No (song)

"No"
Single by Shakira featuring Gustavo Cerati
from the album Fijación Oral Vol. 1
Released	July 2, 2005
Format	Compact Disc (Global) Digital download (U.S.)
Recorded	New York City, New York (U.S.)
Genre	Latin pop, pop rock
Length	4:45
Label	Epic
Writer(s)	Shakira, Lester Méndez
Producer	Lester Méndez, Shakira
Shakira featuring Gustavo Cerati singles chronology
"La Tortura" (2005) "No" (2005) "Don't Bother" (2005)
Fijación Oral Vol. 1 track listing "Escondite Ingles" (6) "No" (7) "Las de la Intuición" (8)

"No" is a song by Shakira, released as the second single from her sixth studio album, Fijación Oral Vol. 1, in late 2005. The song features Gustavo Cerati in guitar and backing vocals.

Background and chart performance

The lyrics chronicle a woman's effort in trying to tell her boyfriend that she no longer wants to be involved in a relationship and that separating is best for the two of them.

"No" was released after the worldwide success of Shakira's previous single "La Tortura" (2005). In Latin America, the single was another number-one hit for Shakira (her second since the creation of the Latin America Top 40). It debuted at number 29^[1] that week Shakira was topping the chart for the 14th consecutive week with "La Tortura", Shakira replaced herself from the top 7 weeks later. "No" spent 11 weeks on the top and ranks as the fourth most played song in Latin America Top 40.^[2] "No" entered the Canadian BDS Airplay Chart and the U.S. Hot 100, but did not receive substantial airplay. The single was certified gold in U.S. for the 100,000 downloads of the song.

Music video

Shakira making butterfly wings in the music video.

The song's music video was directed by Jaume de Laiguana and was filmed in black-and-white. While the video does not closely follow the theme of the song, in many scenes Shakira is portrayed as sad as tears roll down her face. She appears to be located at a defunct train station and is surrounded by several rail tracks and pulleys, some of the latter which are used for her to sit in. Towards the end of the video, one of the small wooden pulleys falls off the track and into water beneath a cliff. Throughout the video, Shakira is engaged in building butterfly wings, seemingly as a metaphor for finding the strength to fly on her own, away from the destructive relationship, etc. At the closing moments of the video, she stands at the waters edge, ready to take flight, but does not go through with it and walks away, smiling slightly. The video reached number-one on most Latin American countdowns and in Spain. The video is featured on Oral Fixation Volumes 1 & 2 Bonus DVD.

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
US Latin Songs (Billboard)[3]	11
US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[4]	2

References

1. ^ "No"'s debut Position
2. ^ Latin Top's Year End Chart
3. ^ "Shakira Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Latin Songs for Shakira. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
4. ^ "Shakira Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Latin Pop Songs for Shakira. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 8 August 2010.

• "Billboard". Billboard Hot 100 airplay and sales charts. Retrieved June 18, 2006.
• "IFop.com". French airplay and sales charts. Retrieved June 18, 2006.
• "Jam Canoe". Canadian airplay and sales charts. Retrieved June 18, 2006.