Objection (Tango)

"Objection (Tango)"
Single by Shakira
from the album Laundry Service
B-side	Another version
Released	2002
Format	CD single, CD maxi, 12" single
Recorded	2001
Genre	Tango-rock
Length	3:42 (Album Version) 3:29 (Radio Edit)
Label	Epic
Writer(s)	Shakira
Producer	Shakira
Shakira singles chronology
"Underneath Your Clothes" (2002) "Objection (Tango)" / "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio" (2002) "The One" (2002)
Laundry Service track listing "Objection (Tango)" (1) "Underneath Your Clothes"

"Objection (Tango)" and "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)" (English: I Warn You, I Announce to You) are Latin pop-rock/tango songs written and composed by the Colombian pop star Shakira for her 2001 breakthrough English language album, Laundry Service.

Background and structure

"Objection" is the first song written by Shakira purely in English. "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio", on the other hand, is sung in Spanish. Both songs share the same rhythm, which is quite similar to the Uruguayan-Argentine tango "La Cumparsita". This tango is sampled in the intro, only modulated.

Instruments

The song starts out as a classical tango with allusions to La Cumparsita, with a piano, accompanied by a contrabass, and a bandoneon. However, when the drums join in, it turns more into a latin rock song, with two e-guitars, and bass. Interestingly, the bandoneon (on the off-beat) turns into an accordion. In the music video, Shakira is later depicted playing an e-guitar.

Music video

The correct subtitles appear in the animated segment of the music video.

The music video opens with Shakira and her ex-lover doing a tango. When the tango stops, he leaves, the music picks up, and Shakira begins dancing. Shakira goes to a club where she finds her ex-lover and his new girlfriend, played by Tabitha Taylor.^[1] An animated sequence begins in which Shakira pokes holes in the new girlfriend's breast implants and knocks her ex-boyfriend through a window into another room. The animated sequence ends and Shakira confronts the lovers but is pushed down onto a glass table. Two superhero parodies (one played by Daniel Southworth, best known for playing Eric Meyers in Power Rangers Time Force) of Batman and Superman (referred to in the "Making the Video" as Package Man and Zuperman by the music video's director Dave Meyers) come to her side and, with their help, she knocks out both lovers. Shakira is then seen from a Tarantino style trunk shot, smiling sadistically at the two lovers who are now bound and gagged in the trunk of her car. They attempt to scream from behind the gags, begging for freedom, but Shakira simply continues to smile at them and slams the trunk shut. The video then switches to Shakira performing in a mechanical room and reveals that she tied both of them to a spinning wheel. The wheels accelerate until they come loose and fly away.

Chart performances

The English song reached #55 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart, while the Spanish version reached #16 on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart. Although "Objection" did not live up to the success of Shakira's previous Top 10 singles - "Whenever, Wherever" and "Underneath Your Clothes" - the song became a hit on MTV's TRL, peaking at #1 and staying on the countdown for 45 days. In addition, the song fared well commercially in Europe where it peaked at #12. Objection (Tango) had a successful performance in European and oceanic countries's charts, being Top 10 in almost all. The Spanish version of the song became another hit for Shakira in the Spanish-speaking world as well.

Track listings

CD single "Objection (Tango)" (radio edit) — 3:29 "Objection (Tango)" (album version) — 3:42 12" maxi "Objection (Tango)" (album version) — 3:42 "Objection (Tango)" (Jellybean's funhouse mix) — 7:55 "Te aviso, te anuncio (tango)" (Gigidagostinopsicoremix) — 10:53

CD maxi "Objection (Tango)" (radio edit) — 3:29 "Objection (Tango)" (album version) — 3:42 "Objection (Tango)" (Kupper's Deep future radio edit) — 4:26 "Te aviso, te anuncio (tango)" (Gigidagostinopsicoremix edit) — 6:10 "Objection (Tango)" (music video) — 3:42

