Día Especial Explained

Día Especial
Artist:Shakira featuring Gustavo Cerati
Album:Fijación Oral Vol. 1
Released:28 November 2005
Recorded:200405
Genre:Pop rock
Length:4:25
Label:Epic

"Día Especial" (English: Special Day) is a Latin pop ballad performed by Colombian singer Shakira from her album Fijación Oral Vol. 1. The song is about how a day is made special with forgiveness. "Día Especial" is not an official single from Fijación Oral Vol. 1, but was popular around the time of the album's release, peaking at number 26 on the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart. Gustavo Cerati was the lyricist for the track with Shakira and Luis Fernando Ochoa as co-writers for the music. Shakira performed the song together with Gustavo Cerati at the Live Earth concert in Germany on 7 July 2007, an event to promote awareness of the global warming, pollution, and environmental issues.[1] [2] [3] [4] The English version of the song is titled "The Day and the Time" with brand new lyrics written by Shakira and Pedro Aznar and is featured on the album Oral Fixation Vol. 2.

Reception

Mike Wass from Idolator called "Día Especial" "one of Shakira’s best non-singles".[5] Telediario dubbed "Día Especial" and "No" as "two of the most remembered songs" of Fijación Oral, Vol. 1.[6]

Peter Murphy from Hot Press portrayed "The Day and the Time" as "perfectly polished but understated MOR with a Killers-cribbed synth break that might sound odd in your kitchen but a tonic on the radio".[7] Garry Mulholland from The Guardian praised the song stating that it's 'lovely'.[8] Spence D. from IGN described how Shakira is "flexing an almost pitch perfect ode", stating that the song is a "breath of fresh air" and "features some excellent ambiance rolling throughout", and pointing out Shakira's "chameleonic vocal nuances", and her "rich tenor punching the notes and lyrics with angst ridden ennui".[9] Matt Cibula from PopMatters reflected on how "there is something extremely avant about Shakira’s voice" "made up of equal parts Cher and Alanis and Nancy Sinatra" that gives the song "an edge that most pop singers can rarely achieve".[10] David Browne from Entertainment Weekly inscribed the song as "well-crafted but banal".[11]

Live performance

On 7 July 2007, Shakira performed "Día Especial" together with Gustavo Cerati at the Live Earth concert in Hamburg, Germany, receiving an applause in the event held to raise awareness of the impact of global warming.[12] Her setlist also included the singles "Don't Bother", "Inevitable", and "Hips Don't Lie".[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: lanaciongn . 2019-09-20 . Diario HOY Shakira rinde homenaje a Gustavo Cerati: "Un día especial" . 2024-04-02 . Diario HOY . es.
  2. Web site: Clarín . Redacción . 2007-07-07 . Cerati cantó junto a Shakira en el Live Earth . 2024-04-02 . Clarín . es.
  3. Web site: Tota . 2007-07-07 . Shakira y Cerati fueron ovacionados en el Live Earth . 2024-04-02 . Tropicana Colombia . es.
  4. Web site: 2022-07-07 . Remembering Live Earth: When the biggest artists on the planet united… . 2024-04-02 . Kerrang! . en.
  5. Web site: 2020-06-03 . Shakira’s ‘Fijación Oral, Vol. 1’ Turns 15 . 2024-03-27 . idolator.
  6. Web site: 16 October 2018 . Shakira, una mujer de duetos . 6 April 2024 . Telediario . es.
  7. Web site: Murphy . Peter . Oral Fixation Vol.2 . 2024-03-27 . Hotpress.
  8. Web site: Shakira, Oral Fixation Vol. 2 Music The Guardian . 2024-03-27 . amp.theguardian.com.
  9. Web site: D . Spence . 2005-12-07 . Shakira - Oral Fixation vol. 2 . 2024-03-27 . IGN . en.
  10. Web site: 2005-12-12 . Shakira: Oral Fixation, Vol. 2, PopMatters . 2024-03-27 . www.popmatters.com . en-US.
  11. Web site: CNN.com - EW review: New Shakira too mild - Nov 29, 2005 . 2024-03-27 . edition.cnn.com.
  12. Web site: Tota . 2007-07-07 . Shakira y Cerati fueron ovacionados en el Live Earth . 2024-06-07 . Tropicana Colombia . es.
  13. Web site: 2007-07-09 . ลำดับเพลง รายชื่อศิลปิน จาก Live Earth 07/07/07 . 2024-06-07 . mgronline.com . th.
  14. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=shakira|chart=Latin Pop Songs C}} Shakira Billboard Chart Positions - Latin Pop Songs]. 2009-11-19. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.