Oral Fixation Vol. 2

Oral Fixation Vol. 2
Studio album by Shakira
Released	November 28, 2005
Recorded	The Warehouse Studio (Vancouver, Canada), Mixed by Gustavo Celis at Supersonic Studios (Miami, Florida) and O'Henry Sound Studios (Burbank, California) in 2005
Genre	Pop, Latin, world, Britpop, rock
Length	42:23 (first release) 46:02 (2006 edition)
Label	Epic
Producer	Shakira, Rick Rubin (Executive), Gustavo Cerati, Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean, Lester Mendez, Tim Mitchell, Luis Fernando Ochoa
Shakira chronology
Fijación Oral Vol. 1 (2005) Oral Fixation Vol. 2 (2005) She Wolf (2009)
Singles from Oral Fixation Vol. 2
"Don't Bother" Released: November 4, 2005 "Hips Don't Lie" Released: March 27, 2006 "Illegal" Released: November 6, 2006

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Blender	[2]
Boston Herald	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B-[4]
The Guardian	[5]
Los Angeles Times	[6]
PopMatters	9/10[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]
Slant	[9]
Stylus	B-[10]

Oral Fixation Vol. 2 is the fifth studio album by Colombian pop singer-songwriter Shakira, released on November 28, 2005 by Epic Records. According to her biography on her website and Epic Records, the album has sold 8 million copies worldwide.^[11][12][13]

Background

"The title comes from the fact that I have always lived through my mouth," Shakira has said. "It is my biggest source of pleasure and my most accessible vehicle to discover and enjoy the world. I am fixated on chocolate! I am fixated on the spoken word, the written word, the things I have said and the things I should never have said. This is the reason why I decided on the names for the albums. For the album artwork, Shakira called upon Renaissance icons to explain the significance of Oral Fixation. In Oral Fixation Vol. 2 the same child from the past album is perched in a tree and reaches for an apple held in Shakira's hand. "Vol. 2 is more of a Jungian sort of thing, since the reference is to a universal archetype of Eve (Adam and Eve) and the original sin. I think that is something that is really subconsciously in our minds. On the cover of Vol. 2 I wanted to add another reason for Eve to bite the forbidden fruit - that would be her oral fixation." The cover was changed in many Middle Eastern regions, mainly in GCC countries, due to the exposure of Shakira's body. It is alternated with one in which the tree leaves extend to cover her belly; it only shows the top of her body and covers the rest.

Reception

The album debuted at #5 on Billboard 200, selling 128,000 copies in the U.S. in its opening week. That makes Shakira's second top five album in the same year. When the album was re-released with "Hips Don't Lie" and an alternate version of "La Tortura", the album shot up 92 spots on the Billboard 200 from #98 to #6. It sold 81,000 copies that week, which was a 643% increase. As of March 8, 2007, the album has sold more than 1,700,000 units in the United States alone.^[14] The album has been certified Platinum by the RIAA in the United States. Shakira received 18 Platinum certifications for the sales of Oral Fixation Vol. 2 in following countries: Canada, Mexico, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Argentina, Peru, Chile, India, Greece, US, UK, and her home country, Colombia. Oral Fixation Vol. 2 was named the ninth best selling album of 2006 worldwide. Also it was the 23rd best selling album in the United States of 2006. After the performance of "Hips Don't Lie" at the MTV Video Music Awards 2006 which featured Shakira dancing in an Indian outfit,^[15] the album topped India Charts and was certified Platinum selling 80,000 units.^[16] In April 2007 Oral Fixation Vol. 2 re-entered the UK Albums Chart at #70 the same week that "Beautiful Liar", Shakira's duet with Beyonce, entered the singles charts at No. 10 solely through downloads.^[17] It has since moved to #69. The album was also certified Platinum in the UK in April 2007.^[18]

Track listing

First release edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"How Do You Do"	Shakira, Lauren Christy, Scott Spock, Graham Edwards	Shakira, Lester Mendez, The Matrix	3:45
2.	"Don't Bother"	Shakira, Christy, Spock, Edwards, Heather Reid, Leisha Hailey	Shakira, Lester Mendez, The Matrix	4:17
3.	"Illegal" (featuring Carlos Santana)	Shakira, Lester Mendez	Shakira, Lester Mendez	3:53
4.	"The Day and the Time" (featuring Gustavo Cerati)	Shakira, Pedro Aznar, Ochoa, Gustavo Cerati	Shakira, Gustavo Cerati	4:22
5.	"Animal City"	Shakira, Luis Fernando Ochoa	Shakira, Luis F. Ochoa	3:15
6.	"Dreams for Plans"	Shakira, Brendan Buckley	Shakira, Lester Mendez	4:02
7.	"Hey You"	Shakira, Tim Mitchell	Shakira, Tim Mitchell	4:09
8.	"Your Embrace"	Shakira, Mitchell	Shakira, Lester Mendez	3:32
9.	"Costume Makes the Clown"	Shakira, Buckley	Shakira, Lester Mendez	3:12
10.	"Something"	Shakira, Ochoa	Shakira, Luis F. Ochoa	4:21
11.	"Timor"	Shakira	Shakira, Lester Mendez	3:32

Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"How Do You Do"	Shakira, Lauren Christy, Scott Spock, Graham Edwards	Shakira, Lester Mendez, The Matrix	3:45
2.	"Illegal" (featuring Carlos Santana)	Shakira, Lester Mendez	Shakira, Lester Mendez	3:53
3.	"Hips Don't Lie" (featuring Wyclef Jean)	Wyclef Jean, Shakira, Oscar Arfanno, LaTravia Parker	Shakira, Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean	3:38
4.	"Animal City"	Shakira, Luis Fernando Ochoa	Shakira, Luis F. Ochoa	3:15
5.	"Don't Bother"	Shakira, Christy, Spock, Edwards, Heather Reid, Leisha Hailey	Shakira, Lester Mendez, The Matrix	4:17
6.	"The Day and the Time" (featuring Gustavo Cerati)	Shakira, Pedro Aznar, Ochoa, Gustavo Cerati	Shakira, Gustavo Cerati	4:22
7.	"Dreams for Plans"	Shakira, Brendan Buckley	Shakira, Lester Mendez	4:02
8.	"Hey You"	Shakira, Tim Mitchell	Shakira, Tim Mitchell	4:09
9.	"Your Embrace"	Shakira, Mitchell	Shakira, Lester Mendez	3:32
10.	"Costume Makes the Clown"	Shakira, Buckley	Shakira, Lester Mendez	3:12
11.	"Something"	Shakira, Ochoa	Shakira, Luis F. Ochoa	4:21
12.	"Timor"	Shakira	Shakira, Lester Mendez	3:32

US & Australian bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"La Tortura" (alternate version)	Shakira, Luis Fernando Ochoa	Shakira, Lester Mendez	3:32

Europe bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Don't Bother" (Jrsnchz Radio Remix)	Shakira, Lester Mendez	Shakira, Lester Mendez	4:24

Japan bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"La Tortura" (alternate version)	Shakira, Luis Fernando Ochoa	Shakira, Lester Mendez	3:32
14.	"Don't Bother" (Jrsnchz Radio Remix)	Shakira, Lester Mendez	Shakira, Lester Mendez	4:24

Latin America bonus track[19]
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Hips Don't Lie" (Spanish version)	Shakira, Jerry Duplessis, Wyclef Jean	3:37

Japanese bonus DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Don't Bother" (video)	4:30
2.	"Hips Don't Lie" (video)	3:38

Wal-Mart bonus DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"La Tortura" (music video)	3:12
2.	"Poem to a Horse" (music video)	5:11
3.	"No" (music video)	4:47
4.	"The One" (music video)	3:41
5.	"Underneath Your Clothes" (music video)	4:03
6.	"Whenever, Wherever" (music video)	3:50

Target bonus DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hey You" (live)	4:14
2.	"Obtener un Sí" (live)	3:20
3.	"Don't Bother" (music video)	4:30
4.	"Don't Bother" (remix)	4:42

Notes

• On the Taiwan Reloaded version, the original track listing is preserved and a bonus CD containing the themes of "Hips Don't Lie" and "La Tortura (Alternate version)" is included.
• On the Arabian edition, "How Do You Do" is not included.
• On the Chinese edition, "Hey You" is not included and the first track is "Hips Don't Lie".
• On the Indonesian cassette version, "Timor" is listed as "It's All Right".

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (2005/2006) Peak position Argentine Albums Chart[20] 4 Australian Albums Chart[21] 9 Austrian Albums Chart[21] 6 Belgian Flanders Albums Chart[21] 8 Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart[21] 12 Canadian Albums Chart[22] 3 Dutch Albums Chart[21] 2 Danish Albums Chart[21] 1 Finnish Albums Chart[21] 13 French Albums Chart[21] 8 Hungarian Albums Chart [23] 5 Italian Albums Chart[21] 6 Mexican Albums Chart[24] 1 Norwegian Albums Chart[21] 2 Portuguese Albums Chart[21] 2 Spanish Albums Chart[21] 3 Swedish Albums Chart[21] 4 Swiss Albums Chart[21] 3 UK Albums Chart[citation needed] 12 U.S. Billboard 200[citation needed] 5

Sales and certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments Argentina (CAPIF)[25] Platinum 40,000x Australia (ARIA)[26] Gold 35,000^ Austria (IFPI Austria)[27] Platinum   Belgium (BEA)[28] Gold 25,000* Canada (Music Canada)[29] 2× Platinum 200,000^ Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[30] Gold 20,000^ Finland (IFPI Finland)[31] Gold 15,085[31] France (SNEP)[32] Platinum 200,000* Germany (BVMI)[33] 3× Gold 300,000^ Ireland (IRMA)[34] 2× Platinum 30,000x Mexico (AMPROFON)[35] Platinum+Gold 150,000^ Netherlands (NVPI)[36] Gold 40,000^ Norway (IFPI Norway)[37] Platinum 40,000[38] Portugal (AFP)[39] Platinum 20,000x Russia (NFPF)[40] 2× Platinum 40,000* Spain (PROMUSICAE)[41] Platinum 80,000^ Sweden (IFPI Sweden)[42] Gold 30,000^ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[43] Platinum 40,000x United Kingdom (BPI)[44] Platinum 300,000^ United States (RIAA)[45] Platinum 1,800,000^ *sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone xunspecified figures based on certification alone

See also

• Oral Fixation Tour
• Oral Fixation Volumes 1&2

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