Whenever Wherever (Tracy Young's Spin Cycle Mix) 7:03 Whenever Wherever (Dark Side Of The Moon Mix) 7:45

Promos

UK promo (HPCD 2617 /XPCD 2617) USA promo (ESK 16691) Whenever Wherever 3:16 Australia promo (SAMP 2414) Brazil promo (900051/2-502605) Europe promo (SAMPCS 10588) Whenever Wherever 3:16 Suerte 3:14 Europe promo (SAMPCS 12236) Whenever, Wherever - Sahara Mix 3:56 Whenever, Wherever - Hammad Belly Dance Mix 3:45 Suerte Argentina promo (DEP 707) Suerte Mexico promo (PRCD 98424) ** Suerte (Whenever, Wherever) 3:14 Whenever, Wherever 3:16

UK 1-track Epic promo (CDR ACETATE) Whenever Wherever USA 2-track Epic promo (CDR ACETATE) Whenever Wherever - Tracy Young Tribal Mix 9:40 Whenever Wherever - Tracy Young Tribal Mix Radio Edit 3:15 Australia (CDR ACETATE) Tracy Young’s Spin Cycle Mix 7:02 Acapella 121 BPM 3:36 Tee’s Blue Dub – New Version 7:37 The Dark Side Of The Moon Mix 8:14

Vinyl singles

Europe 12" vinyl (671913 6) Whenever, Wherever 3:16 Whenever, Wherever - Tracy Young's Spin Cycle Mix 7:03 Whenever, Wherever - A Cappella 121 Bpm 3:37 Whenever, Wherever - Tee's Blue Dub New Version 7:37 Whenever, Wherever - The Dark Side Of The Moon Mix 7:45

USA 7" (ZSS79642B)(34-79642) Whenever Wherever Suerte (Whenever Whenever)

Vinyl promos

Mexico jukebox 7" vinyl (670037) Suerte (Whenever, Wherever) 3:14 Te Aviso Te Anuncio (Tango) 3:47 WW Europe 12" (SAMPMS 12235-0122356000) Whenever, Wherever - Sahara Mix 3:56 Whenever, Wherever - Hammad Belly Dance Mix 3:45

USA 4-track 12" (EAS-16691-S1) Whenever Wherever - Tracy Young's Spin Cycle Mix Whenever Wherever - A Cappella 121 BPM Whenever Wherever - Tee's Blue Dub Whenever Wherever - The Dark Side Of The Moon Mix

Cassette

• Cassette (672426 4)

1. Whenever, Wherever (Album version) 3:16
2. Suerte (Album version) 3:14
3. Whenever, Wherever (The dark side of the moon mix) 7:45

• Tracks play same both sides

Videos and box sets

Japan promo (BOX-SET) Whenever Wherever 3:16 Suerte (Whenever Wherever) 3:14 -fold-out biography booklet with great pictures -10 minute Japanese made NTSC Electronic Press Kit video USA promo (BOX-SET) -1-track CD -fold-out biography booklet with great pictures -10 minute NTSC Electronic Press Kit video

UK VHS video promo Whenever Wherever 3:14 Spain VHS video promo Suerte Personal greetings from Shakira to the (50 first) buyers of the CD "SERVICIO DE LAVANDERIA"

Charts and sales

Peak positions Chart (2001/02) Peak position[10] Australia (ARIA)[11] 1 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[12] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[13] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[14] 1 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[15] 4 Denmark (Tracklisten)[16] 1 European Hot 100 Singles[17] 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[18] 1 France (SNEP)[19] 1 Germany (Media Control AG)[20] 1 Greece (IFPI Greece)[21] 1 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[22] 1 Ireland (IRMA)[23] 1 Italy (FIMI)[24] 1 Japan (Japan Hot 100)[25] 8 Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[26] 1 New Zealand (RIANZ)[27] 1 Norway (VG-lista)[28] 1 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[29] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[30] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[31] 1 UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[32] 2 US Billboard Hot 100[33] 6 US Latin Songs (Billboard)[34] 1 US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[35] 3 US Pop Songs (Billboard)[36] 4

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Position Australian Singles Chart[37] 2 Austrian Singles Chart[38] 1 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[39] 3 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[40] 3 Dutch Top 40 [41] 2 French Singles Chart[42] 3 Irish Singles Chart[43] 4 New Zealand Singles Chart[44] 5 Swiss Singles Chart[45] 2 UK Singles Chart[46] 7 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[47] 28 Decade-end charts (2000–2009) Position German Singles Chart[48] 11 Certifications Country Certification Date Sales certified Australia[49] 3 x Platinum 2002 210,000 Austria[50] Platinum April 4, 2002 30,000 Belgium[51] 2 x Platinum April 27, 2002 100,000 Finland[52] Gold 2002 15,000 France[53] Diamond July 11, 2002 750,000 Germany[54] Platinum 2002 500,000 Greece[55] Platinum 2002 30,000 Netherlands[56] Platinum 2002 60,000 New Zealand[57] Platinum March 31, 2002 15,000 Norway[58] 3 x Platinum 2002 30,000 Sweden[59] 2 x Platinum March 11, 2002 40,000 Switzerland[60] 2 x Platinum 2002 80,000 UK[61] Gold April 5, 2002 400,000

