Sale el Sol

This article is about the album. For the song, see Sale el Sol (song). For the TV program, see Sale el Sol (TV program).

Sale el Sol
Studio album by
Shakira
Released19 October 2010 (2010-10-19)
Recorded2008–2010
Genre
Length46:04
Language
  • Spanish
  • English
Label
Producer
Shakira chronology
She Wolf
(2009) 		Sale el Sol
(2010) 		Live from Paris
(2011)
Singles from Sale el Sol
  1. "Loca"
    Released: 10 September 2010
  2. "Sale el Sol"
    Released: 4 January 2011
  3. "Rabiosa"
    Released: 8 April 2011
  4. "Antes de las Seis"
    Released: 21 October 2011
  5. "Addicted to You"
    Released: 13 March 2012

Sale el Sol (English: The Sun Comes Out, Spanish: [ˌsa.le el ˈsol]) is the ninth studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, released on 19 October 2010, by Epic Records. The album marks a return to Shakira's signature Latin pop sound after the electropop record She Wolf (2009). The singer split the album into three musical "directions": a romantic side, a "rock and roll" side, and a "Latino, tropical" side.[1] The latter two "directions" experiment with rock and merengue music, respectively. As co-producer, Shakira enlisted collaborators including Josh Abraham, El Cata, Gustavo Cerati, John Hill, Lester Mendez, Pitbull, and Residente from Calle 13.

Five singles were released from Sale el Sol. The lead single "Loca" peaked atop the record charts of Italy, Spain, and Switzerland and the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart in the United States. The third single, "Rabiosa," reached top ten positions in Austria, Belgium, Italy and Spain. The other singles achieved moderate chart success in Hispanic regions. Shakira embarked on The Sun Comes Out World Tour in late-2010 to promote the album.

At the 2011 Latin Grammy Awards ceremony, Sale el Sol won the award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album and was also nominated for Album of the Year. A success throughout Europe and Latin America, the album reached number one on the charts in Belgium, France, Italy, Mexico, Portugal and Spain. In the United States, it debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 chart and at number one on both the Top Latin Albums and Latin Pop Albums charts. Sale el Sol attained numerous record certifications in several regions across the globe, including multi-platinum certifications in Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland and Poland, and diamond certifications in Brazil, France, Colombia and United States (Latin).

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  3. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sale el Sol - Shakira". RhythmOne. Retrieved 22 March 2024.