La Bicicleta

Shakira, Carlos Vives

About La Bicicleta

"La Bicicleta" (English: "The Bicycle") is a song by Colombian singers Carlos Vives and Shakira from Vives' fifteenth studio album Vives (2017) and is also included as an album track on Shakira's eleventh studio album El Dorado (2017). The song was written by both singers, and produced by Andrés Castro and it marks Shakira's first collaboration with a fellow Colombian artist. "La Bicicleta" was intended to be representative of both singers' homelands musical styles in Colombia. It is a song with a mixture of various musical elements - vallenato, pop and cumbia and instrumentally, it features indigenous Colombian wind instruments and accordions. Lyrically, it is a nostalgic song, describing the duo's excursion on bikes to places of their childhood. Music critics reviewed the song positively, praising it for its catchiness and inclusion of various Colombian music elements. The song won two Latin Grammy Awards at the 17th Latin Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Upon its release, the single managed to peak within the top ten on numerous Billboard Latin charts, including No. 2 on the Hot Latin Songs and one on Latin Pop Airplay. A music video for "La Bicicleta" was filmed on 19 May 2016 in Barranquilla and Santa Marta under the direction of Jaume de Laiguana. The clip premiered on 8 July 2016 and it features Shakira and Vives traveling with bikes along the Caribbean coast of Colombia, visiting their hometowns Santa Marta and Barranquilla and engaging with locals in dance battles. Upon its release it was positively received by critics due to its playful nature and accurate representation of Colombian culture. The visual received the Video of the Year award at the Premio lo Nuestro in 2017. A remix version of "La Bicicleta" featuring new verses sung by Colombian singer Maluma was uploaded online on 19 August 2016. 


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Nada voy a hacer 
Rebuscando en las heridas del pasado 
No voy a perder 
Yo no quiero ser un tipo de otro lado 

A tu manera, descomplicado 
En una bici que te lleve a todos lados 
Un vallenato desesperado 
Una cartica que yo guardo donde te escribí 
Que te sueño y que te quiero tanto 
Que hace rato está mi corazón 
Latiendo por ti, latiendo por ti 
La que yo guardo donde te escribí 
Que te sueño y que te quiero tanto 
Que hace rato está mi corazón 
Latiendo por ti, latiendo por ti 

Puedo ser feliz 
Caminando relajada entre la gente 
Yo te quiero así 
Y me gustas porque eres diferente 

A mi manera, despelucado 
En una bici que me lleva a todos lados 
Un vallenato desesperado 
Una cartica que yo guardo donde te escribí 
Que te sueño y que te quiero tanto 
Que hace rato está mi corazón 
Latiendo por ti, latiendo por ti 
La que yo guardo donde te escribí 
Que te sueño y que te quiero tanto 
Que hace rato está mi corazón 
Latiendo por ti, latiendo por ti 

Ella es la favorita, la que canta en la zona 
Se mueve en su cadera como un barco en las olas 
Tiene los pies descalzos como un niño que adora 
Y sus cabellos largos son un sol que te antoja 
Le gusta que le digan que es la niña, la lola 
Le gusta que la miren cuando ella baila sola 
Le gusta más la casa, que no pasen las horas 
Le gusta Barranquilla, le gusta Barcelona 

Lleva, llévame en tu bicicleta 
Óyeme, Carlos, llévame en tu bicicleta 
Quiero que recorramos juntos esa zona 
Desde Santa Marta hasta La Arenosa 
Lleva, llévame en tu bicicleta 
Pa' que juguemos bola 'e trapo allá en Chancleta 
Que si a Pique algún día le muestras el Tayrona 
Después no querrá irse pa' Barcelona 

A mi manera, descomplicado 
En una bici que me lleva a todos lados 
Un vallenato desesperado 
Una cartica que yo guardo donde te escribí 
Que te sueño y que te quiero tanto 
Que hace rato está mi corazón 
Latiendo por ti, latiendo por ti 
La que yo guardo donde te escribí 
Que te sueño y que te quiero tanto 
Que hace rato está mi corazón 
Latiendo por ti, latiendo por ti 

Lleva, llévame en tu bicicleta 
Óyeme, Carlos, llévame en tu bicicleta 
Que sí a Pique algún día le muestras el Tayrona 
Después no querrá irse pa' Barcelona 
Lleva, llévame en tu bicicleta 
Óyeme, Carlos, llévame en tu bicicleta 
Que si a mi Pique tú le muestras el Tayrona 
Después no querrá irse pa' Barcelona

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Carlos Vives

Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961 in Santa Marta, Magdalena) is a Grammy Award and three-time Latin Grammy Award winning-Colombian singer, composer and actor. more »

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Written by: Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, Carlos Alberto Vives, Andres Eduardo Castro

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10 facts about this song

Collaboration
"La Bicicleta" is a collaboration between two world-famous Colombian recording artists, Carlos Vives and Shakira. This marked their first musical project together.
Popular Genre
The song is a vallenato-reggaeton track, which are both very popular music genres in South America.
Release Information
"La Bicicleta" was released on May 27, 2016, and is a single from Carlos Vives's fifteenth studio album, "Vives" (2017).
Awards
The song won several awards, including the Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year and Record of the Year at the 17th Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2016.
Music Video
The video for "La Bicicleta" was shot in Carlos Vives and Shakira's hometowns of Santa Marta and Barranquilla respectively. It showcases Colombian culture, landscapes, and soccer – a popular sport in Colombia.
Commercial Success
The song was a commercial success, reaching number one in multiple countries including Spain and Mexico. It also topped the US Billboard's Latin Songs chart.
Controversy
In 2017, Vives and Shakira faced accusations of plagiarism for "La Bicicleta". A Cuban musician named Livan Rafael Castellanos claimed that the song's melody and lyrics were partly copied from his 1997 track "Yo te quiero tanto". However, a Spanish court dismissed the case in 2018, stating that there was no plagiarism.
Lyrics
The lyrics of "La Bicicleta" portray a story of a bike ride through the city, highlighting the culture and breathtaking scenery of Colombia. The locations mentioned in the song include Martinete, a beach town in the Magdalena department and La Arenosa, a colloquial term for the city of Barranquilla.
Live Performances
Carlos Vives and Shakira performed "La Bicicleta" live together for the first time at the 2016 Estadio El Campín in Bogotá, Colombia.
Chart Performance
"La Bicicleta" debuted on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart at number 11 and eventually reached the number one position, marking Shakira's eleventh and Vives' second number one on the chart.

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