SHAKIRA - SHE WOLF
S.O.S She's In Disguise
S.O.S She's In Disguise
There's A She Wolf In Disguise
Coming Out, Coming Out, Coming Out
A Domesticated Girl, That's All You Ask Of Me
Darling It Is No Joke This Is Lycanthropy
The Moons Awake Now With Eyes Wide Open
My Body's Craving So Feed The Hungry
I've Been Devoting Myself To You
Monday To Monday And Friday To Friday
Not Getting Enough Retribution Or Decent
Incentives To Keep Me At It
I'm Starting To Feel Just A Little Abused
Like A Coffee Machine In An Office (Ah)
So I'm Gonna Go Somewhere Closer
To Get Me A Lover And Tell You All About It
There's A She Wolf In Your Closet
Open Up And Set Her Free (A-Ooh)
There's A She Wolf In Your Closet
Let It Out So It Can Breathe (Aahh)
Sitting Across A Bar Staring Right At Her Prey
It's Going Well So Far, She's Gonna Get Her Way
Nocturnal Creatures Are Not So Prudent
The Moons My Teacher And I'm Her Student
To Locate The Single Men I Got On Me A Special Radar
And The Fire Department Hotline In Case I Get In Trouble Later
Not Looking For Cute Little Divos
Or Rich City Guys That Just Want To Enjoy (Ah)
I'm Having A Very Good Time In The Heat
Very Bad In The Arms Of A Boy
There's A She Wolf In Your Closet
Open Up And Set Her Free (A-Ooh)
There's A She Wolf In Your Closet
Let It Out So It Can Breathe (Aahh)
S.O.S She's In Disguise
S.O.S She's In Disguise
There's A She Wolf In Disguise
Coming Out, Coming Out, Coming Out
S.O.S She's In Disguise
S.O.S She's In Disguise
There's A She Wolf In Disguise
Coming Out, Coming Out, Coming Out
There's A She Wolf In Your Closet
Let It Out So It Can Breathe (Aahh)
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): Shakira
Producer(s): Shakira, John Hill,
This Was The First Single And Title Track From Colombian Singer-Songwriter Shakira's Third English Studio Album. She Told The Daily Star July 11, 2009: "It's About A Domestic Girl Who Breaks Free. I Think We All Have The Wolf In Us Waiting To Come Out."
Shakira Wrote And Produced This Electro-Tinged Track With John Hill, Who Was Previously Best Known For Producing Santigold's Self-Titled Debut Set.
This Fierce Piece Of Electro-Pop Was Made Available As A Free Download At The Abc Music Lounge For 24 Hours On July 12 2009.
Shakira Also Recorded A Spanish Version Of This Song Titled "Loba."
Jake Nava (Beyoncé, Britney Spears) Directed The Song's Video, Which According To Shakira's Website Features "The Metamorphosis Of A Woman Told Through Her Unique Dance Techniques." The Colombian Superstar Explained The Clip To Rolling Stone: "I Am In A Cage, But I Am Showing The Desperation Of Being In It. I Got A Little Carried Away, Hanging Upside Down."
The Video Features Live Wolves And Shakira Had To Keep Her Composure While They Circled And Sniffed At Her Heels. She Told Mtv News: "One Of These Wolves Wasn't Amicable At All. He Was A Little Bit Of An Antisocial Wolf. The Other One Was A Little Bit Manageable. But It Was All Fine. I Think I Was The Most Dangerous Wolf Of All Of Them!"
Shakira Took A Month To Mix This Song. She Admitted To Q Magazine October 2009: "I Have Issues Letting Go. My Ears Are Torture, I Hear Everything - Even The Difference Between Digital And Analogue."
Despite Vampires And Werewolves Being All The Rage In 2009, Shakira Admitted To Billboard Magazine That She Hadn't Heard Of Twilight Until She Showed This Song To Her Record Label President Amanda Ghost - Who In Turn Made Her Watch The 2008 Film Adaptation Of The Romantic Fantasy Novel. The Colombian Singer Said, "I Loved It But I Also Found That It Was, Coincidentally, Very Appropriate. I Think People Are Craving Fantasy."
Shakira Performed This On Saturday Night Live On October 17, 2009.
This Was Used On The Melrose Place Reboot In The 2010 Episode "Santa Fe."
Shakira Kicked Off The 2020 Super Bowl Halftime Show With "She Wolf." She And Jennifer Lopez Performed That Year.