"No Creo" (''I don't believe'') is a song written and performed by the Colombian singer-songwriter

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. The song was released as the fourth single, although initially intended to be the lead, from her multi-platinum album ''

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'' (1998) and later from her acoustic performance of the song on the

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'' (2000). In the song, the singer expresses how she believes in nothing and nobody except her lover. The song references popular socially accepted or non-accepted norms such as herself,

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Music video

The video begins in a room, where Shakira jumps out of a window into a grassland where eccentric people are present. She scratches the ceiling of a room, goes through dark rooms, riots, swims through a washing room. A brief scene of the video is played on a screen in the music video for "

Ciega, Sordomuda "Ciega, Sordomuda" () is a song by Colombian singer Shakira from her fourth studio album, ''Dónde Están los Ladrones?'' (1998). A pop rock track, it utilizes mariachi trumpets and lyrically equates total love to a person being blind, deaf, ...

", which sparked speculation that some scenes were shot back-to-back with "Ciega, Sordomuda". It was later confirmed that although "No Creo" was originally intended to be the first single from the album, Sony decided that "Ciega, Sordomuda" would be a better opener of the album cycle.

Formats and track listings

Pablo Flores E André Werneck Pablo is a Spanish form of the name Paul (name), Paul. People *Pablo Alborán, Spanish singer *Pablo Aimar, Argentine footballer *Pablo Armero, Colombian footballer *Pablo Bartholomew, Indian photojournalist *Pablo Brandán, Argentine footballer * ...

remixes single # "No Creo" (G-Vô Club Mix)6:20 # "No Creo" (Pablo Flores Club 12" Remix)9:42 # "No Creo" (Pablo Flores Radio Edit)4:44 # "No Creo" (Pablo Flores Dub Mix)7:27 # "No Creo" (LP Version)3:53

Charts

References

Spanish-language songs Shakira songs Songs written by Shakira Songs written by Luis Fernando Ochoa 1998 songs Classical mythology in music 1999 singles {{1990s-pop-song-stub