Las de la Intuición

Synth pop
Euro house Regarding her decision to work in isolation, the singer said, "I used to write on airplanes or after getting out of the shower, but now I need privacy to express my feelings." "Las de la Intuición" was included on Shakira's sixth studio album, Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (2005), which was composed of songs in Spanish. It was written and produced by the singer alongside Luis Fernando Ochoa, with additional production by Lester Mendez. It is a synth pop and Euro house track whose lyrics discuss female intuition. In another interview, she added that she was a loyal believer of female intuition and that she considered it her "best weapon and adviser." "Las de la Intuición" was sent to Spanish radio stations on 24 February 2007 as the fourth single from Fijación Oral, Vol. 1. Spanish label Pacha Recordings released a series of remixes of the song in different formats: four twelve inch singles in 2007 and three extended plays in 2009 via the iTunes store. On 12 September 2009, Australian label Central Station released a remix album of "Las de la Intuición", also on iTunes.

In January 2007, Spanish automobile manufacturer SEAT announced a partnership with Shakira under the slogan "Catch the Fever". The firm, which also sponsored the European leg of the singer's Oral Fixation Tour (2006–07), revealed that they would launch an advertising campaign in the continent, which would include promotion on radio stations, television and print publications. Also, it was reported that the singer had recorded an exclusive track for a television commercial. On 29 January, "Pure Intuition", the English language version of "Las de la Intuición", was released as a single in the Netherlands. Two days later, SEAT launched the campaign and released the television commercial featuring the track, which was aired in twenty European countries. It was picked up as the Alarmschijf (most played new song) by Dutch Radio 538 on the week of 26 January 2007. On 28 February 2007, the track was released in Hungary. Despite the track's popularity in the Netherlands, Shakira did not shoot a music video for "Pure Intuition" and did not include it on any of her studio albums. Spence D. of IGN compared it with the electronic sounding Madonna songs, while Mark Kemp of Paste said it was similar to Gloria Estefan music. Mireia Pería of Spanish website Jenesaispop said that she liked the track despite not being a fan of Shakira. She also felt that Javiera Mena's song "Intuición" was a homage to Shakira. Raquel Piñeiro of Vanity Fair España named it the seventh best Shakira single in Spanish, while El Comercio considered it an emblematic song in the singer's career. The verse "Yo me propongo ser de ti, un volcán hoy" (I intend to be yours, a volcano today) was noted by some critics. Alejandro Gómez Lizarraga of Los 40 included it on his list of Shakira's craziest song lyrics, stating that "Shakira is a spirited woman. Nobody has a doubt about it. Not even herself." The Houston Chronicle cited it as an example of the album's "alternately obtuse and poetic" lyrics, while Jenesaispop's staff ranked it at number 91 on their list of Top 100 Shakira phrases. "Las de la Intuición" was nominated for Best Latin Song on Los Premios 40 Principales 2007 and was one of the recipients of a BMI Latin Award in the ceremony of 2010. On the other hand, Erik Roggeveen of Dutch website Videoclips rated "Las de la Intuición" with one star out of five, deeming it as "weirdly bad" and saying that "everything that makes Shakira's songs so fun and authentic is replaced here by a boom boom beat and a very simple chorus." He also called "Pure Intuition" an annoying song and added that both versions had a "terrible Eurohouse beat in the background". while Andy Gill of The Independent considered the track's arrangements "blandly mainstream".

