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"(Entre Paréntesis)" (English: "(In Parentheses)") is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter
Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977) is a Colombian singer-songwriter. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Music", she has had a Cultural impact of Shakira, significant impact on the ...
and
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band Grupo Frontera. The song was initially released on 22 March 2024 as a part of Shakira's twelfth studio album ''
Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran ''Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran'' (; ) is the twelfth studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. It was released on 22 March 2024 through Sony Music Latin. The album marks her first album release in seven years, following ''El Dorado'' (2017 ...
'', before being released as the album's seventh single on 25 March. It serves as the second focus track of the album.


Background and release

"(Entre Paréntesis)" is a regional Mexican song and the first collaboration between
Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977) is a Colombian singer-songwriter. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Music", she has had a Cultural impact of Shakira, significant impact on the ...
and Grupo Frontera. The song marks the third time Shakira explores
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, the first time being with "
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", the lead single of her fourth studio album ''
Dónde Están Los Ladrones? ''Dónde Están los Ladrones?'' (, ) is the fourth studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, released on 29 September 1998 by Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music Colombia. After attaining success in Latin America with her major-label ...
'' (1998), and the second one being " El Jefe", a single also featured on her twelfth studio album ''
Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran ''Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran'' (; ) is the twelfth studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. It was released on 22 March 2024 through Sony Music Latin. The album marks her first album release in seven years, following ''El Dorado'' (2017 ...
.'' "(Entre Paréntesis)" was first announced on 29 February 2024 when Shakira shared the tracklist of her twelfth album ''
Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran ''Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran'' (; ) is the twelfth studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. It was released on 22 March 2024 through Sony Music Latin. The album marks her first album release in seven years, following ''El Dorado'' (2017 ...
''. She described the album's creation process as an "alchemic process", where she "reconstructed herself" with each song, and "while singing them, turned ertears to diamonds and vulnerability to strength". On 2 March 2024, Grupo Frontera shared a teaser video of the song at their concert at the sold-out ''Bésame Mucho'' music festival in
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. The video featured Shakira who shared a message with the concert audience, presenting a preview of the song. After that, the band played a snippet of the song, and finished the performance with the phrase "Grupo Frontera con La Loba". Silvia Sanchez from '' Red Uno'' predicted based on the snippet alone that the song will be a success on both regional Mexican and
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genres. In an interview for ''
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'', Grupo Frontera proclaimed their excitement to work with Shakira, adding that they "have been fans of hers since heycan remember, she has always been the top and it has been an honor to have collaborated with her". Shakira herself called the song " erlittle tribute to the regional Mexican genre that helikes so much". "(Entre Paréntesis)" was released as the seventh single of ''
Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran ''Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran'' (; ) is the twelfth studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. It was released on 22 March 2024 through Sony Music Latin. The album marks her first album release in seven years, following ''El Dorado'' (2017 ...
'' on 25 March 2024. The release was accompanied with a music video.


Reception

Suzy Exposito from ''
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'' called the song "dejection cumbia" and took note of Shakira's 'vulnerability' on the track. ''
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'' described the song as "melancholic cumbia-norteño" and rated it the third best song on the album. Thanka Garcia from ''
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'' reflected on the song showing Shakira's "commitment to studying the current Latin pop landscape" alongside the singles " Monotonía" and " El Jefe". Lucas Villa from NME encapsulated the song as a "norteña-cumbia tearjerker". María Porcel from ''
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'' stated that it is one of Shakira's "most personal songs", observing how Grupo Frontera calls Shakira "La Loba" at the end of the song, and Shakira closing the song "with her classic howl". Upon the song's release as a single, G. Pacheco from ''Excélsior'' emphasized how "(Entre Paréntesis)" is "already shaping up to be an anthem of empowerment and passion".


Music video

The music video for "(Entre Paréntesis)" was released on 25 March 2024. The video has scenes, the first of which features a mechanics workshop where Shakira is an operator, and the second is a concert featuring Grupo Frontera, where she takes the stage and electrifies the audience with her performance.


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References

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