Te Felicito
by Shakira (featuring Rauw Alejandro)

Album: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran (2022)
Charted: 67
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Songfacts®:

  • "Te Felicito" is an electro-pop-infused reggaetón track where Shakira addresses a former lover who didn't see her worth. The Colombian pop star sarcastically applauds her two-faced ex for acting the part of her devoted boyfriend so well. The song title translates into English as "I congratulate you."
  • Shakira teams up with Puerto Rican rapper Rauw Alejandro on the track. Alejandro raps from the perspective of the "Hips Don't Lie" hitmaker's ex. He tells her she's going to miss the good sex they had.
  • Shakira released "Te Felicito" on April 21, 2022 as her first Spanish-language single since "Me Gusta" in early 2020. She dropped the English-language song "Don't Wait Up" in July 2021.
  • Shakira's longtime visual collaborator Jaume de Laiguana directed the futuristic video. After she constructs a robot boyfriend (Alejandro), we see their chemistry in their robotic choreography.
  • Following Shakira's announcement of her split from Gerard Piqué in June 2022, fans speculated if she's addressing her footballer ex in this song.

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