"Perro Fiel" () is a song by
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
n singer
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is ...
, featuring American singer
Nicky Jam. 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 sixth single from Shakira's eleventh studio album, ''
El Dorado
El Dorado (, ; Spanish for "the golden"), originally ''El Hombre Dorado'' ("The Golden Man") or ''El Rey Dorado'' ("The Golden King"), was the term used by the Spanish in the 16th century to describe a mythical tribal chief (''zipa'') or king o ...
'' (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.
Accolades
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
See also
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List of number-one songs of 2017 (Mexico)
This is a list of the number-one songs of 2017 in Mexico. The airplay chart rankings are published by Monitor Latino, based on airplay across radio stations in Mexico using the Radio Tracking Data, LLC in real time. Charts are ranked from Monday ...
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List of airplay number-one hits of the 2010s (Argentina)
Monitor Latino (stylised monitorLATINO) is a singles chart founded in 2003 which ranks songs on chart based on airplay across radio stations in Argentina, as in most Latin American countries and Hispanic radio stations in the United States ...
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List of Billboard number-one Latin songs of 2017
The ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs and Latin Airplay are charts that rank the best-performing Latin songs in the United States and are both published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine. The Hot Latin Songs ranks the best-performing Spanish-language ...
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List of Billboard number-one Latin songs of 2018
References
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2017 songs
2017 singles
Shakira songs
Nicky Jam songs
Spanish-language songs
Songs written by Shakira
Songs written by Nicky Jam
Latin pop songs
Reggaeton songs