Rabiosa (song)

"Rabiosa"
Single by Shakira featuring El Cata or Pitbull
from the album Sale el Sol
Released	8 April 2011 (English version) 19 April 2011 (Spanish version)
Genre	Latin pop merengue EDM
Length	2:50
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Shakira Armando Pérez Edward Bello
Producer(s)	Shakira Luis Fernando Ochoa Josh Abraham Oligee El Cata Jim Jonsin
Shakira singles chronology
"Sale el Sol" (2011) "Rabiosa" (2011) "Antes de las Seis" (2011)
El Cata singles chronology
"Loca" (2010) "Rabiosa" (2011) "Wanna be Yours" (2011)
Pitbull singles chronology
"Give Me Everything" (2011) "Rabiosa" (2011) "Boomerang" (2011)
Music videos
"Rabiosa (Spanish)" on YouTube "Rabiosa (English)" on YouTube

"Rabiosa" (English: "Rabid") is a song by Dominican singer El Cata.^[1] It achieved mainstream success when Colombian singer Shakira covered it on her ninth studio album Sale el Sol. It was written by Armando Pérez, Edward Bello, and Shakira, and released by Epic Records as the third single from the album, on 8 April 2011. Two versions of the song exist; the English-language version, which features American artist Pitbull, and the Spanish-language version, which features El Cata. It is heavily influenced by merengue and dance music. Shakira and El Cata, or Pitbull, sing about each other's sex appeal in the song.

Upon its release, "Rabiosa" received generally favourable reviews from music critics, some of whom deemed it one of the strongest tracks on Sale el Sol. Commercially, the English version of the song became a worldwide success, peaking atop the record charts of Portugal and Spain, and reaching the top ten in ten additional countries. In the United States, it was successful on the Latin record charts and peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart. "Rabiosa" was certified double-platinum in Mexico and platinum in Italy and Spain.

An accompanying music video for the song was directed by Jaume de Laiguana and features Shakira enjoying herself in an underground party; scenes of her pole dancing are interspersed throughout the video. Critics were positive towards the video, and many noted its similarity to the music video of Shakira's 2009 single "She Wolf". The video went viral on video-sharing website YouTube two days after its release and was later marked "Vevo Certified" by joint venture music video website Vevo for reaching more than 100 million views.