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"Objection (Tango)" is a song recorded by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her fifth studio album and first English-language album ''Laundry Service'' (2001). It was the first song Shakira wrote in English after being encouraged by American singer Gloria Estefan to record material in the language. She also produced the track along with Lester Mendez. "Objection (Tango)" musically combines elements of pop rock and tango, and contains instrumentation from the ''bandoneón'' and guitar. Through the lyrics of the song, Shakira aims to end a love triangle she is a part of. The song was released as the third single from the album on 6 July 2002. A Spanish version of the song, entitled "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)", was also recorded by the singer. Upon its release, "Objection (Tango)" received generally favourable reviews from music critics, some of whom found it similar to the work of American new wave band The B-52's. Commercially, "Objection (Tango)" was a success and peaked inside the top ten of record charts of various countries such as Australia, Belgium, Italy, Netherlands and France. The song became the last single from the album to chart in the United Kingdom and on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in the United States, reaching numbers 17 and 55, respectively. "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)" charted inside the top ten of the US ''Billboard'' Latin Pop Airplay and Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay charts. "Objection (Tango)" was certified platinum and gold in Australia and France by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP), respectively. An accompanying music video for "Objection (Tango)" was directed by Dave Meyers and features Shakira fighting her unfaithful lover and his mistress in a club. A segment of the video is rendered in an animated cartoon-form. For additional promotion, Shakira performed a samba-inspired version of the song at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards. It was also included in the setlist of the Tour of the Mongoose, which was launched to promote ''Laundry Service''. "Objection (Tango)" was also used in a Pepsi commercial featuring Shakira. == Background == In 1998, Shakira released her second major label studio album ''Dónde Están los Ladrones?'' (''Where Are the Thieves?''), which became an immense success in Latin America and received multi-platinum record certifications in various countries like Argentia, Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Spain. The rock en Español-influenced latin pop album drew comparisons to the work of Canadian-American singer songwriter Alanis Morissette and "cracked the lucrative US market wide open", spending a total of 11 weeks atop the ''Billboard'' Top Latin Albums chart. It became Shakira's first album to receive a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Donde+Estan+los+Ladrones%22 )〕 ''Dónde Están los Ladrones?'' spawned the Arabian-styled single "Ojos Así" ("Eyes Like Yours"), which became a hit and was deemed the "signature track" of the album.〔 American singer Gloria Estefan, whose husband Emilio Estefan was managing Shakira at that time, felt that Shakira had the potential to crossover into the mainstream pop industry. However, Shakira was initially hesitant to record songs in English as it was not her first language, so Estefan offered to translate "Ojos Así" into English in order to show her that "it could translate well."〔 Shakira then began translating the song herself and showed it to Estefan, who responded "Quite honestly, I can't do this better!."〔 As Shakira wanted to have full control over her recordings, she decided to learn English better to enable her to write her own songs.〔 Wanting to "find a way to express my ideas and my feelings, my day-to-day stories in English", Shakira bought rhyming dictionaries, started analysing the lyrics of songs by Bob Dylan, reading poetry and the work of authors like Leonard Cohen and Walt Whitman and took English lessons from a private tutor. "Objection (Tango)" became the first song Shakira wrote in English and in an interview with ''Faze'', she talked about the writing process of the song, saying "I prayed and asked God to send me a good song today, and I remember I started writing the song ((Tango)' ) a couple of hours after. I wrote the music and lyrics at the same time, and when that happens it's really magical to me."〔 Shakira also wrote and recorded a Spanish-version of the song entitled "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)".〔 "Objection (Tango)" was released as the third single from ''Laundry Service'' in a promotional CD single format on 6 July 2002. It was later released on 27 August as a CD single featuring the previous single from the album "Underneath Your Clothes" as the B side.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/objection-tango-mw0000980540 )〕 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「Objection (Tango)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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