Illegal (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Illegal
Artist = Shakira featuring Carlos Santana
from Album = Oral Fixation Vol. 2
B-side = "Obtener Un Sí"
Released = November 14 2006 (North America)
December 11 2006 (U.K.)
Format = CD single, digital download, 12" maxi single
Recorded =
Genre = Soft rock, pop
Length = 3:54
Label = Epic
Writer = Shakira
Producer = Shakira, Luis Fernando Ochoa
Misc = Extra chronology
Artist = Shakira
Type = singles
Last single = "Hips Don't Lie"
(2006)
This single = "Illegal"
(2006)
Next single = "La Pared"
(2006)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate covers
Type = Studio album


Lower caption = Alternative Cover

Audiosample
Upper caption = Audio sample
Name = Illegal
Audio file= IllegalSample.ogg"Illegal" is the third and last single released from Shakira's second English language studio album, "Oral Fixation Vol. 2" (2005). It features celebrated Mexican guitarist Carlos Santana. The song was released right after the massive worldwide success of "Hips Don't Lie". The radio release for "Illegal" in the United States and Canada was on November 14, 2006. The music video for the song premiered on November 16, 2006 on MTV's "Total Request Live" and debuted the next day at #9.

ong information

"Illegal" features a musical collaboration between Shakira and Carlos Santana. The song has been well-received by critics and has been highlighted as an example of Shakira's ever-developing strength as an English-language songwriter. Allmusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine has said that Shakira's chorus alludes to the Alanis Morissette hit "You Oughta Know", but since her sound is much more softer than Morissette's, she takes her music into unexpected directions. [cite web|url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:zq8ibkk9dakx|title=Oral Fixation, Vol. 2|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|work=allmusic]

Track listing and formats

CD 1
#"Illegal" [Album Version] (featuring Carlos Santana) – 03:54
#"Illegal" [Ali Dee Remix] (featuring Carlos Santana) – 03:49
#"Obtener Un Sí" [Album Version] – 03:20

CD 2 (UK Maxi single)
#"Illegal" [Album Version] (featuring Carlos Santana)
#"Illegal" [Alee Dee Remix] (featuring Carlos Santana)
#"La Tortura" [Album Version]
#"La Tortura" [CD-Rom Video]

CD 3
#"Illegal" [Album Version] (featuring Carlos Santana) – 03:54
#"Illegal" [Ali Dee Remix] (featuring Carlos Santana) – 03:49

Promotional CD (NOT FOR SALE)
#"Illegal" [Johnny Vicious Warehouse Mix] 10:00
#"Illegal" [Johnny Vicious Warehouse Radio Mix] 3:45
#"Illegal" [Johnny Vicious Roxy Mix] 8:00
#"Illegal" [Johnny Vicious Roxy Radio Mix] 4:14
#"Illegal" [Johnny Vicious Ballroom Mix] 7:28
#"Illegal" [Johnny Vicious Ballroom Dub] 5:37
#"Illegal" [Johnny Vicious Electro Mix] 6:10

Music video

The music video for "Illegal" was shot in Mexico City on October 17, 2006, during a short break in the schedule of "Oral Fixation Tour", between concerts in Mexico and Guatemala. The filming took a full day, and some American and Mexican fans were invited over as extras. Jaume de Laiguana and Shakira were the co-directors of the video.

The video features Shakira as the girlfriend of a boxer. Throughout most of the video, Shakira is shown in the empty boxing venue where her former boyfriend boxes. Through flashback, she remembers the good times in their relationship, with them shown in the ring while no one is there, affectionately messing around, among other things. At the end of the video, it is shown why they are no longer together. Shakira comes to see her boyfriend boxing in the championship match. He wins, and not realizing Shakira is there, another girl steps in the ring, and he kisses her, revealing to Shakira he is cheating on her. Her boyfriend, to his shock, finally sees that Shakira is watching him kiss this other girl. Shakira looks back at him, clearly hurt, before turning away and leaving.

The music video officially premiered on November 16 on MTV's "Total Request Live". It debuted on the countdown the next day, at # 9 and peaked at #7.

Chart performance

Because of the massive hit Hips Don't Lie consistently remaining on the charts in the US and Australia, the song was cancelled two weeks after the release in those countries. It has done very well on Hot Dance Club Play chart where it hit #1. In Italy, Illegal peaked at #4. It charted at #8 on the Euro Hot 100 at #23 on the United World Chart.The song become a top ten hit in most of the European nations.

Charts

{| class="wikitable"!align="center"|Chart (2006/2007)!align="center"|Peak
position
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align="left"|Hungary Airplay Chart
align="center"|6
-
align="left"|Irish Singles Chart [ [http://www.irma.ie/aucharts.asp >> IRMA << Irish Charts - Singles, Albums & Compilations >> ] ]
align="center"|21
-
align="left"|Italian Singles Chart [ [http://www.fimi.it/classifiche.asp?idtipo_classifica=3 Classifica ] ]
align="center"|4
-
align="left"|Italian MTV TRL
align="center"|1
-
align="left"|Polish Singles Chart [ [http://home.planet.nl/~laar2337/apc2/Hitlijsten/Polish-Top50.htm http://home.planet.nl/~laar2337/apc2/Hitlijsten/Polish-Top50.htm] "Home.planet.nl" ]
align="center"|32
-
align="left"|Portugal Airplay Chart
align="center"|1
-
align="left"|Romanian Singles Chart [ [http://www.rt100.ro/top-100-edition.html http://www.rt100.ro/top-100-edition.html] "RT100.ro" ]
align="center"|1
-
align="left"|Swiss Singles Chart [ [http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Shakira+feat%2E+Carlos+Santana&titel=Illegal&cat=s Shakira feat. Carlos Santana - Illegal - swisscharts.com ] ]
align="center"|10
-
align="left"|Sweden Singles Charts
align="center"|47
-
align="left"|UK Singles Chart [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/singles.shtml BBC - Radio 1 - Chart Show - The UK Top 40 Singles ] ]
align="center"|34
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align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
align="center"|1
-
align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot Videoclip Tracks
align="center"|25
-
align="left"|U.S. MTV Videoclip Tracks
align="center"|1
-
aling="left"|United World Chart [ [http://www.mediatraffic.de/tracks.htm Global Track Chart ] ]
align="center"|23
-
aling="left"|VM LATINO Costa Rican Top
align="center"|1

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