Hips Don't Lie

"Hips Don't Lie"
Single by Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean
from the album Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 (reissue)
B-side"Dreams for Plans"
Released14 February 2006 (2006-02-14)
Studio
Genre
Length3:38
LabelEpic
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)
  • Shakira
  • Jerry Duplessis
  • Wyclef Jean
Shakira singles chronology
"Día de Enero"
(2006)
"Hips Don't Lie"
(2006)
"La Pared"
(2006)
Wyclef Jean singles chronology
"President"
(2004)
"Hips Don't Lie"
(2006)
"Dangerous"
(2006)
Music video
"Hips Don't Lie" on YouTube

"Hips Don't Lie" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, featuring Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean, released by Epic Records in 2006. The song was released as the first single from the reissue of Shakira's seventh studio album, Oral Fixation, Vol. 2, and second overall. Shakira and Jean wrote the lyrics and jointly composed the music with additional co-writing by Shakira's percussionist Archie Pena. The song was produced by Shakira and Jean with additional co-production by Jerry Duplessis. "Hips Don't Lie" is a reworking of Jean's earlier single "Dance Like This", therefore it features additional composing credits by Omar Alfanno, Duplessis, Luis Días, and LaTavia Parker. The song incorporates samples from "Amores Como el Nuestro" written by Alfanno, and "Carnaval (Baile En La Calle)" written by Días.

Upon its release, "Hips Don't Lie" received generally favorable reviews from music critics. It received several accolades, including a People's Choice Award, an MTV Latin America Video Music Award, and an MTV Video Music Award. "Hips Don't Lie" became a global success, reaching number one in 55 countries, including the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, becoming Shakira's first and only number one hit to date in the United States. It also broke the record for the most radio plays in a single week and the fastest-selling digital download song in the United States.[5] The song was eventually certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), where it has sold over 4 million digital copies and 2 million ringtones. It also topped the charts in Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, among other countries. The song had amassed an estimated 13 million downloads by 2017, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time.[6]

In 2018, the song was selected as one of the greatest songs by 21st-century women, by National Public Radio, ranked at 65.[7]

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  2. ^ Peoples, Glenn (3 October 2017). "Inside the "Despacito" Hot Streak"."Listen to two crossover reggaeton hits, Daddy Yankee’s "Gasolina" from 2004 and Shakira’s "Hips Don’t Lie" from 2006, and you’ll hear traditional reggaeton beats that are loud and energetic."
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  5. ^ "Shakira Is Worth an Insane Amount of Money". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Shakira Introduction". SHAKIRA. Sony/ATV. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  7. ^ "The 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+". NPR. National Public Radio. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.