Shakira’s new record in which she ridiculed her former partner Gerard Piqué has logged more than 63 million YouTube views in 24 hours, making it the most-watched new Latin song in the video platform’s history.
Shakira and Piqué, who played for Barcelona, Manchester United, and the Spanish national team, separated last year after more than a decade after birthing two children.
The former center-back, 35, has since begun a relationship with a 23-year-old woman, Clara Chía.
In the diss track, a collaboration with the Argentine producer and DJ Bizarrap, Shakira, 45, sings: “I’m worth two 22-year-olds,” adding: “You swapped a Ferrari for a [Renault] Twingo/You swapped a Rolex for a Casio.”
The singer also noted: “a she-wolf like me isn’t for rookies” … “I was out of your league, which is why you’re with someone just like you”, and she suggests her gym-loving ex should spend a little time training his brain, too.
As well as punning references to Piqué and his new girlfriend, Shakira mentioned her mother-in-law, the media, and her ongoing problems with the Spanish revenue authorities, who claimed she failed to pay €14.5m in taxes.
“You left me with my mother-in-law as a neighbour, with the press at my door and a debt to the taxman,” she sang.
So far, the song had racked up more than 63.5m views on YouTube, becoming the most-watched new Latin music video in the platform’s history and making headlines around the world.