"Inevitable" is a

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song co-written and performed by Colombian-born singer

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, released as the fourth

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from her 1998 multi-platinum

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''.

Music video

In the video for "Inevitable", Shakira is singing the song to an audience in a circular stage. The video starts out with candlelights coming from the audience. As the song progresses, strobe lights shine on Shakira and her band as she shakes her head. Toward the end of the video, bubbles and confetti fall from above, the song slows to almost an a cappella, and the video exits with Shakira holding her microphone over her head. Scenes from the video were also re-edited for a

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commercial that aired throughout Latin America in 1999. In the commercial, a man opens a Pepsi can which the stage (edited to have the Pepsi logo) is inside of, and the audience hold Pepsi cans which burst open to the rhythm of the song. At the end, the man smiles, and Shakira holds a Pepsi can while saying the Spanish version of the slogan, "pide más".

English version

In addition, an English version was also penned, which then was planned for an English version of '' ¿Dónde Están los Ladrones?''. It is titled "Inevitable (English)", which has been performed at some United States shows such as ''The Rosie O'Donnell Show'' and ''The ALMA Awards'', the latter being performed with

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. However, plans were soon scrapped, and Shakira released ''

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'' instead.

Live performances

There has been a noticeable change in her singing version of the song in recent performances, predominantly during the

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. Instead of caterwauling after the 2nd chorus as recorded, she holds the note of "inevitable". She has made this change since her 1999 MTV Unplugged performance. Also, during her 2010-11

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, she changed the lyrics from "y no entiendo de futbol" ("I don't understand football") to "y ahora entiendo de futbol" ("now I understand football"),, making reference to her relationship with footballer

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Formats and track listings

Mexican CD single # "Inevitable" (Soft Final Ballad)3:06 # "Inevitable" (Space Vocal Soft Final Ballad)3:07 # "Inevitable" (Final Heavy Mix)3:08 # "Inevitable" (Final Extended Heavy Mix)6:53 # "Inevitable" (Final Smokin Dub Mix)7:49 # "Inevitable" (Final Ambient Mix)7:15

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References

1999 singles Shakira songs Spanish-language songs Songs written by Shakira Rock ballads Songs written by Luis Fernando Ochoa Sony Music Latin singles 1998 songs 1990s ballads {{1990s-pop-song-stub