Don't Bother
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| Single by Shakira | |||||||||
| from the album Oral Fixation Vol. 2 | |||||||||
| B-side | "No" | ||||||||
| Released | November 4, 2005[1] January 23, 2006 (UK)[2] |
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| Format | CD single, digital download, airplay | ||||||||
| Genre | Pop rock, New Wave | ||||||||
| Length | 4:16 | ||||||||
| Label | Epic | ||||||||
| Writer(s) | Shakira (lyricist/composer) Scott Spock, Lauren Christy, Graham Edwards, Heather Reid, Leisha Hailey (composers) |
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| Producer | Shakira, Lester Méndez | ||||||||
| Certification | Gold (RIAA) | ||||||||
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"Don't Bother" is the first single released from Shakira's second English language studio album, Oral Fixation Vol. 2 (2005).
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[edit] Song information
The lyrics of the song describe a woman who has been left by her boyfriend for another girl that is unbelievably superior in almost all aspects. She tells him not to bother making up for hurting her, because she will not be crying for him; instead, she will move on with her own life. She emphasizes this when she says, "Don't bother, be unkind." The song was recorded and mixed by Gustavo Celis.
[edit] Release
The song was officially released on AOL Music First Listen Session on October 9 and was made available to radio stations on October 11, 2005. iTunes and other digital music stores had the single available for download October 18.
[edit] Music video
The music video for the song, directed by the visual artist Jaume de Laiguana, premiered on MTV's Making the Video on October 27, 2005. The music video for the song shows Shakira's boyfriend returning to her home early in the morning (which insinuates that he was with another woman), and lying down to sleep. While he sleeps, Shakira picks up his car keys and drives it to a scrap heap. When she gets there she starts destroying his car, doing "voodoo" on him using his car. Everything she does to his car is reflected on his body. Another vignette shows her lying on his body.
The car ruined in the video was a 1967 Ford Mustang "Shelby GT 500" replica built to look like the "Eleanor" car from the movie Gone in 60 Seconds. The pink guitar played by Shakira was custom made by Hamer Guitars. It is a Hamer Special Korina Jr. model with a Seymour Duncan SP-90 soapbar pickup.
This video can be seen on Oral Fixation Volumes 1 & 2 bonus DVD.
She promoted the single with a live performance on 2005 MTV Europe Music Awards.
[edit] Live performances
Shakira became the first live presentation of the song during the ceremony of the MTV Europe Music Awards on November 3, 2005 in Pavilhão Atlantico, Lisbon, Portugal, Shakira performed an interpretation for all tour dates Oral Fixaton Tour in 2006 and 2007, also the song was presented during the Live Earth concert series in Hamburg, Germany on July 7, 2007.
[edit] Tracklistings
UK / EU CD Single[3]
- "Don't Bother" - 4:16
- "No" - 4:45
GER CD Single[3]
- "Don't Bother" - 4:16
- "No" - 4:45
- "Don't Bother" (Jrsnchz Main Mix) - 5:33
- "No" (Video)
[edit] Chart performance
"Don't Bother" debuted at number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The next week, it fell out of the chart for a week and re-entered the chart at 81 the following week. The song reached its peak position three weeks later at 42, which is moderate, but it did not lead Oral Fixation Vol. 2 in the right path for success like "Whenever, Wherever" did for Laundry Service. Many critics thought "Don't Bother" was going to be her first number 1 hit in the United States (a feat later accomplished by "Hips Don't Lie"), but it did not meet expectations because there were many stations that continued to play Shakira's previous hit single "La Tortura" instead of promoting "Don't Bother".
In Europe, "Don't Bother" had moderate success, especially in countries like Austria, Germany, and Italy, where the song entered the top 10 and stayed there for a few weeks. In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number 9 but fell off the chart quickly. In Finland it debuted at number 4, but the next week fell completely off the chart. The most successful peak of the song was in the Romanian Top 100, where it reached number 2. In the Romanian year-end charts, it ended up at #44[4]
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2005)[5] | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA)[6] | 30 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[7] | 6 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] | 28 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[9] | 32 |
| Czech Republic (IFPI)[10] | 7 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten)[11] | 14 |
| European Hot 100 Singles[12] | 17 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] | 4 |
| France (SNEP)[14] | 24 |
| Germany (Media Control AG)[15] | 7 |
| Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[16] | 6 |
| Hungary (Single Top 10)[17] | 5 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[18] | 13 |
| Italy (FIMI)[19] | 8 |
| Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[20] | 15 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[21] | 6 |
| Romania (UPFR)[22] | 2 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[23] | 28 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] | 8 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[25] | 9 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[26] | 42 |
| US Pop Songs (Billboard)[27] | 25 |
[edit] References
- ^ http://allmusic.com/album/dont-bother-no-r1286471
- ^ hmv.com: singles: Dont Bother (2006)
- ^ a b discogs.com
- ^ http://www.rt100.ro/romanian-top-100-2007.html#/romanian-top-100-2007.html
- ^ "Don't Bother", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 1, 2008)
- ^ "Australian-charts.com – Shakira – Don't Bother". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Shakira – Don't Bother – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Shakira – Don't Bother" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Shakira – Don't Bother" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200606 into search.
- ^ "Danishcharts.com – Shakira – Don't Bother". Tracklisten. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Shakira Album & Song Chart History" European Hot 100 for Shakira. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ "Finnishcharts.com – Shakira – Don't Bother". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Shakira – Don't Bother" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
- ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 10 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
- ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Shakira – Don't Bother". Top Digital Download. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Shakira – Don't Bother" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Shakira – Don't Bother". VG-lista. Hung Medien.
- ^ http://www.rt100.ro/romanian-top-100-2007.html#/romanian-top-100-2007.html
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Shakira – Don't Bother". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Shakira – Don't Bother – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Chart Stats – Shakira – Don't Bother" UK Singles Chart. Chart Stats.
- ^ "Shakira Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Shakira. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ "Shakira Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Shakira. Prometheus Global Media.
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