Shakira – Whenever, Wherever

“Whenever, Wherever” is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira from her fifth studio album and English-language debut, Laundry Service (2001). It was released on 2 October 2001 by Epic Records as the lead single from the album. The song was written, composed, and produced by Shakira and Tim Mitchell, with additional songwriting from Gloria Estefan. “Whenever, Wherever” is a mix of Latin music and worldbeat that is heavily influenced by Andean music. The Spanish version of the song, titled “Suerte” (literally “Luck”), lyrically discusses how fortunate Shakira is to have found her romantic partner.

This was Shakira’s first album recorded in English. The singer didn’t know the language yet when she started working on the album and was assigned an English tutor. “To me it was very important to understand the nature of the language and how it works in literature,” she explained in a VH1 interview. “I wanted to know how the English grammar works… I had to read Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass in English just to understand the language a little more. It was too important to me to write my own material like I always did.”

“Whenever, Wherever” este un single de pe albumul Laundry Service, din 2001. Shakira este originară din Columbia, și limba ei maternă este spaniola. A fost primul ei album înregistrat în engleză.

Când a început înregistrările pentru album, nu știa încă engleză, și a avut angajat un profesor de engleză. Gloria Estefan este cea care i-a tradus melodiile în engleză și a încurajat-o în efortul ei de a “prinde” limba.

Shakira era deja o vedetă în America Latină, iar această melodie a fost primul ei hit în țările de limba engleză.

În spaniolă melodia are mai mult sens, în engleză este chiar de ras cu versuri ca “Lucky my breasts are small and humble so you don’t confuse them with mountains” Dar versurile nu au mai contat prea mult, datorită ritmului și refrenului, care au prins la public.

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