Proving she’s what critics call “a real entertainer”

Oct 31, 2009 09:17 GMT  ·  By
Shakira releases video for “Did It Again,” second single from “She Wolf” album
   Shakira releases video for “Did It Again,” second single from “She Wolf” album

As music critics put it, Shakira is one of the few Latin artists to have managed to keep alive an English-language music career, as they usually have a single hit record in English and then continue to release only materials in Spanish. Part of the reason why she succeeded in doing so is to be found in the video embedded at the end of this article, the official clip for her second single off the “She Wolf” album, “Did It Again,” as AceShowbiz says.

The video opens with Shakira in a Steam room, surrounded by many women who bear a striking resemblance to her. It then cuts to a dimly-lit bedroom where the singer, dressed in a black nightie, and a male dancer put on what has been deemed the hottest dance routine ever to take place on a bed. They are lovers, the images tell the viewer, and they’re having a very violent fight but, at the same time, they’re also very passionate about each other.

“Wearing only a black lingerie, Shakira goes wild in a music video promoting her new single called ‘Did It Again.’ Featuring Korean drum dance, the video mainly highlights on Shakira’s dance performance with a shirtless male on the bed. The dance is choreographed in a way that they are like a couple who has a fight but at the same time is longing for each other.” AceShowbiz states of the release.

To say that the dancing is great is by now a given with Shakira, like fans got to see from her “She Wolf” video as well. However, while in that one she took contortionism to the extreme, bending her body in ways few probably thought she could, in “Did It Again,” Shakira comes very close to perfection in terms of artistic dancing. There is a lot of passion and fury in each and every dance move, as she and the male dancer jump on the bed and nearly collide with each other as they fling through the air. A clear case of “sangre latina caliente,” critics say.

“‘Did It Again’ comes from Shakira’s new album ‘She Wolf’ and gets the title ‘Lo Hecho Esta Hecho’ for its Spanish version. The track becomes the album’s second single worldwide but will not serve as the second single in United States although it was showcased live during the September 18 episode of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’. Instead, US fans will be treated with a song called ‘Give It Up to Me,’ which features Timbaland and Lil Wayne.” the aforementioned publication further states of the single.