Shakira Songs - Whenever, Wherever Lyrics

Shakira - Whenever, Wherever

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Album: Laundry Service
Released: 2001

Whenever, Wherever Lyrics

Lucky you were born that far away so
We could both make fun of distance
Luck that I love a foreign land for
The lucky fact of your existence

Baby I would climb the Andes solely
To count the freckles on your body
Never could imagine there were only
Ten Million ways to love somebody

Le do le le le le, Le do le le le le
Can't you see
I'm at your feet

Whenever, Wherever
We're meant to be together
I'll be there and you'll be near
And that's the deal my dear

There over, here under
You'll never have to wonder
We can always play by ear
But that's the deal my dear

Lucky that my lips not only mumble
They spill kisses like a fountain
Lucky that my breasts are small and humble
So you don't confuse them with mountains
Lucky I have strong legs like my mother
To run for cover when I need it
And these two eyes that for no other
The day you leave will cry a river

Le do le le le le, Le do le le le le
Can't you see
I'm at your feet

Whenever, wherever
We're meant to be together
I'll be there and you'll be near
And that's the deal my dear

Thereover, hereunder
You'll never have to wonder
We can always play by ear
But that's the deal my dear

Le do le le le le, Le do le le le le
Think out loud
Say it again

Le do le le le le
Tell me one more time
That you'll live
Lost in my eyes

Whenever, wherever
We're meant to be together
I'll be there and you'll be near
And that's the deal my dear

There over, here under
You've got me head over heals
There's nothing left to fear
If you really feel the way I feel

Writer/s: MEBARAK, SHAKIRA / MITCHELL, TIM / ESTEFAN, GLORIA
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
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Whenever, Wherever

Shakira is from Columbia, and Spanish is her native language. The Spanish version of this is called "Suerte," which means "Luck."

This was Shakira's first album recorded in English.

Shakira was a star in Latin America, but this was her first hit in English-speaking countries. The video for this, which was directed by Francis Lawrence, became a huge hit on MTV and introduced her to a new set of fans.

Gloria Estefan wrote this with Shakira. Estefan has had tremendous success recording in both English and Spanish, but like Shakira, her core fan base is Spanish-speaking.

The song is about being willing to travel the world in order to be with a distant lover. Most of the songs Shakira writes are about love.

This was written in Spanish, and the Spanish lyrics are more meaningful. The English translation is a little goofy, with lines like "Lucky my breasts are small and humble so you don't confuse them with mountains." The lack of lyrical depth did not hurt, as the beat, the chorus, and the video made this a hit.

One of the key instruments are Andean pan flutes. They are common in Arabic music, which is a big influence on Shakira.

After this was released, Shakira's boyfriend was the subject of a great deal of controversy. She was dating Antonio De La Rua, the son of Argentinean president Fernando De La Rua, who resigned in December, 2001 with Argentina's economy in turmoil. On his last day in office, 5 protesters were shot by police guarding the presidential palace, which enraged Argentines as well as many other Latin Americans. Considering Shakira guilty by association, Tower Records refused to sell her CD at the request of the president of Tower Records Argentina. The younger De La Rua wrote speeches for his father. He was in the video for another song on the album called "Underneath Your Clothes."