She Wolf

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Shakira has never been a stranger to dance music. On early albums like <i>Pies Descalzos</i> and <i>Dónde Están Los Ladrones</i>, house music was often woven into sunny Latin pop and buzzing rock guitars—while reggaetón has remained a significant staple of her catalog since the runaway success of “La Tortura,” in 2005. But for her eighth studio album, <i>She Wolf</i> (2009), the Colombian superstar found fresh inspiration in hedonistic electronic music. Seduced by the ba, she was eager to get lost with her fans on the dance floor. To accomplish her sprawling nightclub fantasy, Shakira enlisted songwriting partners and visionary beatmakers who melded hip-hop, disco, and electro-pop with Middle Eastern string, samba drum, and more. The throbbing title track was also the album's lead single, conceived alongside The Bravery singer Sam Endicott and featuring a sensual, surrealistic music video complete with crystal-covered caves and asymmetrical mirrored bodysuit. Endicott's post-punk background also influenced “Men In This Town,” where a disappointed Shakira bemoans a dismaying lack of quality suitors over saturated electroclash synth. Shakira also found a kindred spirit in Pharrell William, who co-wrote four of the album's song, including singles “Good Stuff” and “Did It Again,” bringing R&B, ‘90s hip-hop, and The Neptunes' signature percussion to the mix. The hip-hop influence is all over <i>She Wolf</i>; the hammering “Did It Again” got the remix treatment from Kid Cudi, and a notable feature from Lil Wayne on “Give It Up to Me” produced one of the album's biggest stateside hit. .

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