Me Gusta (Shakira and Anuel AA song)
{{Short description|2020 single by Shakira and Anuel AA}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox single
| name = Me Gusta
| type = single
| artist = Shakira and Anuel AA
| cover = Shakira and Anuel AA - Me Gusta.png
| caption =
| alt =
| language = {{hlist|Spanish}}
| English_title = "I Like It"
| released = {{start date|df=yes|2020|1|13}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Reggaeton|trap|dembow}}
| length = 3:10
| label = Sony Music Latin
| writer = {{hlist|Carlos E. Ortiz Rivera|Daniel Echavarría Oviedo|Emmanuel Gazmey Santiago|Ian Lewis|Joan Antonio González Marrero|Shakira|Édgar Barrera}}
| producer = {{hlist|Alex "A.C." Castillo|Shakira|Édgar Barrera "Edge"}}
| chronology = Shakira
| prev_title = Tutu
| prev_year = 2019
| next_title = Girl Like Me
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Anuel AA
| type = single
| prev_title = Aventura
| prev_year = 2019
| title = Me Gusta
| year = 2020
| next_title = Medusa
| next_year = 2020
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|mf-UJ32PJgU|"Me Gusta"}}}}
}}
"Me Gusta" ({{translation|"I Like It"}}) is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira and Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA. It was released on 13 January 2020, via Sony Music Latin.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8547837/shakira-annuel-aa-me-gusta-artwork|title=Shakira Teases New Collaboration With Anuel AA: See the Photo|last=Iasimone|first=Ashley|magazine=Billboard|date=12 January 2020|access-date=13 January 2020}} It samples Inner Circle's song "Sweat (A La La La La Long)" (1992). The song was initially released as the lead single of Shakira's at the time upcoming twelfth studio album, which was supposed to be released in 2020, but was ultimately scrapped due to the Covid-19 Pandemic in the same year.{{source?|date=February 2025}}
Background and promotion
Sony Music Latin CEO Afo Verde partnered Anuel AA with Shakira to grow his audience, after the rapper demanded "more services from [the label]".{{cite magazine |last1=Cobo |first1=Leila |title=BECOMING'EMMANUEL - 'LATIN TRAP SUPERSTAR ANUEL'S JOURNEY TO MAKING HIS AMBITIOUS NEW ALBUM |url=https://www.billboard.com/anuel-new-album-marriage-interview/ |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Billboard (magazine) |access-date=23 February 2023}} Shakira played a clip of the song in her home recording studio during a 60 Minutes interview with CBS in November 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbenjamin/2020/01/08/shakiras-60-minutes-interview-gives-hints-about-super-bowl-halftime-show-performance/#1d5914572404|title=Shakira Shares First Details About Super Bowl Halftime Show In 60 Minutes Interview|last=Bejamin|first=Jeff|website=Forbes|date=8 January 2020|access-date=13 January 2020}} On 12 January 2020, Shakira announced the collaboration posting the single cover alongside the song's release date on her Instagram.{{cite web|url=https://www.24-horas.mx/2020/01/11/shakira-anuncia-cover-de-me-gusta-con-anuel-aa-foto/|title=Shakira anuncia cover de "Me Gusta" con Anuel AA (+foto)|website=24 Horas|language=es|date=11 January 2020|access-date=13 January 2020}} The singer is seen wearing a pink dress designed by Kuwaiti designer Yousef Al-Jasmi on the cover.{{cite web|url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1611871/lifestyle|title=Shakira rocks Kuwaiti designer on single cover|website=Arab News|date=12 January 2020|access-date=13 January 2020}} The song marks Shakira's first single as a lead artist since 2018's "Nada". "Me Gusta" was promoted on huge billboards in Times Square.