Hips Don't Lie

"Hips Don't Lie" is a Latin pop song based in a salsa and Cumbia mix and fused with reggaeton beat (reggaeton pop) performed by Colombian singer Shakira and Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean. The song is a remake of Jean's 2004 song "Dance Like This" and takes some of its instrumentation from Jerry Rivera's "Amores Como El Nuestro" (which was also used for Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz's hit single "Déjà Vu (Uptown Baby)") and lyrics from Dominican composer Luis Dias' "Carnaval (Baila en la Calle)".Shakira wrote the verses (keeping the original chorus) and co-produced the song. The song was released as the second single from Shakira's second English album Oral Fixation Vol. 2 in 2006. "Hips Don't Lie" became a global success, topping the charts in at least 55 countries. It became Shakira and Wyclef's first (and to date, only) number-one single in the U.S. The song became one of the world's best-selling singles of all time and one of the hottest songs of summer 2006. In the UK, this was Wyclef's third number-one hit (after The Fugees' "Killing Me Softly" and "Ready Or Not") and Shakira's first. In many other countries, it became Shakira's second number one, (following the massive success of "Whenever, Wherever") and her third number-one single in other countries such as Australia and Netherlands (after "Underneath Your Clothes"). The song made Shakira the only Colombian and South American artist in history to top the U.S. Hot 100. An international remix was released digitally and produced by Boston's DJ Niso International on April 21, 2006. There is also a lesser known Spanish version of the song called "Será, Será (Las Caderas No Mienten)" which can be translated to "Will Be, Will Be (Hips Don't Lie)". It was released in Latin America, although some radios preferred to play the original version. This version has different verses and a different chorus, whilst the rap by Wyclef Jean is kept in English. The Fray has covered this song in Jo Whiley's live lounge.

[Intro: Wyclef Jean] Ladies up in here tonight No fighting (We got the refugees up in here) No fighting No fighting Shakira, Shakira [Pre-Chorus: Wyclef Jean & Shakira] I never really knew that she could dance like this (Hey) She make a man wanna speak Spanish ¿Cómo se llama (Sí!), bonita? (Sí!) Mi casa, su casa (Shakira, Shakira) Oh baby, when you talk like that (Huh-uh) (Yeah) You make a woman go mad (Oh) So be wise (Sí!) and keep on (Sí!) Reading the signs of my body (Uno, dos, tres, cuatro) No fighting [Chorus: Shakira & Wyclef Jean] I'm on tonight You know my hips don't lie (No fighting) And I'm starting to feel it's right All the attraction, the tension Don't you see, baby? This is perfection [Verse 1: Wyclef Jean] Hey girl, I can see your body moving And it's driving me crazy (Huh-uh) And I didn't have the slightest idea Until I saw you dancing (Yeah) That when you walk up on the dance floor nobody cannot ignore The way you move your body, girl (Just smooth) And everything's so unexpected, the way you right and left it So you can keep on shaking it (Let's go) [Pre-Chorus: Wyclef Jean & Shakira] I never really knew that she could dance like this (Hey) She make a man wanna speak Spanish ¿Cómo se llama (Sí!), bonita? (Sí!) Mi casa, su casa (Shakira, Shakira) Oh baby, when you talk like that (Huh-uh) (Oh) You make a woman go mad (So bad) (Oh) So be wise (Sí!) and keep on (Sí!) Reading the signs of my body No fighting [Chorus: Shakira & Wyclef Jean] I'm on tonight You know my hips don't lie (No fighting) And I'm starting to feel you, boy (Yeah) Come on, let's go, real slow Don't you see, baby? Así es perfecto They know I'm on tonight (Yeah) My hips don't lie And I'm starting to feel it's right All the attraction, the tension Don't you see baby? This is perfection (Shakira, Shakira) [Verse 2: Shakira & Wyclef Jean] Oh boy, I can see your body moving Half animal, half man I don't, don't really know what I'm doing But you seem to have a plan (Yeah) My will and self-restraint Have come to fail now, fail now See, I'm doing what I can, but I can't, so, you know That's a bit too hard to explain (Uno, dos, tres, cuatro) [Bridge 1: Wyclef Jean with Shakira] Baila en la calle de noche (Uh, yeah) Baila en la calle de día (Let's go!) Baila en la calle de noche (Uh, yeah) Baila en la calle de día (Let's go!) [Pre-Chorus: Wyclef Jean & Shakira] I never really knew that she could dance like this (Hey) She make a man wanna speak Spanish (Yeah) ¿Cómo se llama (Sí!), bonita? (Sí!) Mi casa, su casa (Shakira, Shakira) Oh baby, when you talk like that (Huh-uh) (Oh) You know you got me hypnotized (Oh) So be wise (Sí! Uh) and keep on (Sí! Uh) Reading the signs of my body (Yeah) [Bridge 2: Wyclef Jean & Shakira] Señorita, feel the conga Let me see you move like you come from Colombia Yeah, oh, yeah, ladies, sí! (Yeah, yeah, hey, yeah) Mira, en Barranquilla se baila así, say it! (Yeah) En Barranquilla se baila así (Yeah) [Verse 3: Wyclef Jean with Shakira] Yeah, she's so sexy, every man's fantasy A refugee like me back with the Fugees from a third world country (Huh-uh) I go back like when 'Pac carried crates for Humpty Humpty We leave the whole club jazzy Why the CIA wanna watch us? It's the Colombians and Haitians I ain't guilty, it's a musical transaction Bo-bop-so-bop, no more do we snatch ropes Refugees run the seas, 'cause we own our own boats, boats (No fighting) [Chorus: Shakira & Wyclef Jean] I'm on tonight My hips don't lie And I'm starting to feel you, boy Come on, let's go, real slow Baby, like this is perfecto (No fighting) Oh, you know I'm on tonight My hips don't lie And I'm starting to feel it's right The attraction, the tension Baby, like this is perfection [Outro: Wyclef Jean & Shakira] No fighting No fighting