MTV Unplugged (Shakira album)

MTV Unplugged
Live album by Shakira
Released	29 February 2000 (2000-02-29)
Recorded	12 August 1999
Venue	Manhattan Center Studios (Manhattan, New York City, United States)
Genre	Latin pop acoustic rock
Length	50:41
Language	Spanish
Label	Sony Music Colombia [1]
Producer	Tim Mitchell Emilio Estefan
Shakira chronology
Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998) MTV Unplugged (2000) Laundry Service (2001)
Shakira video chronology
MTV Unplugged (2002) Live & off the Record (2004)

MTV Unplugged – CD (2000)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Octavo Día"	Lester Mendez Shakira	6:21
2.	"Si Te Vas"	Luis Fernando Ochoa Shakira	3:40
3.	"Dónde Están Los Ladrones?"	Ochoa Shakira	3:32
4.	"Moscas En La Casa"	Shakira	3:52
5.	"Ciega, Sordomuda"	Estefano Salgado Shakira	4:09
6.	"Inevitable"	Ochoa Shakira	3:39
7.	"Estoy Aquí"	Ochoa Shakira	4:58
8.	"Tú"	Dillon O'Brien Shakira	5:22
9.	"Sombra De Ti"	Ochoa Shakira	4:07
10.	"No Creo"	Ochoa Shakira	4:08
11.	"Ojos Así"	Javier Garza Pedro Flores Shakira	6:50
Total length:			50:41

MTV Unplugged – DVD (2002)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Octavo Día"	5:35
2.	"Si Te Vas"	4:00
3.	"Dónde Están Los Ladrones?"	3:29
4.	"Ciega, Sordomuda"	4:14
5.	"Inevitable"	3:52
6.	"Moscas En La Casa"	3:55
7.	"Estoy Aquí"	4:56
8.	"Tú"	5:05
9.	"Sombra De Ti"	4:07
10.	"No Creo"	4:05
11.	"Ojos Así"	6:40
Total length:		49:58

Bonus features

1. Timeline
2. Albums
3. Photo Gallery
4. Making Of (½ hour program)

Personnel

• Shakira - Producer, songwriter, arranger, lead vocals, harmonica, guitar
• Emilio Estefan Jr. - Executive producer
• Tim Mitchell - Producer, arranger, guitar
• Sean Murphy - Producer
• Marcello Anez - Engineer
• Adam Blackburn - Engineer
• Scott Canto - Engineer
• Sebastian Krys - Engineer
• Mauricio Guerrero - Mixer
• Eric Schilling - Mixer
• Tony Blanc - Mixing assistant
• Steve Penny - Mixing assistant
• Maurizio Teilla - Mixing assistant
• Bob Ludwig - Mastering
• George Noreiga - Guitar, backing vocals
• Donna Allen - Backing vocals
• Rita Quintero - Backing vocals
• Luis Fernando Ochoa - Guitar, arranger
• Ben Peeler - Lap steel guitar, mandolin, dobro, bazouki
• Pedro Alfonso - Violin
• Albert Menendez - Piano
• Ricardo Suarez - Bass guitar
• Brendan Buckley - Drums, percussion
• Ebenezer da Silva - percussions
• Myriam Eli - percussions
• Los Mora Arriaga - Mariachi Band on "Ciega, Sordomuda"

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Austria Top 75 [12]	55
Colombia (Notimex) [13]	3
Netherlands Top 100 [14]	81
Germany Top 100	9
Mexico Top 100	1
US Billboard 200 [15]	124
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [16]	1
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard) [17]	1
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard) [18]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [19]	Platinum	60,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [20]	Gold	100,000*
Germany (BVMI) [21] Video Longform	Gold	25,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON) [22]	3× Platinum	450,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [23] DVD	Gold	10,000^
United States (RIAA) [24]	4× Platinum (Latin)	400,000^
United States (RIAA) [25] Video Longform	Gold	50,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Accolades

Year	Category	Title	Result
2000	Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year	MTV Unplugged	Nominated
	Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album		Nominated
2001	Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album	MTV Unplugged	Won
2001	Lo Nuestro Award for Rock Album of the Year	MTV Unplugged	Won

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