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"Antes de las Seis" ((英語:"Before Six O'Clock")) is a song recorded by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her ninth studio album ''Sale el Sol'' (2010). Written and produced by the singer and her frequent collaborator Lester Mendez, "Antes de las Seis" is one of the "romantic" songs from the album and is musically a Latin pop ballad.〔 It features a simple piano and acoustic guitar-supplemented beat over which Shakira delivers sad and emotional vocals. Epic Records released the song as the fourth single from ''Sale el Sol'' on 21 October 2011. Critics gave positive reviews to "Antes de las Seis", complimenting its lyrical content. The song performed poorly on singles charts, but was moderately successful on airplay charts. It reached number 1 on the Spanish Airplay Chart and peaked at number 14 on the Monitor Latino chart in Mexico. In the United States, it peaked at numbers 21 and 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs and Latin Pop Airplay charts, respectively. In 2013, "Antes de las Seis" was certified gold in Mexico. The song was performed during the encore segment of the concert shows of Shakira's The Sun Comes Out World Tour in 2010 and 2011. A recording of its performance at the show in Paris, France, served as the promotional music video of the song. It was also used to promote Shakira's fourth live album ''Live from Paris''. == Background and composition == In October 2009, Shakira released her eighth studio album, ''She Wolf''. The composition of the record shifted from her more traditional Latin pop and pop rock styles, and was primarily an electropop album with combined elements of world and folk music. The album was positively received by most music critics and was praised for its distinguished nature and Shakira's experimentation with electropop.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/she-wolf/shakira/critic-reviews )〕 Commercially, ''She Wolf'' was a success, topping charts and attaining gold and platinum certifications in several South American and European territories. However, it performed poorly in the United States and became Shakira's first studio album since ''Dónde Están los Ladrones?'' (1998) to miss charting inside the top 10 after it peaked at number 15 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 200 chart. In May 2010, she wrote and recorded "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)", the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which became a worldwide hit. Following the global success of the song, Shakira began work on her ninth studio album ''Sale el Sol''. She split the album into three "directions," one of which she described as "romantic" in nature.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://archive.shakira.com/biography/ )〕 Shakira felt it was something she had not "tapped into for the past three years," and its inclusion in the album resulted in "very intense, very romantic" songs.〔 "Antes de las Seis" is one such song from the album. The Latin pop ballad was written and produced by Shakira and her frequent collaborator Lester Mendez, who had previously worked with her on songs including "Underneath Your Clothes" (2002) and "La Tortura" (2005).〔 The musical instrumentation of the song is simple and consists of a piano and acoustic guitar.〔 According to Jennifer Schaffer from the ''The Stanford Daily'', its "softer" production helps in putting the focus on Shakira's voice, which she opined had been "stripped to its sensitive core."〔 The singer delivers sad and emotional vocals that address issues of "longing, regrets and loneliness." Shakira talked about the deep meaning behind the balladry of the album and expressed difficulty in explaining it, saying: "We all go through hard moments. Whatever happened, it's right there in the songs. I've decided that I'm not going to explain every song this time. It's hard to explain a song. These songs explain me better than I can explain them."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Antes de las Seis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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