"Perro Fiel" (English: "Faithful Dog") is a song by
Colombia
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n singer
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 ...
, featuring American singer
Nicky Jam
Nick Rivera Caminero (born March 17, 1981), known professionally as Nicky Jam, is an American singer. He is best known for hits such as " X", " Travesuras", " El Perdón", " Hasta el Amanecer", and " El Amante"; the latter three are from his 20 ...
. It was written by Shakira, Nicky Jam, Saga WhiteBlack and Juan Medina, and produced by the former three. The song was released on 29 September 2017 as the third single from Shakira's eleventh studio album, ''
El Dorado
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'' (2017).
Background
The song was first recorded by American singer Nicky Jam on his own, recording the track as a demo for his album ''
Fénix'', though it was never fully executed for the album and was presented later to Shakira, who wrote new lyrics for the song and made it a part of her album. The original demo was leaked on the Internet in late 2016.
Chart performance
As of September 2017, the song has moved almost 19,000 copies in the United States according to
Nielsen SoundScan
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.
Music video
The music video was filmed and directed by Jaume de Laiguana in late July 2017 in Barcelona and was released on 15 September 2017.
Its cinematography was handled by Nono Arruga.
Accolades
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
See also
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List of number-one songs of 2017 (Mexico)
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List of airplay number-one hits of the 2010s (Argentina)
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List of Billboard number-one Latin songs of 2017
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List of Billboard number-one Latin songs of 2018
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References
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2017 songs
2017 singles
Shakira songs
Nicky Jam songs
Songs in Spanish
Songs written by Shakira
Songs written by Nicky Jam
Latin pop songs
Reggaeton songs