Me Gusta (Shakira and Anuel AA song)

"Me Gusta" (transl. "I Like It") is a song by Colombian singer Shakira and Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA. It was released on 13 January 2020, through Ace Entertainment and distributed by Sony Music Latin.[1] It samples Inner Circle's song "Sweat (A La La La La Long)" (1992).[2]

"Me Gusta"
Single by Shakira and Anuel AA
Language
  • Spanish
  • English
English title"I Like It"
Released13 January 2020 (2020-01-13)
Genre
Length3:10
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Alex "A.C." Castillo
  • Shakira
  • Édgar Barrera "Edge"
Shakira singles chronology
"Tutu (Remix)"
(2019)		 "Me Gusta"
(2020)		 "Girl Like Me"
(2020)
Anuel AA singles chronology
"Aventura"
(2019)		 "Me Gusta"
(2020)		 "Medusa"
(2020)

Background and promotion

Shakira played a clip of the song in a recording studio during a 60 Minutes interview with CBS in November 2019.[3] On 12 January 2020, she posted the single cover and announced the release date of the song on her Instagram.[4] The singer is seen wearing a pink dress designed by Kuwaiti designer Yousef Al-Jasmi on the cover.[5] The song marks Shakira's first single as a lead artist since 2018's "Nada".

Critical reception

Suzette Fernandez of Billboard described the song as "upbeat reggaeton trap" with lyrics focusing on Shakira and Anuel AA as a couple whose love is "losing the sparks".[2] Suzy Exposito at Rolling Stone thought that the track "is an unhurried lover's rock number with a delicate touch of dembow" and pointed out the couples' complicated relationship "they're fully committed to reclaim".[6] Idolator's Mike Nied called the song "another catchy and seriously danceable banger" within Shakira's catalogue.[7]

Commercial performance

In its first four tracking days, the song debuted at number 20 on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs. The song grew on the chart the following week reaching number 6. The song became Shakira's 30th top 10 hit on the chart extending her record of being the female artist with most top 10 entries on the chart.[8] The song also debuted in the top 10 of multiple Latin American countries reaching number one in Mexico, and reached the second spot in Spain and was certified Platinum by Promusicae.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[9]

  • Shakira – vocals, production, songwriting
  • Anuel AA – vocals, songwriting
  • Alex "A.C." Castillo – production, programming
  • Édgar Barrera "Edge" – production, songwriting, guitar, programming
  • Carlos E. Ortiz Rivera – songwriting
  • Daniel Echavarría Oviedo – songwriting
  • Ian Lewis – songwriting (samples of "Sweat (A La La La La Long)")
  • Joan Antonio González Marrero – songwriting
  • Adam Ayan – master engineering
  • Andros Rodriguez – mixing engineering, recording engineering
  • Ervin Quiroz "EQ" – recording engineering
  • Roger Rodés – recording engineering

Charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)[10] 18
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[11] 17
Bolivia (Monitor Latino)[12] 3
Brazil (Top 100 Brasil)[13] 73
Chile (Monitor Latino)[14] 3
Colombia (National-Report)[15] 3
Croatia (HRT)[16] 21
Dominican Republic (SODINPRO)[17] 5
Ecuador (National-Report)[18] 1
El Salvador (Monitor Latino)[19] 3
Honduras (Monitor Latino)[20] 7
Italy (FIMI)[21] 62
Latin America (Monitor Latino)[22] 3
Mexico (Monitor Latino)[23] 1
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[24] 4
Panama (Monitor Latino)[22] 7
Perú (Monitor Latino)[25] 7
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[26] 13
Puerto Rico (Monitor Latino)[27] 4
Romania (Airplay 100)[28] 7
Slovenia (SloTop50)[29] 49
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[30] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[31] 42
Uruguay (Monitor Latino)[32] 3
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[33] 16
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[34] 6
Venezuela (Monitor Latino)[35] 3

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[36] Platinum 60,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[37] 2× Platinum 80,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Iasimone, Ashley (12 January 2020). "Shakira Teases New Collaboration With Anuel AA: See the Photo". Billboard. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  2. Fernandez, Suzette (13 January 2020). "Shakira and Anuel AA Explore the Lost Spark of Love In "Me Gusta": Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  3. Bejamin, Jeff (8 January 2020). "Shakira Shares First Details About Super Bowl Halftime Show In 60 Minutes Interview". Forbes. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. "Shakira anuncia cover de "Me Gusta" con Anuel AA (+foto)". 24 Horas (in Spanish). 11 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  5. "Shakira rocks Kuwaiti designer on single cover". Arab News. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  6. Exposito, Suzy (13 January 2020). "Hear Shakira, Anuel AA Yearn for Romance in New Song, "Me Gusta"". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  7. Nied, Mike (13 January 2020). "Another Bop: Shakira Links Up With Anuel AA On "Me Gusta"". Idolator. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  8. Bustios, Pamela (29 January 2020). Billboard https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/8549558/me-gusta-no-6-hot-latin-songs. Retrieved 29 January 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "Me Gusta / Shakira, Anuel AA – Tidal". Tidal. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  10. "Shakira – Chart History (Argentina Hot 100)" Billboard Argentina Hot 100 Singles for Shakira. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  11. "Ultratop.be – Shakira & Anuel AA – Me Gusta" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  12. "Bolivia General" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  13. "Top 100 Brasil – 20/04/2020 - 24/04/2020" (in Portuguese). Crowley Broadcast Analysis. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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  16. "Croatia ARC TOP 100". HRT. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
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  18. "Top 100 Ecuador – Semana 11 del 2020 – Del 06/03/2020 al 12/03/2020" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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  25. "Monitor Latino Peru". charts monitorLATINO (in Spanish).
  26. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  27. "Puerto Rico General" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Archived from the original on 21 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  28. "Airplay 100 – 14 iunie 2020" (in Romanian). Kiss FM. 14 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  29. "SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart". slotop50.si. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  30. "Top 100 Canciones: Semana 4". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  31. "Swisscharts.com – Shakira & Anuel AA – Me Gusta". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
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  33. "Shakira Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  34. "Shakira Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  35. "Venezuela General" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Archived from the original on 22 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  36. "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 12 March 2020. Type Shakira in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Me Gusta in the box under TÍTULO
  37. "Spanish single certifications – Shakira & Anuel AA – Me Gusta". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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