Chart successions

Order of precedence
Preceded by "Azul" by Cristian Castro "Héroe" by Enrique Iglesias	U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Songs number-one single September 29, 2001 - December 1, 2001 (first run) December 15, 2001 - January 5, 2002 (second run)	Succeeded by "Héroe" by Enrique Iglesias "Déjame Entrar" by Carlos Vives
Preceded by "O Me Voy O Te Vas" by Marco Antonio Solís "Héroe" by Enrique Iglesias "Cómo Duele" by Luis Miguel	U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks number-one song October 6, 2001 – November 3, 2001 (first run) November 17, 2001 (second run) February 16, 2002 (third run)	Succeeded by "Héroe" by Enrique Iglesias "Déjame Entrar" by Carlos Vives "Flor Sin Retorno" by Charlie Zaa
Preceded by "Salvami" by Jovanotti "Questa è la Mia Vita" by Ligabue "Questa è la Mia Vita" by Ligabue "Freeek!" by George Michael	Italian FIMI number-one single January 25, 2002 – February 1, 2002 (first run) February 22, 2002 (second run) March 8, 2002 (third run) March 22, 2002 – April 5, 2002 (fourth run)	Succeeded by "Questa è la Mia Vita" by Ligabue "Questa è la Mia Vita" by Ligabue "Freeek!" by George Michael "The Hindu Times" by Oasis
Preceded by "May It Be" by Enya	German number-one single February 1, 2002 – April 13, 2002	Succeeded by "Nessaja" by Scooter
Preceded by "In Your Eyes" by Kylie Minogue	Australian ARIA number-one single February 3, 2002 – March 10, 2002	Succeeded by "Not Pretty Enough" by Kasey Chambers
Preceded by "How You Remind Me" by Nickelback	Austrian Top 40 number-one single February 15, 2002 (first run) March 1, 2002 – April 5, 2002 (second run)	Succeeded by "How You Remind Me" by Nickelback "Engel" by Ben feat. Gim
Preceded by "Lopen Op Het Water" by Marco Borsato and Sita	Dutch Top 40 number-one single February 9, 2002 – April 6, 2002	Succeeded by "Like a Prayer" by Mad'House
	Belgian (Flanders) number-one single March 2, 2002 – April 13, 2002	Succeeded by "Désenchantée" by Kate Ryan
Preceded by "Get The Party Started" by Pink "Amazing" by Alex Lloyd	New Zealand RIANZ number-one single February 10, 2002 – March 3, 2002 (first run) March 17, 2002 – April 7, 2002	Succeeded by "Amazing" by Alex Lloyd "Hands Clean" by Alanis Morissette
Preceded by "Get The Party Started" by Pink	Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single February 28, 2002 – May 23, 2002	Succeeded by "Without Me" by Eminem
Preceded by "There's A Whole Lot Of Loving Going On" by Six	Irish IRMA number-one single March 16, 2002	Succeeded by "Unchained Melody" by Gareth Gates
Preceded by "Qui est l'exemple ?" by Rohff	French SNEP number-one single March 30, 2002 – April 20, 2002	Succeeded by "Tous ensemble" by Johnny Hallyday
Preceded by "On se ressemble" by Mario Barravecchia	Belgian (Wallonia) number-one single March 30, 2002	Succeeded by "L'Agitateur" by Jean-Pascal Lacoste

References

Shakira singles Discography · Videography · Awards and nominations Pies Descalzos "Estoy Aquí"  · "¿Dónde Estás Corazón?"  · "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos"  · "Un Poco de Amor"  · "Antología"  · "Se Quiere, Se Mata" Dónde Están los Ladrones? "Ciega, Sordomuda"  · "Tú"  · "Inevitable"  · "Ojos Así"  · "No Creo"  · "Moscas en la Casa" Laundry Service "Whenever, Wherever" · "Underneath Your Clothes"  · "Objection (Tango)"  · "The One"  · "Te Dejo Madrid"  · "Que Me Quedes Tú" Fijación Oral Vol. 1 "La Tortura"  · "No"  · "Día de Enero"  · "Las de la Intuición" Oral Fixation Vol. 2 "Don't Bother"  · "Hips Don't Lie"  · "Illegal" She Wolf "She Wolf"  · "Did It Again"  · "Give It Up to Me"  · "Gypsy" Listen Up! FIFA World Cup OST "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" Sale el Sol "Loca"  · "Sale el Sol"  · "Rabiosa"  · "Antes de las Seis" As featured artist "What More Can I Give"  · "El Ultimo Adios (The Last Goodbye)"  · "Te Lo Agradezco, Pero No"  · "Beautiful Liar"  · "Si Tú No Vuelves"  · "Sing"  · "Somos El Mundo 25 Por Haiti"  · "Gracias a la Vida" Other songs "Octavo día"  · "Poem to a Horse"  · "Día Especial" · "Islands" · "La Quiero a Morir/Je l'aime à mourir" Book · Category · Template