Tú (song)

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For other Spanish songs of the same name, see Tú.
"Tú"
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Single by Shakira
from the album Dónde están los ladrones?
ReleasedNovember 2, 1998 (1998-11-02)
Recorded1997; Crescent Moon Studios
(Miami, Florida)
Genre
Length3:37
LabelSony Latin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Shakira
  • Lester Méndez
Shakira singles chronology
" Dónde Están los Ladrones?"
(1998) 		"Tú"
(1998) 		"Inevitable"
(1998)
Dónde Están los Ladrones? track listing
11 tracks
MTV Unplugged track listing
11 tracks
Music video
"Tú" on YouTube

"Tú" (English: You) is a song written and performed by the Colombian musician Shakira, taken from her fourth studio album ¿Dónde están los ladrones? (1998). "Tú" was released as the second official single of the album, and just like its predecessor, "Ciega, Sordomuda", it reached No. 1 at the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart. Many fans regard this song as Shakira's most touching and inspirational song.

Background[]

Since Shakira's MTV Unplugged performance in 1999, Shakira has altered this song into a Piano Mix, where extraordinary vocal ability is portrayed at the end of the song. Shakira has shown incredible ability of melisma and vocal glottis singing. Shakira, who had not sung this song ever since the Tour of the Mongoose, took this song on account for her performance at the "Rock In Rio" Festival in Spain. About a decade later, the song made its comeback featuring on Shakira's El Dorado World Tour; however, through an edited version which lacks the second verse.

Music video[]

Directed by Emilio Estefan, Jr., the video of "Tú" is shot in black-and-white and features Shakira in a room full of things. At the start she is seen facing the right, where she starts singing. Throughout the song, she moves around the room, to the refrigerator, to sit, etc. while a string trio comes in, Soon Hee Newbold on violin, Jason Bendler on violin, and Erin Michael Rettig on cello, and begins playing to her song. At the end, the camera faces outside and to the ground. The coloured version of the video has also been on the internet.

Remixes[]

Although there are several official remixes of "Tú", none of them have been commercially available. There can be found on a promotional Mexican remix CD single.

  1. "Tú" (Dance Radio Edit) - 3:43
  2. "Tú" (Dance Cool Radio Edit) - 3:45
  3. "Tú" (Hip Club Version) - 7:00
  4. "Tú" (Smog Underground Trip) - 6:54
  5. "Tú" (Extended Cool Dance) - 5:04
  6. "Tú" (Main 12") - 10:35
  7. "Tú" (7") - 4:51

Charts[]

Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[2] 1
US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[3] 1

See also[]

  • Number-one hits of 1999 (U.S. Hot Latin Tracks)

References[]

  1. ^ "Shakira Songs - Tú". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
  2. ^ "Shakira Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Shakira Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
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