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/shakira/status/1217587053560520710 |title=Hola Times Square!|date=16 January 2020|access-date=14 July 2020}} On January 22, 2020, Shakira shared a "Making of" video of the song on her social medias.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/tv/B7o3MMVJB7Z/?igshid=173ggs8uopzgg |title=Me Gusta Making of|date=22 January 2020|access-date=14 July 2020}} To celebrate Shakira's upcoming Super Bowl Halftime Show performance, a special "Me Gusta"-themed pop-up store was put up in Miami. It featured colored walls and fancy furniture that resembled the song's music video setting.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B72DLgrJfcv/?igshid=v70c9w958i78 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B72DLgrJfcv |archive-date=24 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Me Gusta pop-up store|access-date=14 July 2020}}{{cbignore}} In the store on January 31 and February 1, among several items, fans could purchase an exclusive "Me Gusta" clothing line, that was later added on Shakira's official online store.{{cite web|url=https://shakiramerchandise.com/collections/me-gusta|title=Me Gusta collection|access-date=14 July 2020}} On March 11, 2020, a "Me Gusta" official Instagram filter was sponsored by Shakira.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B9m9k4np6qV/?igshid=11vvmw154kgg3 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B9m9k4np6qV |archive-date=24 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Me Gusta filter|access-date=14 July 2020}}{{cbignore}}
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".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8547867/shakira-anuel-aa-me-gusta-song|title=Shakira and Anuel AA Explore the Lost Spark of Love In "Me Gusta": Stream It Now|last=Fernandez|first=Suzette|magazine=Billboard|date=13 January 2020|access-date=15 January 2020}} 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".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/hear-shakira-anuel-aa-new-song-me-gusta-935655/|title=Hear Shakira, Anuel AA Yearn for Romance in New Song, "Me Gusta"|last=Exposito|first=Suzy|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=13 January 2020|access-date=15 January 2020}} Idolator{{'}}s Mike Nied called the song "another catchy and seriously danceable banger" within Shakira's catalogue.{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7905431/another-bop-shakira-links-up-with-anuel-aa-on-me-gusta|title=Another Bop: Shakira Links Up With Anuel AA On "Me Gusta"|last=Nied|first=Mike|website=Idolator|date=13 January 2020|access-date=15 January 2020}}
Billboard included 'Me Gusta' in their '20 Best Latin Summer Songs of 2020' list.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/9427944/best-latin-summer-songs-2020|title= 20 Best Latin Summer Songs of 2020: Editors Picks|magazine=Billboard|date=31 July 2020|access-date=11 August 2020}}
Commercial performance
The single broke the record for biggest first-week debut on Spotify by a lead female Spanish song with 9,290,165 streams, surpassing the record previously held by "Tusa"{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}.
In its first four tracking days, it 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 as the female artist with most Top 10 entries on the chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/8549558/me-gusta-no-6-hot-latin-songs|last=Bustios|first=Pamela|title= Shakira & Anuel's 'Me Gusta' Team-Up Hits Top 10 on Hot Latin Songs Chart|magazine=Billboard|date=29 January 2020|access-date=14 July 2020}}
"Me Gusta" also debuted in the Top 10 of multiple Latin American countries, reaching number one in Mexico and Ecuador, and reached the second spot in Spain.
