Jennifer Schaffer from Stanford Daily also enjoyed it, saying: "Shakira tells us to “dance or die” in “Loca”. The song, which is heavily influenced by Merengue, has a catchy and vibrant vibe that makes it a perfect song for a party night. While Shakira lures in her man with 'Loca's hypnotic chorus, British rapper Dizzee Rascal delivers a notable rap interlude, affirming that he is, in fact, enraptured by a "crazy girl"." Monica Herrara from Billboard said that "Shakira places more emphasis on tropical music with her new single, "Loca", which opens with a throbbing, slow-burn merengue beat over which she seductively whispers a stark ultimatum: "Dance or die." The strengths of her most recent work aren't discarded completely, though." The Sun Daily said that "Recorded in the Dominican Republic, Shakira brings her signature fusion of musical identities to this production of Loca by blending the horn-heavy elements of merengue with a synthesis of techno percussions laid out to a dance back beat." Carlos Quintana from has said, positively, that: "This hit became even bigger with the irreverent video Shakira shot in Barcelona. Sara D Anderson from Aol Radio Blog said that the song is with "horn-heavy merengue beats and techno dance percussion. I got into the whole reggaeton thing when it came out, so I always wanted to get around to something like that". It meant a lot." He continue "I'd like to be in that Spanish market. He added "You'd expect her to use an American rapper, but she chose me. "It's me doing something different man, on a merengue tip." Dizzee also talks to and said about collaboration that "She's a bit of a trendsetter - she does loads of different things on a major scale". About the collaboration Dizzee Rascal said that "I know it sounds a bit mad now, but you'll see it and see what's going on", he said. The song is heavily Latin influenced as it consists of contemporary merengue music with pop lyrics and rap over it. Shakira changed some instrumental melodies, gave the song a different beat and changed the lyrics. "Loca" is an interpretation of the artist El Cata's song "Loca Con Su Tiguere". In addition the single has also yet to be released in Australia. The releases were both cancelled and no explanation has been given since. The single is yet to be officially released in the United Kingdom, originally to be released digitally and as a CD single on 13 December 2010. It fared moderately well in the United States, becoming Shakira's ninth top forty hit and also Dizzee Rascal's first charting single there."Loca" has been sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. "Loca" became another big hit for Shakira in Latin America, Asia, Africa and many European countries, following the success of "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)". Dizzee Rascal stated that Shakira was the one who chose him to feature on the English version of the song, and that he was honored. The Spanish version of Loca was released on October 4, 2010. JS remixes of the English and Spanish versions was released to iTunes in some countries on September 10, 2010. The song premiered on radio on September 1, and later premiered on Shakira's official website. Two versions of the song were recorded, one in English, that features vocals from British rapper Dizzee Rascal, and one in Spanish that features vocals from El Cata. It was released as the lead single from her third bilingual and seventh studio album Sale el Sol. " Loca" ( English: "Crazy") is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. Shakira, Luis Fernando Ochoa, Josh Abraham, Oligee, El Cata, Gucci Vump, Jonathan Shakhovskoy Shakira, Luis Fernando Ochoa, Edward Bello, Armando Pérez Dylan Mills (English version only) Single by Shakira featuring Dizzee Rascal or El Cata
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