Nada (Shakira song)

"Nada"
Promotional single by Shakira
from the album El Dorado
Released19 May 2017 (2017-05-19)
Recorded2016
Genre
Length3:11
LabelSony Latin
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Shakira
Producer(s)
Shakira chronology
"Clandestino"
(2018)
"Nada"
(2017)
"Tutu"
(2019)
Music video
"Nada" on YouTube

"Nada" (English: "Nothing") is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira released as a promotional single on 19 May 2017.[1] Its lyrics were written by Shakira. Its musical composition was done by Shakira and her longtime collaborator Luis Fernando Ochoa.

Release

The song was released as a promotional single for "El Dorado" on 19 May 2017, just a week before the album's release.[2][3] The song was well received by both critics and fans who applauded Shakira for returning to her 90s rock ballad roots.[4] It was considered to be an "epic house ballad".[5]

Music video

The official music video for the song was released on 3 November 2018 for the final night of her El Dorado World Tour. The video premiered during a show in Bogota, Colombia and was then uploaded to YouTube after the show.[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[7] 181
Romania (Airplay 100)[8] 88
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[9] 46
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[10] 47
US Latin Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[11] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (2019) Position
Venezuela Pop (Monitor Latino)[12] 81

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[13] Gold 30,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Nada". Spotify. Archived from the original on 2024-12-07. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  2. ^ https://x.com/shakira/status/865603258533896192
  3. ^ "La nueva canción de Shakira que es como las de antaño". Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  4. ^ "Shakira: corazón partío". 3 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  5. ^ "Shakira - Nada - Cadena Dial". 5 November 2018. Archived from the original on 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
  6. ^ "ESTRENO DEL VIDEOCLIP DE NADA!" (in Spanish). November 3, 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  7. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles – SNEP (Week 9, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  8. ^ Arvunescu, Victor (February 12, 2018). "Top Airplay 100 – Post Malone remains the king of the chart" (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  9. ^ "Top 100 Canciones – Semana 33: del 10.08.2018 al 16.08.2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Shakira Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Shakira". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  12. ^ "Chart Anual Monitor Latino 2019 – Venezuela – Pop". Monitor Latino. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  13. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 26 February 2025. Type Shakira in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Nada in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.