¿Dónde Estás Corazón?

Not to be confused with ¿Dónde Están Corazón?.
For the 1930 song, see ¿Dónde estás corazón? (tango).
"¿Dónde Estás, Corazón?"
Artwork used for the 1995 promotional CD single
Single by Shakira
from the album Nuestro Rock Volumen II and the album Pies Descalzos
LanguageSpanish
Released1994
Recorded1994
StudioSonido Azulado
Genre
Length3:56
Label
Composer(s)
  • Shakira
  • Luis Fernando Ochoa[1]
Lyricist(s)Shakira
Producer(s)Luis Fernando Ochoa
Shakira singles chronology
"Estoy Aquí"
(1995) 		"¿Dónde Estás, Corazón?"
(1994) 		"Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos"
(1996)
Music video
"¿Dónde Estás Corazón?" on YouTube

"¿Dónde Estás, Corazón?" (English: "Where Are You, Love?") is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, included in the various artists compilation album Nuestro Rock Volumen II (1994) and her third studio album Pies Descalzos (1995).

Background and writing

In 1990, a thirteen-year-old Shakira signed a recording contract with Sony Music Colombia[2] and released her debut studio album Magia in 1991, which largely consisted of tracks she had written since she was eight years old.[3] Commercially, the project struggled, selling an underwhelming 1,200 copies in her native Colombia. Her follow-up record Peligro was released in 1993, and suffered a similar failure.[4] Consequently, Shakira took a two-year hiatus, allowing her to complete her high school education.[5]

Shakira wrote the lyrics to "¿Dónde Estás, Corazón?", re-claiming creative control over her music after not being taken seriously as a songwriter by her label in her two first albums.[6][7]

Release

The song was originally included in the compilation album Nuestro Rock Volumen II (English: Our Rock Volume II), released in 1994 in her homeland Colombia.[6] The various artists compilation album was a joint project between Colombian radio station Radioactiva and Sony Music Colombia. The song turned out to be the only hit of the whole album, becoming one of the most requested songs on the radio nationwide and topping the Radioactiva Top 40 chart.[8] A music video was shot to further promote the project, which was directed by Oscar Azula and Julian Torres. This meant her breakthrough in Colombia. Due to the success of the song, Sony Music Colombia gave her the opportunity to record and release a new album. The song was put on her album Pies Descalzos, and served as the second single when it was re-released in 1995 throughout Latin America. A new music video was shot and released. The song was remixed on The Remixes (1997) and was featured on Shakira's greatest hits CD Grandes Éxitos (2002).

Reception

Shakira and Luis Fernando Ochoa, her co-writer, earned the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers award for Pop/Contemporary Song in 1997 for the song.[9] The song sold over 15,000 copies in Colombia.[10]

Music videos

The original music video was directed by Oscar Azula and Julian Torres. This video shows Shakira performing the song in black and white, and later shows her in color dancing with a silver dress. This video was premiered in Colombia only and stopped being distributed after the second music video was released.

A second music video, directed by Gustavo Garzón, shows various scenes of Shakira holding photos, sitting in a red chair, singing in the rain, and shows other people in different scenes. This video was released in Latin America as part of the promotion of Pies Descalzos.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Nuestro Rock Volumen II.[11]

  • Shakira – lead vocals, songwriter, backing vocals
  • Luis Fernando Ochoa – songwriter, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, bass, keyboard, programming
  • Camilo Montilla – piano
  • José Gaviria – backing vocals
  • Andrea Piñeros – backing vocals
  • J. Antonio Castillo – mixing

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak
position
El Salvador (UPI)[12] 6
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[13] 5
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[14] 3

References

  1. ^ "Shakira songs -¿Dónde Estás Corazón?". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
  2. ^ Evan Wright (April 11, 2002). "Cover Story: Shakira". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  3. ^ "Discography". Shakira.com. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  4. ^ "Shakira Biography". The Biography Channel. A+E Networks. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  5. ^ "Shakira Biography". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media, LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  6. ^ a b Tiempo, Redacción El (1995-01-19). "SHAKIRA UNA JOVEN CON MAGIA Y ENCANTO MUSICAL". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  7. ^ https://www.latercera.com/culto/2024/10/09/como-el-album-pies-descalzos-salvo-la-carrera-de-shakira-del-fracaso/
  8. ^ https://radionotas.com/2020/02/04/con-shakira-no-va-a-pasar-nada/
  9. ^ "ASCAP congratulates the winners of the fifth annual El Premio Ascap 1997". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. September 20, 1997. p. 16. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  10. ^ ""Decidí ser cantante a los diez años", Shakira | EL ESPECTADOR".
  11. ^ Nuestro Rock Volumen II (liner notes). Sony Music Colombia. 1994. M2473336.
  12. ^ "Discos populares en Latinoamérica". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). May 18, 1996.
  13. ^ "Shakira Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  14. ^ "Shakira Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 August 2010.