"Me Enamoré" (English: "I Fell in Love") is a song by Colombian singer-songwriterShakira. The song was released as the second single to anticipate Shakira's eleventh studio albumEl Dorado on 7 April 2017, bySony Music Latin. Its lyrics were written by Shakira.[2] Its musical composition was done by Shakira andRayito, who also produced the song along the co-production of The Rudeboyz and A.C.[3][4][5][6][7]
On April 6, 2017, Shakira teased the song by sending personalized postcards to fans around the world revealing the cover artwork for the single, where she appears hugging a tree. She wrote in the card: "[I'm] very happy to share with all of you my new single 'Me Enamoré.' This song narrates a moment in my life when I was so in love that I was literally climbing trees".[7][8][9] The same day shetweeted teasing "tomorrow more."[10] The original photo used for the cover art is a nonprofessional snapshot taken in 2010, when Shakira first met her then-partnerGerard Piqué.[11]
The cover art's reception was negative, withmemes being shared on social media and being parodied by users online. Miguel Ángel Bargueño ofEl País asked: "Has Shakira made the worst [single] cover art in history?".[11] Spanish illustrator and art director Sergio Mora, who won theLatin Grammy Award for Best Recording Package in 2016 for the album artwork forEl Poeta Halley by the bandLove of Lesbian, stated: "It is so hideous that it turns around and borders on genius."[11] Album cover art designer Rafa Sañudo said: "It's tacky as hell."[11] Mario Feal noted: "Precisely the opposite of the overproduced image expected of an international star".[11] Domingo J. Casas pointed out: "As a photo it’s ugly. As a family snapshot, it has value."[11]
The "Me Enamoré" official lyric video was released via Shakira'sVevo the day of the release of the song. Directed by James Zwadlo, it features the Spanish-language words alongwatercolor painted images, presumably for the non-Spanish speaking people to understand the song.[6]
The music video was directed by Jaume de la Iguana and shot in Barcelona and was released on 12 May 2017. Its cinematography was handled by Nono Arruga.[12]
The music video for the song garnered media attention due to the appearance of her former partner Gerard Piqué and became her twenty-first Vevo Certified video (collaborations included).[13][14]
In France, "Me Enamoré" debuted at number 72 on 14 April 2017, reaching number 41 after the release of its music video and eventually peaking at number 13 after the release ofEl Dorado.[15] In the United States, the song debuted at number 100 on theBillboard Hot 100, where later peaked at number 83, and at number 11 on theHot Latin Songs chart, where it reached number five following the release of the music video and peaked at number four after the release of the album. "Me Enamoré" peaked at number three in Spain,[16] and has been certified three times Platinum for exceeding sales of 120,000 copies in the country.
Shakira performed live "Me Enamoré" for the first time at Univision's Upfront on 16 May 2017. Then, she performed the song ten days later at her El Dorado Album Release Party at The Temple House in Miami on 26 May 2017. She also performed the song at the El Dorado Album Launch in Barcelona on 8 June 2017. She performed the song onthe sixth season finale ofThe Voice: la plus belle voix in June 2017 in Paris. She also performed withColdplay's lead vocalistChris Martin atGlobal Citizen Festival Hamburg on 6 July 2017.
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