Shakira on her second Wyclef duet
Tuesday November 24 2009
Shakira has said she and Wyclef Jean felt under pressure to make sure their new duet was as good as their smash hit Hips Don't Lie.
The Colombian songstress has another duet with Wyclef, called King And Queen, on her new album She Wolf.
She said: "I knew that it would be difficult to do a song at least of the same genre as Hips Don't Lie and make it big as that one."
She went on: "I think when you're in front of a song the size of what Hips Don't Lie meant to both of us, it's really hard. The parameters are so high and there's no way to fulfil the expectation... Instead of trying to repeat the same formula, which No. 1 could be very boring, and two, it would be an impossible task. We weren't thinking about Hips Don't Lie, we were thinking about having a good time."
The singer added that she thinks the song is one of the best on the album.
She said: "I feel like it's a little jewel in the album. I like the sound - it's smooth and sexy at the same time. Also, it's got a little fantasy in it."
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