| Lo Que Más | |
| Artist: | Shakira |
| Album: | Sale el Sol |
| Released: | 2010 |
| Genre: | Latin pop, ballad |
| Length: | 2:29 |
| Label: | Epic, Sony Music Latin |
"Lo Que Más" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira on her ninth studio album Sale el Sol. The song is written and produced by Shakira and Albert Menéndez.
"Lo Que Más" is a piano and cello[1] ballad[2] with a sorrowful melody.[3] In the lyrics, Shakira bids farewell to her ex Antonio de la Rúa, and reflects a once-perfect relationship that has now grown weary, devoid of any chance for revival.[4]
The song is the last song Shakira dedicated dedicated to her ex de la Rúa,[5] [6] with whom she was in a relationship from 2000 to 2010,[7] [8] and who began to distance himself from her in the last stages of their relationship.[9] Other songs she has dedicated to him include the singles "Suerte", "Día de Enero", and "No".[10]
"Lo Que Más" is featured on Shakira's ninth studio album Sale el Sol. Shakira commented on the sad songs of the album as following: "We all go through hard moments", "Whatever happened, it's right there in the songs", "I've decided that I'm not going to explain every song this time. It's hard to explain a song. These songs explain me better than I can explain them."
Billboard outlined how "Lo Que Más" is "sung over solo piano and strings, a reminder of Shakira's versatility".[11] El Comercio reflected jow the song manages to catch attention and described how "you can hear fragments that make a clear allusion to an imminent breakup".[12] Elena Benavente from El Mundo Shakira's "most personal song", and encapsulated it as "devastating". Carolina Martinez from Los 40 characterized the song as a "ballad with a very different rhythm to those we are now accustomed to", called the "verses of heartbreak and pain" beautiful, and compared the song to Shakira's 2022 single "Monotonía".[13] Alexis Cook from Bolavip noted how the song has "a very nostalgic rhythm and lyrics" and melody, and inscribed how the lyrics "talk about how the relationship was wearing out".[14] Radio Mitre described how "alarms rang because of the crisis with the Argentine" when Shakira released the song.[15] Ryan Book from University Wire wrote that it is "a piano ballad that Shakira pours herself into, and the passion goes a long way".[16] Jon Pareles from The New York Times reflected how the songs "Lo Que Más", "Antes de las Seis" and "Devoción" from Sale el Sol "churn with longing, regrets and loneliness".[17] Carlos Macias from Terra USA inscribed how in the song "piano and cello flow perfectly right over Shakira's controlled voice". Jennifer Schaffer from The Stanford Daily portrayed the song as a tender, "sad ballad that steps into the realm of the melodramatic".[18] Cairo 360 delineated how the song "has Shakira flexing her vocals and belting out a satisfactorily melancholy ballad, while orchestral strains, piano keys and strings fill the song with notes of longing".[19]
| Peak position | |
| US Latin Digital Songs (Billboard)[20] | 28 |
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