Nassau (song)

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"Nassau"
Song by Shakira
from the album Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran
ReleasedMarch 22, 2024 (2024-03-22)
Genre Afrobeat
Length2:36
Label Sony Music Latin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Tainy
  • Albert Hype
  • The Roommates
  • Shakira
Audio video
"Nassau" on YouTube

"Nassau" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. The song was released on 22 March 2024 as a part of Shakira's twelfth studio album Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran .

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Background and release

"Nassau" was first revealed on 29 February 2024, when Shakira unveiled the tracklist of her next album Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran . [1] Shakira reflected on the album creation process as an "alchemical process" of "rebuilding herself": "My tears became diamonds and my vulnerability became resilience." [2] [3] On 5 March 2024, Shakira published a preview of "Nassau" on her official social media platforms with pictures of her being on a beach. [4] She described the song as "her take on afrobeat". [4] The preview included lyrics about someone healing wounds of love when she wasn't open to relationships. [5] [6]

The lyrics of "Nassau" having a sharp contrast with Shakira's previous singles like "Monotonía", "Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53", "Copa Vacía" and "TQG" about her break-up with Gerard Piqué sparked rumors about Shakira teasing a new romance and being in love again. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] The preview of "Nassau" was met with enthusiasm for its genre and danceability, with Cristopher Johnson from WEBC Radio describing it as an "afrobeat that we will get tired of singing and dancing to this spring in our trusted nightclubs", [3] and Alina Maldonado from Los 40 portraying it as an "afrobeat we’ll be singing and dancing to endlessly this spring". [9]

Reception

Pablo Gil from El Mundo called the song 'chill', noting its lyrics about "love and desire". [12] Billboard's writers highlighted the song's "soothing tropical melody" and reflected on the song possibly being a sequel to Shakira's single "Monotonía" due to both songs having lyrics about her locked heart. [13] Suzy Exposito from Rolling Stone emphasized on the song's "haunted tropical feel". [14] Thania Garcia from Variety depicted how Shakira's "star power shines through the most" on "Nassau", detailing how she "appears more confident than ever". [15] María Porcel from El País described it as "a light song to a new love with which to get lost 'on an island without a signal'". [16]

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