Monotonía
{{Short description|2022 single by Shakira and Ozuna}}
{{for|Ozuna's 2018 song of the same name|Aura (Ozuna album)#Track listing{{!}}Aura (Ozuna album)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Monotonía
| cover = Shakira Monotonía Cover.png
| alt =
| type = single
| album = Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran
| language = Spanish
| released = {{start date|2022|10|19|df=y}}
| recorded = 2021
| genre = Bachata{{Cite magazine|title=Shakira Is Heartbroken in New Ozuna-Assisted Single 'Monotonía'|url= https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/shakira-ozuna-monotonia-new-song-video-watch-1235158087/ |magazine=Billboard}}
| length = 2:39
| label = Sony Latin
| composer =
- Shakira
- Ozuna
- Keityn
- Albert Hype
- Noise Up
- Ciey
- Primo{{cite web | url=https://genius.com/Shakira-and-ozuna-monotonia-lyrics | title=Shakira & Ozuna – Monotonía }}
| producer = * Shakira
- Keityn
- Albert Hype
- Ciey
- Noise Up
| chronology = Shakira
| prev_title = Don't You Worry
| prev_year = 2022
| next_title = Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53
| next_year = 2023
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Ozuna
| type = single
| prev_title = Mañana
| prev_year = 2022
| title = Monotonía
| year = 2022
| next_title = Mar Chiquita
| next_year = 2022
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|j5y6xLpRwx4|"Monotonía"}}
| type = single
}}
}}
"Monotonía" (English: "Monotony") is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira and Puerto Rican singer Ozuna. The song was released on 19 October 2022, through Sony Music Latin as the second single from Shakira's twelfth studio album, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran (2024).{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/shakira-ozuna-monotonia-song-video-watch-1234614604/|title=Shakira Protects Her Heart in 'Monotonía' Video Featuring Ozuna|magazine=Rolling Stone|first=Tomas|last=Mier|access-date=October 20, 2022}}
Background and release
On 6 October 2022, Shakira began posting cryptic videos on her social media, teasing new music. The first stating "No fue culpa tuya..." ("It wasn't your fault").{{Cite web|title=Qué podemos ver en el adelanto de la canción de Shakira junto a Ozuna|url=https://elcomercio.pe/respuestas/que/que-podemos-ver-en-el-adelanto-de-la-cancion-de-shakira-junto-a-ozuna-canciones-de-shakira-tdex-revtli-noticia/|access-date=2022-10-09|website=El Comercio Perú|language=es}} The following day Shakira posted a follow-up video that said "Ni tampoco mía" ("Nor mine"). The final video of these teasers said "Fue culpa de la monotonía" ("It was monotony's fault"). After these tweets, Shakira then posted a teaser to the song's music video of someone stepping on a heart.{{Cite web|title=Así es "Monotonía", la nueva canción de Shakira y Ozuna|url=https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2022/10/19/shakira-monotonia-cancion-video-orix/|access-date=2022-10-09|website=CNN Español|language=es}}
The single was announced on 9 October 2022 and was released on 19 October 2022.[https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/shakira-monotonia-ozuna-1235153152/ Shakira Announces New Single 'Monotonia' With Ozuna] The song is a bachata track and is scheduled to be included on Shakira's forthcoming album.[https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-shakira-and-ozunas-new-video-for-monotonia/ Watch Shakira and Ozuna's New Video for "Monotonía"] It was her first release since she announced her breakup with Gerard Piqué and quickly gained attention with the video surpassing 14 million views in 10 hours.{{cite magazine |title=Here Are Shakira & Ozuna's 'Monotonia' Lyrics Translated to English |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/shakira-ozune-monotonia-lyrics-english-translation-1235158780/ |magazine=Billboard |date=20 October 2022 |access-date=16 January 2023}} The video shows several different references to Shakira's relationship with Piqué from how she felt heartbroken to how she is moving on from it.[https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/gerard-pique-reference-may-missed-184424881.html Here's the Gerard Pique Reference You May Have Missed in Shakira's 'Monotonia' Video]{{cite web | url=https://www.complex.com/music/shakira-ozuna-monotonia-video | title=Shakira Drops Ozuna-Assisted Single and Video "Monotonía" | website=Complex Networks}}
== Composition ==
