Don't Wait Up (song)
2021 single by Shakira
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"Don't Wait Up" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. It was released on July 16, 2021 through Spanish-language music label Sony Music Latin. The song marked Shakira's first all-English single since 2016's "Try Everything" and her first English-language single to not be released by a major general-market label.[5]
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| Single by Shakira | ||||
| Language | English | |||
| Released | 16 July 2021 | |||
| Recorded | April 2021 | |||
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| Length | 3:24 | |||
| Label | Sony Latin | |||
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Background and release
Shakira initially announced that a single accompanied with a video would be released in July 2021, in the cover story of the July edition of Vogue Mexico.[6] The singer first teased the single on 12 July, on her social media by changing her profile pictures to a summery color palette, the change resulted in the hashtag "Shakira is coming" to trend worldwide on Twitter.[7] Upon the announcement along with the hashtag Shakira's name immediately started trending on Twitter's worldwide trends.[8] On 13 July, the artist shared a 30-second video of what could potentially be the name and part of the lyrics of her future track.[9] Later the same day Shakira revealed the cover artwork and its title.
Reception
Laura English from Music Feeds encapsulated "Don't Wait Up" as "a club-ready banger with a classic EDM beat", calling the phrase "don't wait up" a "classic party line", and described how the song "starts as a slow burn featuring just Shakira’s iconic vocals" before "[building] into a modern-era Shakira bop once the chorus comes in though and the beat is delectable".[10] Scott Croker from Idolator characterized how the song "starts slow being quickly speeding up and introducing listeners to an incredibly infectious and catchy chorus".[4] The song was voted the favorite new music release of the week on a poll by Billboard.[11]
Music video
The music video for the song was released on 16 July 2021. Directed by Warren Fu, it was filmed on the Spanish island of Tenerife in June 2021.[12] Its cinematography was handled by Carlos Veron.[13] In the video, Shakira showcases her surfing skills and dance moves on the beach, with a choreography and style that hark back to her rise to fame in the late 90s.[14]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[15]
- Shakira – vocals, songwriting, production
- Ian Kirkpatrick – songwriting, production, engineering, recording
- Emily Warren – songwriting, vocal production
- Adam Ayan – mastering
- Dave Clauss – mixing, engineering, recording, vocal production
- Josh Gudwin – mixing
- Andros Rodriguez – engineering, recording
- Roger Rodés – engineering, recording
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[47] | 2× Platinum | 80,000‡ |
| Colombia[48] | Gold | |
| France (SNEP)[49] | Platinum | 200,000‡ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[50] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||