This is one of my favorite song on this Shakira album. Along with Underneath Your Clothes and Eyes Like Your's.

'I plan to keep on being the same artist, with the same musical language, just in a different spoken language. It's all still coming from my real feelings, my real-life experiences.' Shakira, following her successful crossover into the English-language pop market. The commercial success of the album led to Shakira being deemed one of the most successful Latin of all time, with Steve Huey from AllMusic calling her 'Latin pop's biggest female crossover artist since ' and 'an instant pop sensation, thanks to her quirky poetic sense and a sexy video image built on her hip-shaking belly dance moves.' The success of the album also received considerable backlash, with many calling Shakira a '. This negative response was further heightened by the fact that Shakira, who was a natural brunette, had bleached her hair blonde at the time of the release of the album, which many viewed as a tactic to 'fit into the US market.'

It also charted in 2005 in the country along with Shakira's fifth and sixth studio albums and, respectively. The album has been certified quintuple-platinum by PROMUSICAE for shipments of 500,000 units. In Sweden, Laundry Service debuted atop the chart and stayed on the top position for three weeks. It was certified double platinum by IFPI Sweden in 2003. In Switzerland, the album entered the chart at number 81 and peaked at number one, spending a total of 84 weeks on the chart. Laundry Service was later certified quintuple-platinum by the IFPI for selling 200,000 units in Switzerland. In the United Kingdom, Laundry Service debuted at number three on the.

Shakira at a concert during the In, Laundry Service entered the albums chart at number five and peaked at number one, spending a total of 71 weeks on the chart. The album was certified double-platinum by the for selling 80,000 units. In the Dutch-speaking Flanders region of Belgium, it reached number one on the chart, while it peaked at number five in the French-speaking Wallonia region of the country.

That makes Shakira's music much more adventurous and exciting than Jennifer Lopez or other big latino singers. That they already distinguish was in 2000 with a Latin Grammy Award seems more than justified.

'Whenever, Wherever' (Sahara mix) Tamer Zeltoun Arabic 3:58 15. 'Underneath Your Clothes' (Acoustic version) Tim Mitchell 3:57 16.

In 2002, the singer was interviewed by -winning Colombian novelist and journalist, who was 'astonished by her fantastical work-rate' and said that 'Shakira's music has a personal stamp that doesn't look like anyone else's and no one can sing or dance like her, at whatever age, with such an innocent sensuality, one that seems to be of her own invention.' In the United States and the United Kingdom, Shakira drew comparisons to American pop singer as they looked similar in appearance and sported 'bleached blonde curls and butter-wouldn't-melt smiles for the kids down the front.' However, critics argued that the Shakira's vocal style was very different from Spears', with Ted Kessler from calling the former an 'operatic diva' and writing that 'as soon as she opens her mouth, she slips into gear and motors powerfully past Britney's breathy bump'n'grind.' In 2009, Julia Llewellyn Smith from commented that 'Shakira makes comparable Spanish-English 'crossover' acts such as Jennifer Lopez and seem like minnows.' In an interview with magazine in 2011, Gloria Estefan was asked whether she felt another crossover artist like Shakira could emerge in her lifetime, to which she responded, 'I'm always hopeful that somebody, any, is going to succeed in what they do. And of course in music, undoubtedly.' Shakira's crossover success also inspired other Latin artists to foray into the English language market and many compared Mexican singer 's attempt to crossover with her English-language debut album to that by Shakira.

The song also became famous for one of its lines in which Shakira sings 'Lucky that my breasts are small and humble, so you don’t confuse them with mountains'; it is often cited as an example of the unusual lyrical content of the singer's songs. According to Steve Huey from AllMusic, many critics were 'divided as to the effectiveness of Shakira's English lyrics, but nearly all agreed on her unique poetic imagery.' Huey further commented that the song and its video turned Shakira into a 'star in the English-speaking world almost overnight.' 'Whenever, Wherever', along with 'Underneath Your Clothes', is considered to be one of Shakira's. Track listing [ ] Laundry Service – Standard edition No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. • Shakira • Garza • Flores 3:57 Laundry Service: Washed and Dried – Limited edition bonus tracks No.

This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the project's. A fact from Laundry Service appeared on Wikipedia's in the column on 18 March 2014 (). The text of the entry was as follows: 'Did you know •.

Title Producer(s) Length 14. Program pembayaran spp. 'Whenever, Wherever' (Sahara mix) Tamer Zeltoun Arabic 3:58 15. 'Underneath Your Clothes' (Acoustic version) Tim Mitchell 3:57 16. 'Objection (Tango)' (Afro-Punk version) Mitchell 3:54 Laundry Service: Washed and Dried – Limited edition DVD No. Title Length 1.

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Shakira's ability to belly dance came into attention and gathered coverage during this period, especially due to the music video of the lead single 'Whenever, Wherever'. The song also became famous for one of its lines in which Shakira sings 'Lucky that my breasts are small and humble, so you don’t confuse them with mountains'; it is often cited as an example of the unusual lyrical content of the singer's songs. According to Steve Huey from AllMusic, many critics were 'divided as to the effectiveness of Shakira's English lyrics, but nearly all agreed on her unique poetic imagery.' Huey further commented that the song and its video turned Shakira into a 'star in the English-speaking world almost overnight.'