"Don't Bother"
Single by Shakira
from the album Oral Fixation Vol. 2
Released	2005
Format	Digital download Airplay
Genre	Pop-rock
Length	4:16
Label	Epic Records
Writer(s)	Shakira Scott Spock Lauren Christy Graham Edwards
Producer(s)	Shakira Lester Méndez
Peak chart positions
#1 (Colombia, Argentina) #3 (Poland, Romania) #4 (Finland, Hungary, The Netherlands) #5 (Italy, United World Chart) #6 (Austria) #7 (Germany, Czech Republic) #8 (Switzerland) #9 (UK, Russia) #18 (Spain, Mexico) #28 (Ireland) #30 (Australia) #41 (Brazil) #42 (USA Hot 100) #24 (Pop 100) #25 (Top 40 Mainstream)
Shakira singles chronology
"No" (2005)	"Don't Bother" (2005)	"Día de Enero" (2006)
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Song information

The lyrics of the song is about a woman who has been left by her boyfriend, who now is with another that is almost unbelievably good in all aspects. The one aspect where she feels she is perhaps better is the way in which she touches him. She tells him not to bother if he hurt her feelings, because she will not be crying for him; instead, she will move on with her own life.

Release

The song was officially released on AOL Music First Listen Session on October 9 and was available to radio stations on October 11, 2005. iTunes and other digital music stores have the single available for download since October 18. Screenshot of AOL.com AOL LLC (formerly America Online, Inc. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The correct title of this article is . ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years). ...

Music video

Shakira in the "Don't Bother" video playing her pink guitar.

The music video for the song, directed by the visual artist Jaume de Laiguana, premiered on MTV's Making the Video on October 27. The music video for the song shows Shakira's boyfriend returning at her home early in the morning (which insinuates that he was with another woman), and laying down to sleep. When he sleeps, Shakira picks up his car keys and drives it to a scrap heap. When she gets there she starts destroying his car, doing a "voodoo" on him using his car. Everything she does to his car is reflected on his body. Another vignette shows her laying on his body. Image File history File links Shakira_Dont_bother. ... Image File history File links Shakira_Dont_bother. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Jaume de Laiguana is a Spanish director from Barcelona, born on June 14, 1966. ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network headquartered in New York City. ... Making the Video is an MTV show, consisting of half-hour episodes, which chronicles the process of filming various music videos. ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... Voodoo (Vodou, Vodoun, Vudu, or Vudun in Benin, Togo, southeastern Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Senegal; also Vodou in Haiti) is a name attributed to a traditionally unwritten West African spiritual system of faith and ritual practices. ...

The music video for "Don't Bother" is perhaps Shakira's most sensual, - along with the video for "La Tortura" -; the actor who portraits Shakira's boyfriend is shirtless on most of the duration of the music video, Shakira is shown in the shower with him (both with clothes on) wearing a low-cut nightgown, later committing an act of wanton vandalism. (English: The Torture) is a pop song with reggaeton influences performed by singers Shakira and Alejandro Sanz. ... Pink chiffon nightie A nightgown (also called a nightdress) is a loosely hanging item of nightwear nowadays solely for women, Its length may vary from hip-length (babydoll) to floor-length (peignoir) but is typically knee-length. ...

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The car is not actually crushed, a 1967 Ford Mustang, was destroyed in the car-crush scene, dressed up in fibreglass to look like the boyfriend's car. The Ford Mustang is an automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company, originally based on the Ford Falcon compact. ...

The pink guitar played by Shakira in the video was custom made by Hamer Guitars. It is a Hamer Special Korina Jr. model with a Seymour Duncan SP-90 soapbar pickup. Hamer Guitars is a guitar manufacturing company founded by Jol Dantzig and business partner Paul Hamer in 1973. ...

Chart performance

"Don't Bother" debuted at #74 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The next week, it fell out of the chart for a week and re-entered the chart at #81 the following week. The song reached it's peak postion three weeks later at #42 which is OK, but it did not lead Oral Fixation Vol. 2 in the right path for success like "Whenever, Wherever" did for Laundry Service. Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Oral Fixation Vol. ... Whenever, Wherever is a latin pop song written by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her first English album, Laundry Service (2001). ... Laundry Service is a Latin Grammy-winning album by Shakira, released in 2001. ...

A lot of critics thought Don't Bother was going to be her first number one hit in states (a feat later accomplished by "Hips Don't Lie"). Hips Dont Lie is a Grammy Award-nominated Latin pop song performed by Colombian singer Shakira and Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean. ...

In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at #9 but fell off the UK Singles Chart quickly. The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ...

In Australia it debuted at #30, staying on the chart for nine weeks.

In Finland it debuted at #4, but the next week fell off completely off the chart.

On the United World Chart it peaked at #5 and had longevity on the chart until "Hips Don't Lie" debuted on the chart in April 2006. The United World Charts current number-one single, The Sweet Escape. The United World Charts current number-one album, Cant Buy My Love. ... Hips Dont Lie is a Grammy Award-nominated Latin pop song performed by Colombian singer Shakira and Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean. ... April 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Marcos Pontes, Brazils first astronaut, reaches the International Space Station. ...

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