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| Single by Shakira | ||||
| from the album Zootopia 2 | ||||
| Released | 10 October 2025 | |||
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| Length | 3:10 | |||
| Label | Walt Disney | |||
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"Zoo" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. It was recorded from the 2025 film Zootopia 2 , where Shakira voice acts as a pop star character named Gazelle. The song was released on 20 October 2025 and the music video premiered on 12 November 2025.
Shakira voice acted on the first Zootopia (2016) as the pop star character Gazelle and recorded the hit song "Try Everything" for the film. [1] In 2025, she returned to her role as Gazelle to voice act in the sequel Zootopia 2 . [2] The song "Zoo" was released on 10 October 2025 as a digital single, with a physical 7" vinyl single being released in November. [3]
"Zoo" is an upbeat pop song [4] that combines natural and modern Latin tropical sounds and champeta with urban pop touches. [2] [5] [6] The instrumental features rhythmic Latin-style percussion and chords played on an electric guitar. [7] [8] The song has been compared to Shakira's 2010 single "Waka Waka" for its intro and percussion. [7]
"Zoo" is a bilingual song with most lyrics in English and some in Spanish. [5] [7] Thematically, the song is centered around love, honoring diversity, and enjoying life. [7] The lyrics draw inspiration from the lively animal world of Zootopia: "We're wild and we can't be tamed". [4] [5]
Jeanette Hernandez from Remezcla hailed "Zoo" being "an earworm, with a catchy and repetitive “a zoo, ooh-ooh” line that will stick to your brain." [7] Sebastien Barbolla from Pop Cultr commented that the song's "rhythmic production" and "precision choreography" make it stand out in the modern music landscape, called it "a likely chart contender and a key pop moment for the final months of the year" while praising Shakira's "instinct for reinvention and her ability to make major cultural partnerships feel effortless and natural." [8]
The music video for "Zoo" was previewed at a show of Shakira's Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour in Quito, Ecuador. [4] Directed by Hannah Lux Davis, the richly detailed video features Shakira and Zootopia characters in several locations featured on Zootopia 2: she climbs up a cliff, travels in a train, and performs in a gala. [9] [8] Shakira's outfits in the video are also inspired by Zootopia, [10] including wearing gazelle horns. [11] Kenneth Triviño from Ecuavisa called the video a "visual and cultural feast", calling the horns "a clear and elegant nod to her Lebanese roots" as gazelles live in the Middle East. [11]
| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
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| Central America Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino) [12] | 7 |
| Chile Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino) [13] | 15 |
| Costa Rica Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino) [14] | 9 |
| Dominican Republic Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino) [15] | 17 |
| Ecuador Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino) [16] | 4 |
| Guatemala Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino) [17] | 4 |
| Japan (Japan Hot 100) [18] | 82 |
| Japan Hot Animation ( Billboard Japan ) [19] | 16 |
| Latin America Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino) [20] | 11 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [21] | 18 |
| Panama Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino) [22] | 14 |
| Peru Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino) [23] | 4 |
| South Korea (Circle) [24] | 116 |
| Uruguay Anglo Airplay (Monitor Latino) [25] | 4 |
| Venezuela Airplay (Monitor Latino) [26] | 20 |
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