Charts and sales

Peak positions Illegal chart entered Romania|1 Chart (2002) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[2] 2 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[3] 12 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 9 Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[5] 8 Denmark (Tracklisten)[6] 20 European Hot 100 Singles[7] 13 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 10 France (SNEP)[9] 10 Germany (Media Control AG)[10] 19 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[11] 1 Hungary (Single Top 10)[12] 16 Ireland (IRMA)[13] 12 Italy (FIMI)[14] 6 Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[15] 5 New Zealand (RIANZ)[16] 8 Norway (VG-lista)[17] 8 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 7 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 10 Romania (UPFR)[20] 1 UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[21] 17 US Billboard Hot 100[22] 55 US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[23] 25 US Latin Songs (Billboard)[24] 16 US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[25] 7 US Pop Songs (Billboard)[26] 21

End of year charts End of year chart (2002) Position Australian Singles Chart[27] 44 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[28] 97 Dutch Top 40 [29] 71 New Zealand Singles Chart[30] 49 End of year chart (2003) Position Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[31] 58 French Singles Chart[32] 43 Swiss Singles Chart[33] 86 Certifications Country Certification Date Sales certified Australia[34] Platinum 2002 70,000 France[35] Silver July 9, 2003 125,000 Norway[36] Gold 2003 5,000

Chart successions

Preceded by "Die Another Day" by Madonna

Romanian number-one single December 16, 2002 - January 13, 2003 (5 weeks)

Succeeded by "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" by Shania Twain

References

1. ^ Shakira Photos
2. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Shakira – Objection (Tango)". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
3. ^ "Shakira – Objection (Tango) – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
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5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Shakira – Objection (Tango)" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
6. ^ "Danishcharts.com – Shakira – Objection (Tango)". Tracklisten. Hung Medien.
7. ^ "Shakira Album & Song Chart History" European Hot 100 for Shakira. Prometheus Global Media.
8. ^ "Finnishcharts.com – Shakira – Objection (Tango)". Suomen virallinen lista. Hung Medien.
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10. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
11. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
12. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 10 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
13. ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
14. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Shakira – Objection (Tango)". Top Digital Download. Hung Medien.
15. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Shakira – Objection (Tango)" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
16. ^ "Charts.org.nz – Shakira – Objection (Tango)". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
17. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Shakira – Objection (Tango)". VG-lista. Hung Medien.
18. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Shakira – Objection (Tango)". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
19. ^ "Shakira – Objection (Tango) – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
20. ^ Shakira - Romanian peaks
21. ^ "Chart Stats – Shakira – Objection (Tango)" UK Singles Chart. Chart Stats.
22. ^ "Shakira Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Shakira. Prometheus Global Media.
23. ^ "Shakira Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play for Shakira. Prometheus Global Media.
24. ^ "Shakira Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Latin Songs for Shakira. Prometheus Global Media.
25. ^ "Shakira Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Latin Pop Songs for Shakira. Prometheus Global Media.
26. ^ "Shakira Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Shakira. Prometheus Global Media.
27. ^ "2002 Australian Singles Chart". aria. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2002.htm. Retrieved 2 May 2010. 
28. ^ "2002 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart" (in Dutch). Ultratop. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2002. Retrieved 2 May 2010. 
29. ^ "Single top 100 over 2002" (in Dutch) (pdf). Top40. http://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%202002.pdf. Retrieved 2 May 2010. 
30. ^ "2002 New Zealand Singles Chart". Rianz. http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart_annual.asp. Retrieved 2 May 2010. 
31. ^ "2003 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart" (in French). Ultratop. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2003. Retrieved 2 May 2010. 
32. ^ "2003 French Singles Chart" (in French). SNEP. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=2003. Retrieved 2 May 2010. 
33. ^ "2003 Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Swisscharts. http://www.swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2003. Retrieved 2 May 2010. 
34. ^ Australian certifications aria.com (Retrieved January 27, 2009)
35. ^ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 27, 2009)
36. ^ Norwegian certifications Ifpi.no (Retrieved January 27, 2009)