Contrary to rumors and speculation by the media and fans, Shakira did not write the lyrics to "Monotonía".{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/shakira-ozune-monotonia-lyrics-english-translation-1235158780/ | title=Here Are Shakira & Ozuna's 'Monotonia' Lyrics Translated to English | magazine=Billboard}}{{cite web |last1=HAFFENDEN |first1=DAYNA |title=Jam, Girl: Shakira and Gerard Piqué's Sticky Relationship Timeline |url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/shakira-gerard-pique-relationship-timeline |website=www.complex.com |publisher=Complex}} The lyrics were written almost entirely by Colombian songwriter Keityn at least a year before the song was offered to Shakira. He stated in an interview that close to the song's release Shakira updated the line "Me dejaste por tu narcisismo..." ("You left me because of your narcissism...") which originally was "Fuimos víctimas del egoísmo" ("We were victims of selfishness"), stating that that was her only contribution to the lyrics.{{cite episode
|date = 30 December 2022
|title = Keityn, el arma secreta de Karol G y Shakira, revela las interioridades de "MONOTONIA" y "CAIRO"
|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6copOXBIGs&t=830s
|location =
|series = Molusco TV
|language = Spanish
|time = 13m50s
|network = YouTube
|transcript =
|transcript-url =
|access-date = 13 February 2025
|quote = Interviewer: ¿Tú la escribiste al cien por ciento? Keityn: Al cien por ciento, toda. Ella le cambió una palabra. I: ¿Cuál? K: Narcicismo. Eso no lo metí yo, ella lo metió. Fue lo único que le cambió. I: ¿Qué tú le habías puesto? K: "Fuimos cómplices del egoísmo" y ella colocó lo del "narcicismo".
|trans-quote = Interviewer: Did you write it 100%? Keityn: 100%, all of it. She changed one word. I: Which one? K: Narcissism. I didn't put that in, she put it in. It was the only thing she changed. I: What had you put in it? K: "We were complicit in selfishness" and she put in "narcissism."
|via = YouTube
}}
Shakira has been open before about suffering from writer's block since she started her relationship with her ex-partner Gerard Piqué.{{cite news|last=Pareles|first=Jon|title=Shakira Finds Liberation, One Song at a Time|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/26/arts/music/shakira-el-dorado-chantaje-interview.html?_r=0|work=The New York Times|date=26 May 2017|access-date=5 June 2017}} Therefore, Monotonía becomes only the 14th song from her catalog of over 145 songs on which she did not act as a lyricist.
Music video
The official music video was filmed on 10 and 11 September 2022 in Manresa. It was released along with the song on 19 October 2022.{{cite web|title=Shakira está en Manresa grabando un videoclip con esta estrella del reggaetón|url=https://www.elnacional.cat/enblau/es/plus/shakira-manresa-grabando-videoclip-estrella-reggaeton_885675_102.html#:~:text=Shakira%20ha%20sorprendido%20a%20todos%20con%20su%20%C3%BAltima%20colaboraci%C3%B3n&text=Pese%20a%20unos%20meses%20de,y%20han%20revolucionado%20la%20ciudad.|accessdate=October 20, 2022|first= Dani|last= Díaz| date=18 September 2022 |publisher= El Nacional}} It was co-directed by Shakira and long-time collaborator Jaume de Laiguana. Its cinematography was handled by Xavi Giménez.{{cite web | url=https://www.shock.co/canciones-colombianas/monotonia-shakira-ozuna-so35 | title="Te quiero, pero me quiero más a mí": Shakira en 'Monotonía', su bachata con Ozuna | date=19 October 2022 }}
The video starts with a depressed-looking Shakira walking through a grocery store while eating chips with her previous single "Te Felicito" playing in the background. Shakira then runs into what is presumed to be her ex-lover and starts crying while singing the first chorus of the song. As she starts backing away, the ex-lover pulls out a cannon that shoots Shakira in the chest blasting her heart out onto the floor. As Shakira lies unconscious in a pool of blood on the floor, Ozuna starts singing the chorus of the song while looking down at her. Shakira then regains consciousness and crawls on the floor picking up her beating heart with a hole in her chest. The video then transitions into a public area where Shakira is trembling and then running through a sidewalk with her heart in her hand. As Shakira keeps accidentally bumping into people, she then drops her heart while watching others step on it. Shakira then picks up her heart as she sings the chorus. The video then transitions into its final scene where Shakira walks into a room full of locked away items. Ozuna opens a metal box for Shakira so she can lock her heart away. As Ozuna locks Shakira's heart away, Shakira turns to walk out with a smile.
