10 Secrets About Shakira's 'Hips Don't Lie'

"Hips Don't Lie" was released on February 14, 2006, through a Los Angeles radio station. After a promotion on different TV shows; include it in video games and movies: by the end of that same year it became the number 1 song in over 20 countries!

"Hips Don't Lie" is originally from rapper Wyclef Jean from the 2004 version of "Dance Like This," which was used for the soundtrack to Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. The rhythmic base and the lyrics belong to the original, Shakira was in charge of adding her trademark Latin style.

The intro of "Hips Don't Lie" has one of many dedications to other emblematic Latin artists. Shakira paid homage to "Amores Como El Nuestro" by Panamanian artist Omar Alfanno, which was originally recorded with Puerto Rican singer Jerry Rivera!

In the lyrics of the "Hips Don't Lie" the phrase "In Barranquilla you dance like this" is heard, which pays tribute and homage to Shakira's place of origin, the city of Barranquilla. In addition, the skirts used in the video are similar to those of a typical Colombian costume known as cumbia skirts.

Another of the lines that stand out in the lyrics of "Hips Don't Lie":"Baila en la calle de noche. Baila en la calle de día," which translates to "Dance in the street at night. Dance in the street during the day." This fragment pays tribute to the merengue song of the Dominican composer Luis Díaz, "Carnaval (Dance in the street)".

In the video of the song, costumes, and masks that refer to the "marimondas" stand out. These folkloric characters have the appearance of elephants are considered the spirit of the party in the Barranquilla carnival.

British director Sophie Muller, who tried to recreate a great carnival festival in Barranquilla. The costumes, the dance, flags, bulls, cumbiamberos, and other elements created the lively atmosphere. It is also believed that there was the appearance of ghosts in the filming, this material is not censored. Sophie Muller directed over 300 music videos including Gwen Stefani's "Don't Speak," Björk's "Venus as a Boy," The Killers' "Mr. Brightside," and created music videos for hit artists like Beyoncé, Marron 5, Selena Gomez,  and The Strokes.

"Hips Don't Lie" became the most talked about on radio. It was positioned as one of the most requested songs in the United States.

Her collaboration with rapper Wyclef Jean was a resounding success in Australia too! The song remained for 9 weeks in the first position of the Australian charts, for this feat it is on the record charts.

"Hips Don't Lie" also topped the UK music charts. It is considered one of the biggest international songs of the first decade of the new millennium, it sold 500 thousand records in one year. YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS: Celebrities Who Have Married "Normal" People