Objection (Tango)

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"Objection (Tango)"
Single by Shakira
from the album Laundry Service
B-side"Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)"
Released24 May 2002 (2002-05-24)
Genre
Length3:42
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Shakira
Producer(s)
Shakira singles chronology
"Underneath Your Clothes"
(2002) 		"Objection (Tango)"
(2002) 		"Que Me Quedes Tú"
(2002)
Music videos

"Objection (Tango)" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter

bandoneón
and guitar. Through the lyrics of the song, Shakira aims to end a love triangle she is a part of. The song was released as the fourth single from the album on 24 May 2002. A Spanish version of the song, entitled "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)" ("I'm Warning You, I'm Telling You"), was also recorded.

Upon its release, "Objection (Tango)" received generally favourable reviews from

Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique
(SNEP), respectively.

An accompanying music video for "Objection (Tango)" was directed by Dave Meyers and features Shakira fighting her unfaithful lover and his mistress in a club. A segment of the video is rendered in an animated cartoon-form. For additional promotion, Shakira performed an Afro-punk and Reggae inspired version of the song at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards. It was also included in the setlist of the Tour of the Mongoose, which was launched to promote Laundry Service. "Objection (Tango)" was also used in a Pepsi commercial featuring Shakira.

Background

In 1998, Shakira released her second

Arabian-styled single "Ojos Así" ("Eyes Like Yours"), which became a hit and was deemed the "signature track" of the album.[4]

American singer

crossover into the mainstream pop industry.[6] However, Shakira was initially hesitant to record songs in English as it was not her first language, so Estefan offered to translate "Ojos Así" into English in order to show her that "it could translate well."[6] Shakira then began translating the song herself and showed it to Estefan, who responded "Quite honestly, I can't do this better!."[6] As Shakira wanted to have full control over her recordings, she decided to learn English better to enable her to write her own songs.[4] Wanting to "find a way to express my ideas and my feelings, my day-to-day stories in English", Shakira bought rhyming dictionaries, started analysing the lyrics of songs by Bob Dylan, reading poetry and the work of authors like Leonard Cohen and Walt Whitman and took English lessons from a private tutor.[7][8] "Objection (Tango)" became the first song Shakira wrote in English and in an interview with Faze, she talked about the writing process of the song, saying "I prayed and asked God to send me a good song today, and I remember I started writing the song ['Objection (Tango)'] a couple of hours after. I wrote the music and lyrics at the same time, and when that happens it's really magical to me."[7] Shakira also wrote and recorded a Spanish-version of the song entitled "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)".[9]

"Objection (Tango)" was released as the third single from Laundry Service in a promotional CD single format on 6 July 2002.[10] It was later released on 27 August as a CD single featuring the previous single from the album "Underneath Your Clothes" as the B-side.[11]

Composition

"Objection (Tango)" (2002)
Shakira delivers rap-like vocals during the bridge of the song, which was often cited as its highlight.[10][12]
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"Objection (Tango)" was written by Shakira and co-produced by the singer along with

bandoneón, which is played at a "breakneck speed," and also features a "twanging" guitar solo.[15] Lyrically, "Objection (Tango)" is dramatic and humorous in approach[12] and focuses on an angered Shakira ordering her love interest to choose between her and his other leading lady; it was said to be a feminist anthem[16] and a "hell-hath-no-fury it's-her-or-me steam train".[17] It contains a line in which Shakira asserts to her lover that "Next to her cheap silicone I look minimal/ That's why in front of your eyes I'm invisible/ But you gotta know small things also count," which a critic commented was a "brave statement in these days of suspiciously ripe teenybop flesh peddlers."[12] During the bridge of the song, Shakira delivers rap-like vocals and instructs her lover to end the love triangle, declaring that "Tango is not for three, was never meant to be."[15]

Critical reception

Alex Henderson from

The B-52's.[10] Alexis Petridis from The Guardian picked "Objection (Tango)" as an example of Shakira's unusual style of production and opined that it "sounds like the B-52's jamming with a wedding reception combo [sic]."[15] Matt Cibula from PopMatters complimented Shakira's songwriting and termed the song a "fine rockcraft with drama and a sense of humor."[12] The critic too enjoyed the bridge of the song, saying "the little growly semi-rap break at the end is fun as hell."[12] Lisa Oliver from Yahoo! Music, however, felt the song was on the "mingers side" of the album.[17]

At the 18th Annual

2003 Latin Grammy Awards,[20] but lost to Colombian musician Juanes's song Mala Gente".[21]

Commercial performance

Although it was not a commercial success as big as the previous singles from the album, "

UK Singles Chart.[34] It also became Shakira's first single to miss charting inside the top ten in the country.[34]

"Objection (Tango)" became a hit in Australia, where it debuted and peaked at number two on the

RIANZ singles chart.[39]

The song performed moderately well in the United States. It became the last single from Laundry Service to appear on the

Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay charts, reaching numbers seven[44] and ten,[45]
respectively.

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Objection (Tango)" was directed by

Dan Southworth, appear to her aid and quickly defeat the man, while Shakira defeats Taylor. The two are shown gagged up in the boot of Shakira's car and are then tied up on spinning discs in an industrial engine room while Shakira performs with a band. The discs spin faster and faster until they come off and are sent flying off at a high speed. Scenes of Shakira dancing at the bar and performing the song with a band are interspersed throughout the video. The music video reached number one on the Total Request Live chart.[49]

Live performances and usage in media

On 29 August 2002, Shakira performed "Objection (Tango)" at the

rumba as part of the Latin Grammys tribute to Shakira, where she was honored Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year.[54]

As part of her global sponsorship and advertising agreement with American multinational food and beverage corporation

carbonated soft drink Pepsi,[55] Shakira starred in a television commercial for the brand's "Dare For More" campaign.[56] The commercial was released in 2004 and shows Shakira dancing to "Objection (Tango)" with a clerk in a convenience store.[56]

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Objection (Tango)"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[101] Platinum 70,000^
France (
SNEP)[102]
 Gold 250,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[103]
certification for "Te Aviso Te Anucio (Tango)" 		Platinum 60,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[104] Gold  
United Kingdom — 80,000[105]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Objection (Tango)"
Region Date Version(s) Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Germany 24 May 2002
  • "Objection (Tango)"
  • "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)"
Sony Music
[66]
United States 25 June 2002 "Objection (Tango)" Contemporary hit radio Epic
[106]
Australia 2 September 2002 CD Sony Music
[107]
Denmark 28 October 2002
[108]
France 4 November 2002
  • "Objection (Tango)"
  • "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)"
 Maxi CD
[109]
United Kingdom 11 November 2002 "Objection (Tango)" CD RCA
[110]
Belgium 27 November 2002
  • "Objection (Tango)"
  • "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)"
 12-inch vinyl Dancity
[111]

See also

  • List of Romanian Top 100 number ones of the 2000s

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