In Spain, "Las de la Intuición" was a commercial success. It topped the Airplay chart for three non consecutive weeks It topped the airplay list Los 40 Principales during eight non consecutive weeks. The track also peaked at number 9 on the Download chart and number 2 on the Original Tones list. On the Russian Top Radio Hits chart, the song spent twenty eight weeks, peaking at number 16. It peaked at number 16, spending nineteen weeks on the chart. It later peaked at number 31. "Pure Intuition" was the fourth most downloaded track and the fifth best selling ringtone in Spain during 2007. On the Romanian Top 100, "Pure Intuition" spent two non consecutive weeks at its peak position of number 6. On Billboards Euro Digital Tracks, the single debuted at number 15 on the issue dated 17 March 2007. It spent eleven weeks on that chart, peaking at number 9. The concept of the clip was developed by the singer, who was inspired by the work of German Australian photographer Helmut Newton. Before its release, her publicists announced that she would appear with a new look, stating that, "Shakira has appeared with brown, red, straight and curly hair, but she has never been seen with a look like this." The video depicts Shakira wearing a purple wig, garter belts and high heels while performing and dancing to the track in different outfits, such as a black corset, miniskirts, and a school girl uniform. In the first verse, the singer is looking at a mirror while applying perfume and lipstick. During the next verse, she holds a guitar and performs a choreography alongside four dancers dressed similarly to her. Later, they keep on dancing while showing in some occasions their underwear. By the end of the clip, she appears leaning against a layer of plastic and performing the track with a microphone. It premiered worldwide on 7 May 2007, It was also included as a bonus clip on Shakira's third live album Oral Fixation Tour (2007). Both the guitar and wig Shakira used in the music video were sold at auction in 2008 for US$3301.50, in benefit of the singer's Barefoot Foundation. Music critics gave the visual a positive response, with many of them deeming it as one of Shakira's sexiest music videos because of her outfits. The staff of Colombian newspaper El Heraldo published an article about Shakira's career, where they considered that the artist started to showcase a sexier facet with the release of the clip. A reviewer of Argentine website Minuto Uno commented that Shakira took the role of a femme fatale for the video and praised her outfits. Mexican magazine Quién wrote that Shakira "impressed them again" because she was not afraid to wear lingerie such as garter belts. El País complimented the singer's looks, while El Tiempo considered "Las de la Intuición" as an iconic clip in Shakira's videography. Aridiana Banos of El Universal Querétaro wrote that the clip had fetishism themes, citing as examples the wig, the singer's outfits and the use of plastic. Erik Roggeveen of Dutch website Videoclips rated "Las de la Intuición" with two stars out of five, writing that it lacked the "polished aspect" of the singer's previous clips. He also criticized the choreography and the use of plastic layer, considering the latter as a low budget scene that seemed inspired from a "weird Japanese fetish". Roggeveen concluded that, even though it may stand out from other clips, it was her worst music video since "Whenever, Wherever" (2001). On 4 July 2008, she sang the track during her show on the festival Rock in Rio in Arganda del Rey, Spain. She also performed it on the same festival for the 2010 and 2011 editions that were held respectively in Lisbon, Portugal and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Shakira included "Las de la Intuición" on the set list of The Sun Comes Out World Tour (2010–11), her fifth concert tour. For the performance of the track, she wore black tights and a black and green top. Regarding the show on Glasgow, Scotland, a reviewer of The Scotsman said that the performance of "Las de la Intuición" was among the most impressive moments of the concert. Miguel González of Excélsior commented that Shakira seemed worn out while performing the track during the concert offered in Singapore because of the humidity of the place. Marta Palacios of Las Provincias reviewed the show held in Valencia, Spain, saying that the change of clothing during "Las de la Intuición" lead to "another sexy moment of the concert". The same concert was aired by TNT on 9 December 2011. The song was not included on the set list of El Dorado World Tour (2018), the singer's sixth concert tour. A reviewer of Spanish daily newspaper El Comercio expressed disappointment over the omission of some of Shakira's most successful singles, such as "Las de la Intuición", "Ciega, Sordomuda" and "Ojos Así".

In 2008, "Las de la Intuición" was covered on the sixth season of Spanish musical contest Operación Triunfo by contestants Esther Aranda and Tania G. The rendition was panned by the judges, including Risto Mejide, who deemed it as one of the worst and most appalling performances of Operación Triunfo. Similarly, it is considered by some publications as the worst performance in the history of the show. "Las de la Intuición" has been covered on the Spanish musical 40: El Musical, which includes around 100 songs that have topped the Los 40 Principales ranking in the country. It premiered on 15 October 2009 at the Teatro Rialto Movistar in Madrid, Spain, and has been performed more recently in Mexico during 2018. Silvia Abril performed "Las de la Intuición" during the final show of the fourth season of Spanish musical contest Tu cara me suena in 2016. In 2018, Katheryn Venegas covered the track on the eleventh season of Mexican talent show La Academia. Judge Edith Márquez praised her performance, saying that it was the first time she could understand the lyrics of the song due to Shakira's bad diction. This opinion garnered Márquez many negative comments on social media by the singer's fans. Due to its popularity in Europe, "Pure Intuition" was included on some compilation albums, such as Het Beste uit de Top 40 2007, Hitzone, Vol. 40 and Now, Vol. 17 (Portugal), all released in 2007. Meanwhile, "Las de la Intuition" became part of many Spanish compilations released in 2007, including Los n° 1 de 40, Ñ: Los éxitos del año 2007, and Superventas 07.