"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 10 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]
A Japanese version, titled "Zoo (Kimi ga Iru kara)" (Zoo ~君がいるから~), by Dream Ami, the Japanese voice actress of Gazelle, was released on 19 December 2025 alongside a duet version by Shakira featuring Dream Ami.[4] Ami commented on the song: "I was really impressed by the rhythmic tune and Shakira's powerful vocals, and I thought it was the kind of song that would have you tapping your body to the rhythm before you even knew it!"[4]
"Zoo" is a bilingual song with most lyrics in English and some in Spanish.[6][8] Thematically, the song is centered around love, honoring diversity, and enjoying life.[8] The lyrics draw inspiration from the lively animal world of Zootopia: "We're wild and we can't be tamed".[5][6]
Reception
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."[8] 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."[9]
Chart performance
In the United States, the song debuted at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 which marks Shakira's 30th entry on the chart.[9]
Music video
The music video for "Zoo" was previewed at a show of Shakira's Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour in Quito, Ecuador.[5] 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.[10][9] Shakira's outfits in the video are also inspired by Zootopia,[11] including wearing gazelle horns.[12] 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.[12]
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