Шакираның «Underneath Your Clothes» әні туралы

2002 single by Shakira

"Underneath Your Clothes" is a song by Colombian singer songwriter Shakira for her third studio album and English language debut, Laundry Service (2001). The power ballad was the second English language single released from the album; being released on 11 February 2002. It features lyrics by Shakira with music and production from Shakira and Lester Mendez. Lyrically, the song tells the story of the unconditional love that a woman has for her boyfriend, with lyrics about being worthy of somebody's love. Some critics commended the song for being a highlight from the album. However, others were more critical towards her songwriting and the song's production, which according to them resembled the Bangles' "Eternal Flame" and the Beatles' "Penny Lane". The song became a success on the charts, topping the charts of eight countries, while also reaching the top ten in several countries, including the United States. It was the fifth biggest song of 2002 in Europe. The accompanying music video for the song was directed by fashion photographer Herb Ritts. It depicts Shakira's loneliness as a tourist musician. It features Shakira's then boyfriend Antonio de la Rúa, whose unpopularity in Argentina led to a ban of her albums there. Shakira promoted the song with a series of live performances across the world, while also performing it on her worldwide tours, Tour of the Mongoose (2002–2003), Oral Fixation Tour (2006–2007), The Sun Comes Out World Tour (2010–2011) and El Dorado World Tour (2018).

After releasing her first live album, MTV Unplugged: Shakira (2000), which won her first Grammy Award, Shakira expressed the desire to breakthrough in the United States and the world with songs in English. During the songwriting process for Laundry Service, Shakira wrote "Underneath Your Clothes" as a love song for de la Rúa. She explained that, "If you check the subject of my songs, most of them talk about my own experiences and feelings and what I was actually going through in my life." while the physical single was released in May 2002.

"Underneath Your Clothes" received good critical reception as it represented "a large part of Shakira's style". While calling her voice "odd", Chuck Taylor of Billboard wrote that it "dart[s] from a delicate, girlie, Jewel like delivery to a determined, tough chick croon it certainly gives the song a signature edge and multiple layers that seem to draw out something new with each successive spin." Ted Kessler of The Observer noted that the song "may be slightly kooky pop rock, but it's sung by someone with the range of an operatic diva." while Robert Christgau wrote that its lyrics have an "awkward, carnal, unhesitatingly female chauvinist." Matt Cibula of PopMatters said that "it could have been a great little thing, [ ] simple, graceful, light, but now it's a damned mess," citing the "tell tale touches" at the start, the Bangles’ "Eternal Flame" influence and "Penny Lane" trumpets by the end" as examples. Cibula called it "a potentially cool song [that] has been studioed out of existence."

+ Release dates and formats for "Underneath Your Clothes" Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref. (Reference(s)) United States 11 February 2002 Contemporary hit radio Epic Australia 29 April 2002 CD Sony Music Germany 7 June 2002 United Kingdom 22 July 2002 Cassette single, Cassette, CD Epic 29 July 2002 12 inch vinyl Japan 31 July 2002 CD Sony Music France 26 August 2002 12 inch vinyl