Addicted to You (Shakira song)

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"Addicted to You"
Single by Shakira
from the album Sale el Sol
Released13 March 2012 (2012-03-13)
Genre
[1]
Length2:27
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Shakira
Shakira singles chronology
"Je l'aime à mourir"
(2011) 		"Addicted to You"
(2012) 		"Get It Started"
(2012)
Music video
"Addicted to You" on
YouTube

"Addicted to You" is a song recorded by Colombian singer-songwriter

John Hill and Luis Fernando Ochoa, and is a merengue-influenced song on the album. The song also draws prominent influences from merengue music, and lyrically describes Shakira's infatuation for a lover. Despite having an English title, the majority of the song is sung in Spanish
.

Upon its release, critics were generally favourable towards "Addicted to You", and praised its uptempo beats. The song reached number one on the

Tropical Songs
chart.

An accompanying music video for "Addicted to You" was directed by Anthony Mandler, and features Shakira singing the song in various locations while sporting different outfits. Many critics praised the video's overall appeal and Shakira's appearance. The video reached over 100 million views on video-sharing website YouTube, and received a "Vevo Certified" by joint venture music video website Vevo for the achievement.

Background and composition

"Addicted to You"
A 13-second sample of "Addicted to You". The
uptempo song is highly influenced by merengue and reggaeton
music.
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"Addicted to You" was written by

Amazon.com and ITunes by Epic Records a day earlier.[6][7]

According to Shakira, Sale el Sol has three "directions", one of which is the "

Latino, tropical side" of the album.[3] "Addicted to You", along with other tracks "Loca and "Rabiosa", is a primary example of this musical direction.[8] In addition to merengue, "Addicted to You" is influenced by reggaeton music and features "a very 70's chorus and Copacabana sounds".[8][9] Despite having an English title, the words "Addicted to You" are only sung in the chorus, and the rest of the song is sung entirely in Spanish.[10] Lyrically, it details Shakira's infatuation with a lover.[11]

Reception

Critical reception towards "Addicted to You" was mostly positive. Jennifer Schaffer from

ASCAP Latin award at the Pop category for his composition of the song.[16]

Commercially, "Addicted to You" was a particular success in Mexico. It peaked at number one on the

Tropical Songs charts, staying on the charts for a total of 26 and 13 weeks, respectively.[22][23] The song was acknowledged as an award-winning song at the 2011 BMI Latin Awards.[24]

Music video

high fashion" outfits in the video, such as a black and white polka dot blouse with a leather belt and high-cut black underwear (pictured).[11]

The accompanying music video for "Addicted to You" was directed by Anthony Mandler in a one-day period in Valencia, California.[10] The video premiered worldwide on 2 May 2012, and became a "trending topic" on online social networking and microblogging service Twitter following its release.[11] The plot-less music video features Shakira singing the song in various locations while "writhing around" on a bed in candlelit room, dancing in front of "some foliage" in the streets of an "old Spanish style" town, and "splashing around in a bathtub".[10][11]

Critical reception of the video was generally positive. Jenna Hally Rubenstein from

Idolator commented that the video is a "complete success" in case "the main draw of watching a Shakira video is to watch the Colombian singer swivel her honest hips around pretty backdrops while wearing revealing clothing".[25] The video became immensely popular on video-sharing website YouTube, and was marked "Vevo Certified" by joint venture music video website Vevo for reaching more than 100 million views.[26]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[44] Platinum 60,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[45] 3× Platinum+Gold 210,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[46]
2015 onwards 		Gold 30,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  44. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Shakira – Addicted to You" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  45. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 16 August 2023. Type Shakira in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Addicted To You in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  46. ^ "Promusicae: Canciones de Shakira". Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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