SHAKIRA - HIPS DON'T LIE
Featuring Wyclef Jean
Ladies Up In Here Tonight
No Fighting, No Fighting
We Got The Refugees Up In Here
No Fighting, No Fighting
Shakira, Shakira
I Never Really Knew That She Could Dance Like This
She Makes A Man Wants To Speak Spanish
Como Se Llama (SÍ), Bonita (SÍ), Mi Casa (SÍ, Shakira Shakira), Su Casa
Shakira, Shakira
Oh Baby When You Talk Like That
You Make A Woman Go Mad
So Be Wise And Keep On
Reading The Signs Of My Body
And I'm On Tonight
You Know My Hips Don't Lie
And I'm Starting To Feel It's Right
All The Attraction, The Tension
Don't You See Baby, This Is Perfection
Hey Girl, I Can See Your Body Moving
And It's Driving Me Crazy
And I Didn't Have The Slightest Idea
Until I Saw You Dancing
And When You Walk Up On The Dance Floor
Nobody Cannot Ignore The Way You Move Your Body, Girl
And Everything So Unexpected - The Way You Right And Left It
So You Can Keep On Shaking It
I Never Really Knew That She Could Dance Like This
She Makes A Man Want To Speak Spanish
Como Se Llama (SÍ), Bonita (SÍ), Mi Casa (SÍ, Shakira Shakira), Su Casa
Shakira, Shakira
Oh Baby When You Talk Like That
You Make A Woman Go Mad
So Be Wise And Keep On
Reading The Signs Of My Body
And I'm On Tonight
You Know My Hips Don't Lie
And I Am Starting To Feel You Boy
Come On Lets Go, Real Slow
Don't You See Baby AsÍ Es Perfecto
Oh I Know I Am On Tonight My Hips Don't Lie
And I Am Starting To Feel It's Right
All The Attraction, The Tension
Don't You See Baby, This Is Perfection
Shakira, Shakira
Oh Boy, I Can See Your Body Moving
Half Animal, Half Man
I Don't, Don't Really Know What I'm Doing
But You Seem To Have A Plan
My Will And Self Restraint
Have Come To Fail Now, Fail Now
See, I Am Doing What I Can, But I Can't So You Know
That's A Bit Too Hard To Explain
Baila En La Calle De Noche
Baila En La Calle De DÍA
Baila En La Calle De Noche
Baila En La Calle De DÍA
I Never Really Knew That She Could Dance Like This
She Makes A Man Want To Speak Spanish
Como Se Llama (SÍ), Bonita (SÍ), Mi Casa (SÍ, Shakira Shakira), Su Casa
Shakira, Shakira
Oh Baby When You Talk Like That
You Know You Got Me Hypnotized
So Be Wise And Keep On
Reading The Signs Of My Body
SeÑOrita, Feel The Conga, Let Me See You Move Like You Come From Colombia
Mira En Barranquilla Se Baila AsÍ, Say It!
Mira En Barranquilla Se Baila AsÍ
Yeah
She's So Sexy Every Man's Fantasy A Refugee Like Me Back With The Fugees From A 3rd World Country
I Go Back Like When 'Pac Carried Crates For Humpty Humpty
I Need A Whole Club Dizzy
Why The Cia Wanna Watch Us?
Colombians And Haitians
I Ain't Guilty, It's A Musical Transaction
No More Do We Snatch Ropes
Refugees Run The Seas 'Cause We Own Our Own Boats
I'm On Tonight, My Hips Don't Lie
And I'm Starting To Feel You Boy
Come On Let's Go, Real Slow
Baby, Like This Is Perfecto
Oh, You Know I Am On Tonight And My Hips Don't Lie
And I Am Starting To Feel It's Right
The Attraction, The Tension
Baby, Like This Is Perfection
No Fighting
No Fighting
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Shakira, Omar Alfanno, LaTavia Parker, Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean
Producer(s): Shakira, Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean
The Title "Hips Don't Lie" Comes From Shakira's In-Studio Mantra About How Her Band Members Need To Watch Her Hips To Determine Where A Song They're Working On Needs To Go - If They're Not Moving, Something Is Wrong. "I Would Tell Them, 'Listen, Hips Don't Lie. If They're Not Moving, This Isn't Working. If They Shake, We're In Good Shape.'" Shakira Then Took Her Private Joke With The Band And Put It In The Context Of The Song, Which Is About "A Woman Dancing, Her Seductive Powers Through Dance."
Wyclef Jean Does The Rap. This Is Based On His Song "Dance Like This," Which He Recorded With Claudette Ortiz For The Dirty Dancing (Havana Nights) Soundtrack In 2004. Jean Explained To Live Daily Why He Remade It With Shakira: "God Works In Mysterious Ways. I Had To Do A Record For Shakira. They Wanted Me To Remix 'La Tortura.' I Was Like, 'No. I Have This Record That I Really Think If Shakira Comes In With Me And We Redo It, I Really Think It'll Work.' I Think It Just Missed In 2004 Because It Wasn't Promoted Right And Probably The Right Artist Wasn't On The Record. I Guess My Instincts Were Right."
The Intro Comes From The Song "Amores Como El Nuestro" By Jerry Rivera. The Trumpet Flourish Was Taken From The Song "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" By Lord Tariq And Peter Gunz.
A "Fan-Only" Version Of The Video Was Made, Consisting Of Amateur Footage Of Various Fans Dancing And Singing To The Song.
The Costumes And Characters In The Video Were Inspired By The Barranquilla Carnival, A Major Celebration In Spain. British Director Sophie Muller, Who Helmed The Clip, Is Known For Her Collaborations With Gwen Stefani, Sarah Mclachlan, Annie Lennox, And Many Others.
Wyclef's Line, "Back Like When Pac Carried Crates For Humpty Hump" Refers To When Tupac Shakur Was Starting Out His Rap Career As A Member Of Digital Underground And Was Mentored By Their Leader, Shock G, Who Was Also Known As "Humpty Hump."
According To Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, This Song Was The Most-Played Pop Song In A Single Week In American Radio History. It Was Played 9,637 Times In The Week Ending June 2, 2006, Eclipsing The Previous Record Held By Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl" Of 9,582 Plays In A Week.
This Topped The Charts In Most Countries And Was The Most Successful Song Of 2006 Worldwide. The Only Major Nation Where The Song Didn't Reach A Top 20 Position Was In Sweden, Where It Peaked At #45.
This Was The Top-Selling Single In The World During The 2000s. Runner Up Was "Crazy In Love" By Beyoncé Featuring Jay-Z, Followed By The Black Eyed Peas' "My Humps."
This Was Used On Ugly Betty In The 2006 Episode "Queen For A Day," And Silicon Valley In The 2014 Episode "Optimal Tip-To-Tip Efficiency." It Was Also Featured In The 2008 Romantic Comedy 27 Dresses.
This Earned Shakira And Wyclef Jean A Grammy Nomination For Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals In 2007. They Lost To Tony Bennett And Stevie Wonder For Their Duet "For Once In My Life."
This Was Shakira's First #1 Hit On The Hot 100.
Shakira Sang This At Halftime Of The 2020 Super Bowl Between The San Francisco 49ers And Kansas City Chiefs. Doing Away With Acts Like Maroon 5 And Coldplay, The Nfl Injected Some Latin Flavor Into The Show By Having Shakira And Jennifer Lopez To Perform.