Songfacts®:

• "Choka Choka" pairs Anitta and Shakira on a funk carioca track that leans heavily into club energy while still carrying a manifesto of sorts. According to the press release, the song builds "the narrative of a woman who doesn't conform to conventions," presenting a character who is self-aware, powerful, and entirely uninterested in asking permission.
  
  Anitta further expanded on the song's intention, explaining that "Choka Choka" is "about a free woman - self-aware, cheeky, complex, and incredibly powerful. Elements that have always been part of my universe."
• The title operates on two levels. "Choka Choka" is a Brazilian expression used to describe something exaggerated or intense, reflecting the song's danceable energy. More poetically, it functions as an onomatopoeia for physical desire and contact: the clashing of bodies, the brushing of lips, and the collision of two unstoppable energies on the dance floor, as captured in the chorus:
  
  Choca, choca, cuerpo con cuerpo, boca con boca
  (Body to body, mouth to mouth)
• The lyric, "é loba e é mulher" ("she is a wolf and she is a woman"), nods to Shakira's long-running fascination with dual identities. She's been shapeshifting since "She Wolf" in 2009.
• A feature of the collaboration is the deliberate language exchange between the two artists. Anitta, a native Portuguese speaker, delivers most of her verses in Spanish, while Shakira - a native Spanish speaker from Barranquilla, Colombia - returns to Portuguese, a language she has used throughout much of her career thanks to her deep connection with Brazilian audiences. This swap is framed as a gesture of mutual respect and artistic versatility, though it also has the pleasing side effect of keeping listeners slightly off-balance, like watching two band members casually switch instruments mid-performance just to prove they can.
• The track was produced by Daramola and Papatinho, with additional production from Shakira and Alexander Castillo.
  
  Daramola is a Miami-based, Nigerian-born music producer and singer/songwriter, whose father is Gbemi Olaleye, one of Nigeria's foremost gospel musicians. Daramola has also worked with the likes of Andy Mineo and Social Club Misfits.
  
  Papatinho, a self-taught DJ and co-founder of ConeCrewDiretoria, first broke through with "Chama os Mulekes" (which sampled Nina Simone's "I Put A Spell On You"). He's also a frequent Anitta collaborator, including on "Onda Diferente," which features Snoop Dogg.
• The song was released on April 10, 2026, as the second single from Equilibrium. The album is structured around two distinct acts: the first featuring Portuguese-language compositions rooted in Brazilian genres, and the second comprising tracks in English and Spanish aimed at the international market. "Choka Choka" - sung in both Spanish and Portuguese and blending Brazilian funk with global pop - sits at the intersection of both worlds, embodying the album's core thesis of balance.
• Anitta performed the song on the April 11, 2026 episode of Saturday Night Live. She sang "Choka Choka" solo, with Shakira's pre-recorded vocals playing over the live backing band when her parts came in. Anitta was the first Brazilian artist to appear as musical guest on the long-running NBC sketch show.