The single was certified x2 Platinum in Spain,{{cite web|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/single/shakira-anuel-aa-me-gusta|title=Me Gusta|website=Promusicae|access-date=14 July 2020}} Platinum+Gold in Mexico{{cite web|url=https://amprofon.com.mx/es/pages/certificaciones.php|title=Me Gusta|website=Amprofon|access-date=14 July 2020}} and Gold in Italy.{{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/certificazioni/certificazioni.kl#/certifications|title=Me Gusta|website=Fimi|access-date=14 July 2020}}
"Me Gusta" was the most Shazammed Latin song in the first half of 2020, according to Shazam’s Mid-Year Chart.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/biz/news/the-weeknd-shazams-mid-year-charts-1234705322|title= The Weeknd Dominates Shazam's Mid-Year Charts|website=Variety|date=14 July 2020|access-date=14 July 2020}}
Music video
The official lyric video of the song was released on January 14, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=gahO_E8U59M|title=Shakira & Anuel AA - Me Gusta (Lyric Video)|website=YouTube |date=14 January 2020 }}
The official music video was filmed in Miami in January 2020 and was directed by Drew Kirsch. It premiered on YouTube on March 6, 2020, in a live premiere format.{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-shakira-and-anuel-aa-new-me-gusta-video/amp/|title=Watch Shakira and Anuel AA's New "Me Gusta" Video|website=Pitchfork|date=6 March 2020|access-date=14 July 2020}}
The colorful visual pays homage to the Asian culture ] with different costumes, hairstyles, and the theme of sushi. Shakira & Anuel travel through the Sri Lankan hills on the popular "Kandy-Nuwara Eliya train ride", one of the most scenic train journeys in all of Asia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.islandlife.lk/train-ella-sri-lanka/|title=(Video) The train to Ella, Sri Lanka — the most beautiful train journey in Asia?|website=Island Life|date=16 April 2018 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-22}} In other scenes Anuel prepares sushi, while Shakira lies on the kitchen table, wearing luxurious pink satin and feathers. Throughout the video Shakira changes hair colors multiple times.
By the video’s end, both artists share a colorful feast.
=Reception=
According to Rolling Stone, the video "presents a colorful fantasy of cosmopolitan life".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/shakira-anuel-aa-me-gusta-video-963466/amp/|title=Shakira, Anuel AA Star in Decadent New Video for 'Me Gusta'|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=6 March 2020|access-date=14 July 2020}}
The music video surpassed 100 million views on June 26, 2020, earning the Vevo Certified Award. It was Shakira's 40th music video to reach this milestone. Shakira became the artist with the highest number of Vevo Certified videos as lead artist, with a total of 35 videos, surpassing Taylor Swift’s previous number (34). Shakira joined Madonna as the only female artists to have at least four videos from four different decades to reach 100 million views.
As of July 9, 2020, "Me Gusta" is the most viewed Latin video by a female artist released in 2020, according to Vevo.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/vevo/status/1281060506812416001|title=Vevo|access-date=14 July 2020}}
Accolades
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Ceremony ! Award ! Result ! Ref |
|---|
| rowspan="2"| 2020
| OMG Collaboration | {{nom}} |{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9414285/premios-juventud-2020-nominations|title=J Balvin, Karol G & Bad Bunny Lead Premios Juventud 2020 Nominations: Full List|date=2020-07-07|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2020-07-15}} |
| Monitor Latino Music Awards
| Colaboración del Año | {{nom}} |{{cite web|url=https://monitorlatinomusicawards.com/|title=2020 Monitor Latino Music Awards|access-date=2020-10-20|work=Monitor Latino}} |
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/127881749/credits|title=Me Gusta / Shakira, Anuel AA – Tidal|website=Tidal|access-date=15 January 2020}}
- 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
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|type=single|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2020|certyear=2023|artist=Shakira|title=Me Gusta|access-date=19 December 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Shakira|title=Me Gusta|award=Platinum|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|access-date=18 April 2024|refname="MC"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Colombia|title=|artist=Shakira|type=single|award=Platinum+Gold|nosales=true|certref={{Cite web|url=https://www.elheraldo.co/sociedad/2025/04/18/shakira-se-convierte-en-la-artista-colombiana-con-mas-discos-certificados/#google_vignette|title=Shakira se convierte en la artista colombiana con más discos certificados|website=El Heraldo|date=18 April 2025|access-date=18 April 2025}}|number=1|number2=3}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Shakira|title=Me Gusta|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2020|access-date=7 July 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|type=single|award=Platinum+Gold|number=4|artist=Shakira|title=Me Gusta|relyear=2020|relmonth=1|certyear=2024|access-date=19 December 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Shakira & Anuel AA|title=Me Gusta|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2021|certmonth=6|access-date=9 June 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|title=|id=shakira-anuel-aa-me-gusta|artist=|type=single|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|access-date=August 30, 2022}}
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References
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