=Reception=
Globally, the music video for the song reached over 20 million views on YouTube within its first 24 hours of its release, making it the biggest Spanish-language debut on YouTube in 2022, and became the most-viewed Latin video on its release day by a female artist in the history of YouTube.{{cite web | url=https://uproxx.com/pop/shakira-monotonia-video-youtube-record/ | title=Shakira Broke Bad Bunny's YouTube Record with Her 'Monotonía' Video | date=21 October 2022}} It also debuted at number one on the weekly Global YouTube Music Videos Chart with 23.6 million views from a partial week of tracking.{{cite web | url=https://headlineplanet.com/home/2022/10/22/shakira-ozunas-monotonia-debuts-at-1-on-global-youtube-music-videos-chart-despite-late-release/ | title=Shakira & Ozuna's 'Monotonía' Debuts at #1 on Global YouTube Music Videos Chart Despite Late Release | work=Headline Planet | date=22 October 2022 | last1=Cantor | first1=Brian }}{{unreliable source?|date=July 2024}} It received another 43.4 million views during the 21–27 October tracking period. The count topped its first week's mark by 84%.{{cite web | url=https://headlineplanet.com/home/2022/10/29/shakira-taylor-swift-has-2-in-top-3/ | title=Shakira & Ozuna's "Monotonía" Remains #1 on Global YouTube Music Videos Chart; Taylor Swift Has 2 in Top 3 | work=Headline Planet | date=30 October 2022 | last1=Cantor | first1=Brian }}{{unreliable source?|date=July 2024}}
Critical reception
The song received generally positive reviews. Harpers Bazaar called the song's lyrics "pensive and heartbreaking".{{cite web | last=Legardye | first=Quinci | url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a41746097/shakira-monotonia-video-heartbreak-song-gerard-pique-split/ | title=Shakira Releases Her Heartbreak Anthem Following Her Split from Gerard Piqué | work=Harpers Bazaar | date=23 October 2022 | access-date=16 January 2023}} Pitchfork said that the song "perfectly captures the timbre of heartache, the kind of pain that only comes from having experienced the height of pleasure" and praised the singers' vocal delivery stating that "Ozuna's angelic croon complements Shakira's dour resignation".{{cite web | last=Ruiz | first=Matthew Ismael | url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/shakira-ozuna-monotonia/ | title=Shakira / Ozuna: "Monotonía" | website=Pitchfork | date= 20 October 2022 | access-date=16 January 2023}} Variety wrote that the song and the video "encapsulates that heart-wrenching pain – literally".{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/shakira-ozuna-second-single-new-monotonia-video-1235409230/|title=Shakira Gets Her Heart Ripped Out by Ozuna in Second Video From Upcoming Album|first=Thania|last=Garcia|work=Variety|date=20 October 2022 |access-date=26 October 2022}}
Jon Pareles of The New York Times stated that "bachata puts heartbreak at a distance by placing it within a neatly syncopated grid; both Shakira and Ozuna sing like they'll get over it".{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/21/arts/music/playlist-shakira-ozuna-kelela.html | title=Shakira and Ozuna's Breakup Bachata, and 7 More New Songs | work=The New York Times | date=21 October 2022 | last1=Pareles | first1=Jon | last2=Zoladz | first2=Lindsay |url-access=subscription |access-date=16 January 2023}}
Accolades
Commercial performance
The song had the biggest debut for a female artist in history for Spotify in Mexico and Colombia. It debuted at number 12 on the global Spotify chart with 2.96 million streams.{{cite web | url=https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/music/2022/10/26/6358f5d9ca474154428b4567.html | title=Shakira's new release set to be her most lucrative yet | date=26 October 2022}}{{cite web | url=https://aldianews.com/en/culture/music/shakiras-new-record | title=Shakira becomes the most successful Spanish debut of 2022| date=21 February 2025}}
In Spain, the song debuted at number 64 on Promusicae charts from only one day of release in a full tracking week.{{cite web|url=https://www.promusicae.es/en/weekly-download/songs_42_14-october-2022-to-20-october-2022-n5018/|title=TOP 100 CANCIONES + STREAMING SEMANA 42: del 14.10.2022 al 20.10.2022|publisher=Promusicae|accessdate=October 24, 2022}} The song soared to number three the week after. The song was certified gold by Promusicae in 14 days for selling over 30,000 units in the country.
