Oral Fixation Vol. 2

Oral Fixation Vol. 2
Studio album by Shakira
Released	November 28, 2005 (First release); March 28, 2006 (Re-release)
Recorded	The Warehouse Studio (Vancouver, Canada),; Supersonic Studios (Miami, Florida) and; O'Henry Sound Studios (Burbank, California) in 2005
Genre	Pop, Rock, Pop rock, Britpop, Latin Pop
Length	42:42 (First release)
Label	Epic
Producer	Shakira, Rick Rubin (Executive); The Matrix (Pre-producers)
Professional reviews
	Allmusic link; Blender link; Boston Herald link; Entertainment Weekly (B-) link; The Guardian link; Los Angeles Times link; PopMatters (9/10) link; Rolling Stone link; Slant Magazine link; Stylus (B-) link;
Shakira chronology
Singles from Oral Fixation Vol. 2
	"Don't Bother"; Released: September, 2005; "Hips Don't Lie"; Released: February, 2006; "Illegal"; Released: November 14, 2006 (Europe/Australia/US Only);

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Oral Fixation Vol. 2 is the second English studio album (seventh overall) by Colombian pop singer-songwriter Shakira, released on November 28, 2005 by Epic Records.According to her biography on her webside The album has sold more than 8 million copies worldwide.

[edit] Background

"The title comes from the fact that I have always lived through my mouth," Shakira has said. "It is my biggest source of pleasure and my most accessible vehicle to discover and enjoy the world. I am fixated on chocolate! I am fixated on the spoken word, the written word, the things I have said and the things I should never have said. This is the reason why I decided on the names for the albums (Fijación Oral Vol. 1 / Oral Fixation Vol. 2)".

For the album artwork, Shakira called upon Renaissance icons to explain the significance of Oral Fixation. In Oral Fixation Vol. 2 the same child from the past album is perched in a tree and reaches for an apple held in Shakira's hand. "Vol. 2 is more of a Jungian sort of thing, since the reference is to a universal archetype of Eve (Adam and Eve) and the original sin. I think that is something that is really subconsciously in our minds. On the cover of Vol. 2 I wanted to add another reason for Eve to bite the forbidden fruit - that would be her oral fixation." The cover was changed in many Middle Eastern regions, mainly in GCC countries, due to the exposure of Shakira's body. It is alternated with one in which the tree leaves extend to cover her belly; it only shows the top of her body and covers the rest.

[edit] Track listing

2005 Original Edition - Gold Edition

#	Title
1.	"How Do You Do" (Lyrics: Shakira/Music: Shakira, Christy, Spock, Edwards)	3:45
2.	"Don't Bother" (Lyrics: Shakira/Music: Shakira, Christy, Spock, Edwards)	4:17
3.	"Illegal" (featuring Carlos Santana) (Lyrics: Shakira/Music: Shakira, Mendez)	3:53
4.	"The Day and the Time" (featuring Gustavo Cerati) (Lyrics: Shakira, Aznar/Music: Shakira, Cerati, Ochoa)	4:22
5.	"Animal City" (Lyrics: Shakira/Music: Shakira, Ochoa)	3:15
6.	"Dreams for Plans" (Lyrics: Shakira/Music: Shakira, Buckley)	4:02
7.	"Hey You" (Lyrics: Shakira/Music: Shakira, Mitchell)	4:09
8.	"Your Embrace" (Lyrics: Shakira/Music: Shakira, Mitchell)	3:33
9.	"Costume Makes the Clown" (Lyrics: Shakira/Music: Shakira, Buckley)	3:12
10.	"Something" (Lyrics: Shakira/Music: Shakira, Ochoa)	4:21
11.	"Timor" (Lyrics and Music: Shakira)	3:32

2006 Re-Release

#	Title
1.	"How Do You Do"	3:45
2.	"Illegal" (featuring Carlos Santana)	3:53
3.	"Animal City"	3:15
4.	"Don't Bother"	4:17
5.	"The Day and the Time" (featuring Gustavo Cerati)	4:22
6.	"Dreams for Plans"	4:02
7.	"Hey You"	4:09
8.	"Your Embrace"	3:33
9.	"Costume Makes the Clown"	3:12
10.	"Something"	4:21
11.	"Timor"	3:32

2006 U.S. and European Re-Edition Bonus Track

#	Title
13.	"La Tortura (Alternate Version)" (featuring Alejandro Sanz) (Shakira/Ochoa)	3:32

2006 European Re-Edition Bonus Track

#	Title
13./ 14.	"Don't Bother [Jrsnchz Radio Mix]"	4:24

2006 Latin American Re-Edition Bonus Track

#	Title
13.	"Será, Será" (featuring Wyclef Jean) (Shakira/Jean/Pena/Duplessis/Alfano/Parker)	3:39

2006 Japanese Re-Edition Bonus Tracks

#	Title
13.	"La Tortura [Alternate Version]" (featuring Alejandro Sanz)	3:32
14.	"Don't Bother [Jrsnchz Radio Mix]"	4:24
15.	"Hips Don't Lie [Bamboo - 2006 FIFA World Cup Mix]" (featuring Wyclef Jean)	3:39

Limited Edition (Japan Bonus DVD)

#	Title
1.	"Don't Bother"	Video
2.	"Hips Don't Lie"	Video

Side 2 (Wal-Mart Exclusive DVD)

