She Wolf has been playing on our airwaves for quite some time now and we’ve all been panting with and over Shakira every time, both in Spanish and in English.

Although the song is fun to play and howl with, you’d be surprised to know that it’s not just a mindless tune and that there is actually much more to the song – a profound meaning, for one.

“The She Wolf is not only me, it’s the woman of our time,” explained Shakira in her backstage interview with Walmart Soundcheck. “It’s about defending those individual liberties that belong to all of us.

“She defends her deepest desires with teeth and claws like a wild animal,” she added in a separate interview with Radio 1.

The song went just as wild on the charts. The single saw a chart-topping US debut with nearly a million singles sold, topping the iTunes singles chart and making it number one on the hot single sales chart.

The video for She Wolf has been sweeping the world, debuting at number one on iTunes and MTV, remaining
the number two selling video on iTunes. To date, Shakira has had over 35 million

YouTube views since the She Wolf video debuted at the end of July, making it one of the biggest videos of the year!

The song represents the feel of the whole She Wolf album, where we see Shakira shift from her staple Latin pop and pop-rock to electro pop while also exploring dance.

Fans of Shakira can all shake their hips all the way to the music stores now that her latest album She Wolf is officially released today.

The highly anticipated new album, featuring songs like Did It Again, Gypsy and of course, the hit She Wolf which Shakira both co-wrote and co-produced, marks Shakira’s third English-language release.

She Wolf was recorded in the Bahamas. Shakira worked closely with the likes of artiste/producer Pharrell Williams, Santigold producer John Hill, The Neptunes and Wyclef Jean, who was involved in producing her previous worldwide hit Hips Don’t Lie.

So you call yourself a diehard Shakira fan? Then you should know a lot about the she wolf herself. Here’s a little update on the howling one:

Internationally, She Wolf has already proven to be a smash, nabbing a recent nomination for Best Video at the European MTV Video Awards and remains number one in seven countries and Top 5 in 14 countries, including the UK, Ireland, Mexico, Germany, Argentina, Colombia and Chile.

● boasts a string of chart-topping hits in both English and Spanish and sales of over 50 million records. Her last project, Oral Fixation Volumes 1&2, has sold in excess of eight million albums worldwide with the singles La Tortura and Hips Don’t Lie having earned over 10 million digital downloads.

● She Wolf features a predominantly English track list with a follow-up album of new and unique repertoire in Spanish to come in 2010.

● Shakira is heading to the small screen. She has landed a cameo role on the TV hit Ugly Betty, playing herself in an episode of the show.

● The singer sparked a nose job rumour after admitting that she visited a surgeon because she was unhappy with the size of her nose, reports younghollywood.com. She laughed off reports, as posted on her Twitter.com homepage: “So many things going on in the world and yet some invent stories about me getting a nose job! Why would a she wolf want a smaller nose?”

● Superstar was revealed as the latest in the line-up of performers at this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs), along with The Foo Fighters, Asia Argento, Backstreet Boys, Jean Reno, Juliette Lewis, Miranda Cosgrove, Monica Bellucci, Green Day, Leona Lewis and Tokio Hotel. Added Shakira: “I am very excited to perform at this year’s EMAs in Berlin. Every time I perform at the I have such a great time. I can’t wait to see you all in Berlin on November 5th!”

● is currently dating Antonio de la Rúa, the son of then Argentinian president Fernando de la Rúa. In March 2001, he proposed to her. They remain engaged till today.