Zoo (Shakira song)

Shakira voice acted on the first Zootopia (2016) as the pop star character Gazelle and recorded the hit song "Try Everything" for the film.^[1] In 2025, she returned to her role as Gazelle to voice act in the sequel Zootopia 2.^[2] The song "Zoo" was released on October 10, 2025 as a digital single, with a physical 7" vinyl single being released in November.^[3]

A Japanese version, titled "Zoo (Kimi ga Iru kara)" (Zoo ~君がいるから~), by Dream Ami, the Japanese voice actress of Gazelle, was released on December 19, 2025, as was a duet version by Shakira featuring Dream Ami.^[4] Ami commented on the song: "I was really impressed by the rhythmic tune and Shakira's powerful vocals, and I thought it was the kind of song that would have you tapping your body to the rhythm before you even knew it!"^[4]

"Zoo" is an upbeat pop song^[5] that combines natural and modern Latin tropical sounds and champeta with urban pop touches.^[2][6][7] The instrumental features rhythmic Latin-style percussion and chords played on an electric guitar.^[8][9] The song has been compared to Shakira's 2010 single "Waka Waka" for its intro and percussion.^[8]

"Zoo" is a bilingual song with most lyrics in English and some in Spanish.^[6][8] Thematically, the song is centered around love, honoring diversity, and enjoying life.^[8] The lyrics draw inspiration from the lively animal world of Zootopia: "We're wild and we can't be tamed".^[5][6]

Jeanette Hernandez from Remezcla hailed "Zoo" being "an earworm, with a catchy and repetitive 'a zoo, ooh-ooh' line that will stick to your brain."^[8] Sebastien Barbolla from Pop Cultr commented that the song's "rhythmic production" and "precision choreography" make it stand out in the modern music landscape, called it "a likely chart contender and a key pop moment for the final months of the year" while praising Shakira's "instinct for reinvention and her ability to make major cultural partnerships feel effortless and natural."^[9]

In the United States, the song debuted at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100, which marks Shakira's 30th entry on the chart.^[9]

The music video for "Zoo" was previewed at a show of Shakira's Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour in Quito, Ecuador.^[5] Directed by Hannah Lux Davis, the richly detailed video features Shakira and Zootopia characters in several locations featured on Zootopia 2: she climbs up a cliff, travels in a train, and performs in a gala.^[10][11] Shakira's outfits in the video are also inspired by Zootopia,^[12] including wearing gazelle horns.^[13] Kenneth Triviño from Ecuavisa called the video a "visual and cultural feast", calling the horns "a clear and elegant nod to her Lebanese roots" as gazelles live in the Middle East.^[13]

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