In the United States, the song sold 22,700 equivalent units on its first day, of which 2,000 were digital downloads and 3.1 million were on-demand streams,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=billboard+onotonia+shakira|title=Shakira & Ozuna's 'Monotonía' Arrives in the Top 10 on Tropical Airplay Chart|first=Pamela|last=Bustios|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 27, 2022}} debuting at number one on Billboard{{'s}} Latin Digital Song Sales chart from a single day of tracking.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/latin-digital-song-sales/|title= Latin Digital Song Sales|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 26, 2022}} The song debuted at number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number three on Billboard{{'s}} Hot Latin Songs with 64,700 equivalent units, of which 9.4 million were from on-demand streams, and further 2,000 digital downloads, earning Shakira her 32nd top 10 hit on the chart and extending her record as the woman with the most top 10 hits on the chart. "Monotonia" also continued its reign at number one spot on Latin Digital Song Sales chart for a second chart week.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/shakira-ozuna-monotonia-hits-top-10-hot-latin-songs-chart/|title=Shakira & Ozuna's 'Monotonía' Hits Top 10 on Hot Latin Songs Chart|first=Pamela|last=Bustios|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 2, 2022}} It sold a total of 87,400 equivalent units in its first eight tracking days.
Charts
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| scope="row"| Spain (PROMUSICAE){{cite web|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/lists/top-100-canciones/2022|title=Song Monotonía|website=El Portal de Musica|access-date=15 September 2023|archive-date=15 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230915010221/https://www.elportaldemusica.es/lists/top-100-canciones/2022|url-status=live}}
| 94 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "Monotonía"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Shakira & Ozuna|title=Monotonía|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|access-date=19 December 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Shakira & Ozuna|title=Monotonia|award=Gold|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|access-date=18 April 2024|refname="MC"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Colombia|title=Monotonia|artist=Shakira|type=single|award=Diamond+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|number3=6}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Shakira & Ozuna|title=Monotonía|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|access-date=May 2, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|artist=Shakira & Ozuna|title=Monotonía|award=Platinum|number=4|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|access-date=January 23, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|artist=Shakira & Ozuna|title=Monotonía|award=Platinum|id=file_2023-07-27-09-00-10.pdf|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|access-date=July 28, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|title=Monotonía|artist=Shakira / Ozuna|award=Platinum|number=4|type=single|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|access-date=12 January 2024|archive-date=20 January 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Platinum|number=16|type=single|artist=Shakira & Ozuna|Spanish=yes|certyear=2025|title=Monotonía|access-date=6 June 2025|refname=RIAA}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Chile (PROFOVI)|type=single|title=Monotonía|artist=Shakira|award=Gold|streamsonly=true|relyear=2022|certyear=2023|certmonth=1|certref={{cite web|title=Galardones|url=https://www.profovi.cl/galardones.html|website=profovi.cl|language=es|access-date=June 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213074434/https://www.profovi.cl/galardones.html|archive-date=February 13, 2023}}|salesamount=11,738,198|salesref=|access-date=March 22, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}