"Día Especial" (English: Special Day) is a Latin pop ballad performed by Colombian singer Shakira from her album Fijación Oral Vol. 1. The song is about how a day is made special with forgiveness. "Día Especial" is not an official single from Fijación Oral Vol. 1, but was popular around the time of the album's release, peaking at number 26 on the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart. Gustavo Cerati was the lyricist for the track with Shakira and Luis Fernando Ochoa as co-writers for the music. Shakira performed the song together with Gustavo Cerati at the Live Earth concert in Germany on 7 July 2007, an event to promote awareness of the global warming, pollution, and environmental issues.[2][3][4][5] The English version of the song is titled "The Day and the Time" with brand new lyrics written by Shakira and Pedro Aznar and is featured on the album Oral Fixation Vol. 2.
| "Día Especial" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Shakira featuring Gustavo Cerati | |
| from the album Fijación Oral Vol. 1 | |
| Released | 28 November 2005 |
| Recorded | 2004–05 |
| Genre | Pop rock |
| Length | 4:25 |
| Label | Epic |
| Songwriter(s) | |
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Reception
editMike Wass from Idolator called "Día Especial" "one of Shakira’s best non-singles".[6] In 2018, Telediario dubbed "Día Especial" and "No" as "two of the most memorable songs" of Fijación Oral, Vol. 1.[7]
Peter Murphy from Hot Press portrayed "The Day and the Time" as "perfectly polished but understated MOR with a Killers-cribbed synth break that might sound odd in your kitchen but a tonic on the radio".[8] Garry Mulholland from The Guardian praised the song stating that it's 'lovely'.[9] Spence D. from IGN described how Shakira is "flexing an almost pitch perfect ode", stating that the song is a "breath of fresh air" and "features some excellent ambiance rolling throughout", and pointing out Shakira's "chameleonic vocal nuances", and her "rich tenor punching the notes and lyrics with angst ridden ennui".[10] Matt Cibula from PopMatters reflected on how "there is something extremely avant about Shakira’s voice" "made up of equal parts Cher and Alanis and Nancy Sinatra" that gives the song "an edge that most pop singers can rarely achieve".[11] David Browne from Entertainment Weekly inscribed the song as "well-crafted but banal".[12]
Live performance
editOn 7 July 2007, Shakira performed "Día Especial" together with Gustavo Cerati at the Live Earth concert in Hamburg, Germany, receiving an applause in the event held to raise awareness of the impact of global warming.[13] Her setlist also included the singles "Don't Bother", "Inevitable", and "Hips Don't Lie".[14]
Charts
edit| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Latin Pop Airplay[1][15] | 26 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Shakira - Día Especial". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
- ^ lanaciongn (2019-09-20). "Diario HOY | Shakira rinde homenaje a Gustavo Cerati: "Un día especial"". Diario HOY (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ Clarín, Redacción (2007-07-07). "Cerati cantó junto a Shakira en el Live Earth". Clarín (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ Tota (2007-07-07). "Shakira y Cerati fueron ovacionados en el Live Earth". Tropicana Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ "Remembering Live Earth: When the biggest artists on the planet united…". Kerrang!. 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ "Shakira's 'Fijación Oral, Vol. 1' Turns 15". idolator. 2020-06-03. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Shakira, una mujer de duetos". Telediario (in Spanish). 16 October 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ Murphy, Peter. "Oral Fixation Vol.2". Hotpress. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Shakira, Oral Fixation Vol. 2 | Music | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. 22 January 2006. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ D, Spence (2005-12-07). "Shakira - Oral Fixation vol. 2". IGN. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "Shakira: Oral Fixation, Vol. 2, PopMatters". www.popmatters.com. 2005-12-12. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ "CNN.com - EW review: New Shakira too mild - Nov 29, 2005". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ Tota (2007-07-07). "Shakira y Cerati fueron ovacionados en el Live Earth". Tropicana Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "ลำดับเพลง รายชื่อศิลปิน จาก Live Earth 07/07/07". mgronline.com (in Thai). 2007-07-09. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "Shakira Billboard Chart Positions - Latin Pop Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-11-19.