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No (song)
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"No" is a song by Shakira
, released as the second single from her sixth studio album
, Fijación Oral Vol. 1
, in late 2005. The song features Gustavo Cerati
in guitar and backing vocals.
chronicle a woman's effort in trying to tell her boyfriend that she no longer wants to be involved in a relationship and that separating is best for the two of them.
"No" was released after the worldwide success of Shakira's previous single "La Tortura
" (2005). In Latin America, the single was another number-one hit for Shakira (her second since the creation of the Latin America Top 40). It debuted at number 29 that week Shakira was topping the chart for the 14th consecutive week with "La Tortura
", Shakira replaced herself from the top 7 weeks later. "No" spent 11 weeks on the top and ranks as the fourth most played song in Latin America Top 40. "No" entered the Canadian BDS
Airplay Chart and the U.S. Hot 100
, but did not receive substantial airplay.
The single was certified gold in U.S. for the 100,000 downloads of the song.
The song's music video
was directed by Jaume de Laiguana
and was filmed in black-and-white. While the video does not closely follow the theme of the song, in many scenes Shakira is portrayed as sad as tears roll down her face. She appears to be located at a defunct train station
and is surrounded by several rail tracks and pulleys, some of the latter which are used for her to sit in. Towards the end of the video, one of the small wooden pulleys falls off the track and into water beneath a cliff. Throughout the video, Shakira is engaged in building butterfly
wings, seemingly as a metaphor for finding the strength to fly on her own, away from the destructive relationship, etc. At the closing moments of the video, she stands at the waters edge, ready to take flight, but does not go through with it and walks away, smiling slightly. The video reached number-one on most Latin America
n countdowns and in Spain
. The video is featured on Oral Fixation Volumes 1 & 2 Bonus DVD.
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known professionally as Shakira , is a Colombian singer who emerged in the music scene of Colombia and Latin America in the early 1990s...
, released as the second single from her sixth studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
, Fijación Oral Vol. 1
Fijación Oral Vol. 1
Fijación Oral Vol. 1 is the fourth studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. It is also the first Spanish language album released by the multilingual songwriter since 1998. The album has won numerous awards worldwide, including five Latin Grammy Awards and a Grammy Award. This album...
, in late 2005. The song features Gustavo Cerati
Gustavo Cerati
Gustavo Adrián Cerati Clark is an Argentine rock musician, singer-songwriter, composer and record producer. He was the frontman, lead vocalist, lead guitarist and lead songwriter of the Argentine rock band Soda Stereo, one of the most influential bands of latin rock music. In the early 90s, with...
in guitar and backing vocals.
Background and chart performance
The lyricsLyrics
Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
chronicle a woman's effort in trying to tell her boyfriend that she no longer wants to be involved in a relationship and that separating is best for the two of them.
"No" was released after the worldwide success of Shakira's previous single "La Tortura
La Tortura
"" is a Latin pop-reggaeton song performed by singers Shakira and Alejandro Sanz. It was recorded for Shakira's sixth studio album , released on June 7, 2005...
" (2005). In Latin America, the single was another number-one hit for Shakira (her second since the creation of the Latin America Top 40). It debuted at number 29 that week Shakira was topping the chart for the 14th consecutive week with "La Tortura
La Tortura
"" is a Latin pop-reggaeton song performed by singers Shakira and Alejandro Sanz. It was recorded for Shakira's sixth studio album , released on June 7, 2005...
", Shakira replaced herself from the top 7 weeks later. "No" spent 11 weeks on the top and ranks as the fourth most played song in Latin America Top 40. "No" entered the Canadian BDS
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems
Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, better known as BDS, is a service that tracks monitored radio, television and internet airplay of songs based on the number of spins and detections...
Airplay Chart and the U.S. Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
, but did not receive substantial airplay.
The single was certified gold in U.S. for the 100,000 downloads of the song.
Music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
was directed by Jaume de Laiguana
Jaume de Laiguana
Jaume de Laiguana is a Spanish music video director from Barcelona, born on June 14, 1966. He is best-known for directing the video for Shakira's "No"...
and was filmed in black-and-white. While the video does not closely follow the theme of the song, in many scenes Shakira is portrayed as sad as tears roll down her face. She appears to be located at a defunct train station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
and is surrounded by several rail tracks and pulleys, some of the latter which are used for her to sit in. Towards the end of the video, one of the small wooden pulleys falls off the track and into water beneath a cliff. Throughout the video, Shakira is engaged in building butterfly
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
wings, seemingly as a metaphor for finding the strength to fly on her own, away from the destructive relationship, etc. At the closing moments of the video, she stands at the waters edge, ready to take flight, but does not go through with it and walks away, smiling slightly. The video reached number-one on most Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
n countdowns and in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. The video is featured on Oral Fixation Volumes 1 & 2 Bonus DVD.
Charts
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