#	Title
1.	"La Tortura (Shaketon Remix)"	Video
2.	"Poem to a Horse"	Video
3.	"No"	Video
4.	"The One"	Video
5.	"Underneath Your Clothes"	Video
6.	"Whenever, Wherever (Live)"	Video

Side 2 (Target Exclusive Bonus DVD)

#	Title
1.	"Hey You (Live from MTV 5 Star)"	Video
2.	"Obtener Un Si (Live from MTV 5 Star)"	Video
3.	"Don't Bother"	Video
4.	"Don't Bother (Remix Audio)"	Video

"The Day and the Time" is the English version of "Día Especial", and "Something" is the English version of "En Tus Pupilas", both from Fijación Oral Vol. 1.
"Será, Será" Spanish version of "Hips Don't Lie".

[edit] Chart performance

The album debuted at #5 on Billboard 200, selling 128,000 copies in the U.S. in its opening week. That makes Shakira's second top five album in the same year. When the album was re-released with "Hips Don't Lie" and an alternate version of "La Tortura", the album shot up 92 spots on the Billboard 200 from #98 to #6. It sold 81,000 copies that week, which was a 643% increase. As of March 8, 2007, the album has sold more than 1,700,000 units in the United States alone.

The album has been certified Platinum by the RIAA in the United States. Shakira received 18 Platinum certifications for the sales of Oral Fixation Vol. 2 in following countries: Canada, Mexico, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Argentina, Peru, Chile, India, Greece, US, UK, and her home country, Colombia.

"Oral Fixation Vol. 2" was named the ninth best selling album of 2006 worldwide. Also it was the 23rd best selling album in the USA of 2006.

After the performance of "Hips Don't Lie" at the MTV Video Music Awards 2006 which featured Shakira dancing in an Indian outfit,^[1] the album topped India Charts and was certified Platinum.

In April 2007 "Oral Fixation Vol. 2" re-entered the UK Albums Chart at #70 the same week that "Beautiful Liar", Shakira's duet with Beyonce, entered the singles charts at No. 10 solely through downloads.^[2] It has since moved to #69. The album was also certified Platinum in the UK in April 2007.^[3]

[edit] Certifications

Chart (2008)	Providers	Certification	Shipments/Sales
Argentinian Album Chart	CAPIF	Platinum^[4]	40,000
Australia Album Chart	ARIA	Gold^[5]	35,000
Greek Album Chart	IFPI	Platinum	20,000
Austrian Album Chart	IFPI	Platinum^[6]	20,000
Canada Album Chart	CRIA	2x Platinum^[7]	200,000
France Album Chart	SNEP	Gold^[8]	100,000+
Germany Album Chart	IFPI	Platinum	200,000^[9]
Hungary Album Chart	MAHASZ	Platinum^[10]	15,000
Ireland Album Chart	IRMA	2x Platinum^[11]	30,000
Mexico Album Chart	AMPROFON	Platinum^[12]	150,000
Netherlands Album Chart	NVPI	Gold^[13]	30,000
Switzerland Album Chart	IFPI	Platinum^[14]	30,000
UK Albums Chart	BPI	Platinum^[15]	300,000+
Europe Album Chart	IFPI	Platinum^[16]	1,000,000+
US Billboard 200	RIAA	Platinum	1,400,000

[edit] Awards

2007 Latin Billboard Award

Song Of The Year, Vocal Duet - "Hips Don`t Lie"

2007 People’s Choice Award

Song Of The Year "Hips Don´t Lie"

2007 International Dance Music Award

Best Latin/Reggaeton Track for-"Hips Don't Lie"

2006 MTV Video Music Award

Best Choreography in a Video - "Hips Don't Lie"

2006 MTV Latin Music Award

Song of the Year - "Hips Don't Lie"

2006 Premios Lo Nuestro Award

Album of the year - "oral fix. vol 2"

2006 Mtv Premios Juventud

song of the year-"Hips dont lie"
Best moves-"Hips dont lie"

2006 Premios Oye

English album of the year-oral fix vol 2"
General Spanish song of the year-"Las caderas no mienton"
Main English Song of the Year-Hips Don't Lie"
Premio Social a la Música-Día de Enero
Video of the Year-"Hips Don't Lie"

2006 MTV Video Music Awards Latin America

Song of the Year for "Hips Don't Lie"

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

[0] YouTube - Shakira - Hips Dont Lie Live 2006 VMAs (MTV reedit)

[1] UK Music Charts | The Official UK Top 75 Albums: Week of Mon 04 Feb - Yahoo! Music UK

[2] UKMIX - Forums - View topic - BPI Certifications

[3] CAPIF - Representando a la Industria Argentina de la Música

[4] ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2006 Albums

[5] IFPI Austria - Verband der Ã–sterreichischen Musikwirtschaft

[6] Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Certification Results

[7] Musique sur Disque en France (SNEP) : Top 50, telechargement legal, droit d'auteur…

[8] Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold/Platin-Datenbank

[9] sz.hu - Arany- és platinalemezek

[10] The Irish Charts - All there is to know

[11] Certificaciones

[12] NVPI, de branchevereniging van de entertainmentindustrie - Goud/Platina

[13] The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community

[14] Platinum Awards Content

[15] IFPI Platinum Europe Awards - July & August 2006

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