Loca, the lead single by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira from the album Sale El Sol was recorded in early 2010. The song was written by Shakira along with Armando Perez, Edward Bello and Dylan Mills and was produced by Shakira with El Cata and Pitbull. On September 1 the song was premiered on Radio and later on Shakira’s official website. The Spanish version of the song was released on September 10, 2010. Following the success of Waka Waka song became another hit for Shakira in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and many European countries.
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After performing fare moderate on US charts the song became ninth top 40 hit for Shakira. The song has become thirteenth #1 hit on Latin pop song for Shakira making her Second Female artist with most number of hits after Gloria Estefan with fourteen hits. With sale of 48000 downloads the song became highest selling week ever for chart. The song also topped the Greek Airplay Chart staying on first place for 17 weeks and making the song most successful single of all time in the history of Greek Airplay Chart.
The song was recorded in two versions, one in English that features vocals from British Rapper Dizzee Rascal and one in Spanish that features vocals from El Cata. The song has a catchy and vibrant vibe that makes the song perfect for a party night. The song consists of contemporary meringue music with pop lyrics and rap over it. El Cata’s song “Loca Con Su Tiguere” is an interpretation of “Loca” where Shakira changed some instrumental melodies, changing the lyrics and giving the song a different beat. The song was well acclaimed by music critics as well as public. Dizzee Rascal has stated that he was honored when Shakira chose him to feature on English version of the song.
Shakira’s long time collaborator Jaume de Laiguana has directed the video of the song in Barcelona, Spain. A sneak preview of video showing Shakira roller-skating, riding a motorbike, dancing in fountain surrounded by fan was previewed on Shakira’s official website on September 23. The entire song matches the video perfectly; as it describes how much men love Shakira even though she’s crazy. Rapper Dizzee Rascal is also featured in the video. Shakira was caught in some legal troubles as she was not issued a permit to shot in Barcelona. Moreover riding on a motor bike without helmet and climbing on to public fountain are no’s according to the Barcelona officials. The video has calculated madness with vibrant and unchained energy that very few artists can conjure up. The video is real fun.
