HeWolf Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 (edited) 1. Mainstream Hit in India and South Asia - CHECK ✔️ 2. Mainstream Hit in China and East Asia - CHECK ✔️ 3. Mainstream hit in Sub-saharan Africa - CHECK ✔️ 4. Mainstream Hit in Hispanic Latin America and Brazil - CHECK ✔️ 5. Mainstream Hit in the Middle East and North Africa - CHECK ✔️ 6. Mainstream Hit in Russia and Central Asia - CHECK ✔️ 7. Mainstream hit in the US, Europe and the rest of the western world - CHECK ✔️ - - - I mean, which other female (apart from perhaps Shakira with Whenever Wherever and Hips Dont Lie) has a song who can pass all seven checks in such a mainstream, culturally impactful and timeless manner? Edited December 2, 2022 by HeWolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
State of Grace. Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Lowkey yes. I wanna go back to 2010 and experience it all over again. And the fact that she has Hips Don't Lie too which is up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonnie Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 I'll never forget the excitement surrounding the drop of this song. Brought world unity for a while when she dropped this song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockStarShit101 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 3 minutes ago, lonnie said: I'll never forget the excitement surrounding the drop of this song. Brought world unity for a while when she dropped this song a real global hit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightOfAllRealms Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 True Camila's senorita comes close i guess, it was big in Asia too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinderellaboy Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWolf Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share Posted December 2, 2022 6 minutes ago, State of Grace. said: And the fact that she has Hips Don't Lie too which is up there. Im afraid Whenever Wherever passess all the checks too, it just gets outshined cause the other two are just too big Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugarysunflower Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 It was NOT a mainstream hit in the U.K. and USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vale9001 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 (edited) Shakira is not the only artist with people dancing at her songs all around the world lol What is this thread about? Edited December 2, 2022 by vale9001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWolf Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share Posted December 2, 2022 1 minute ago, KnightOfAllRealms said: True Camila's senorita comes close i guess, it was big in Asia too I doubt people of all ages in places like Africa, China, India or the middle east who dont follow western media even heard any Camila song before in their lives. So NO, It does not come even remotely close. It's real global impact we're discussing here. Did you even read the op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWolf Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share Posted December 2, 2022 1 minute ago, vale9001 said: Shakira is not the only artist with people dancing at her songs all around the world lol What is this thread about? Can you name a female song released this century that was more global than Waka Waka? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riot Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudy Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Yes and so happy it was the sountrack of my country winning its first wc. Iconic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket0212 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 I'm not sure but I love these stereotypical gifs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riot Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 5 minutes ago, sugarysunflower said: It was NOT a mainstream hit in the U.K. and USA United Kingdom (BPI)[167] Platinum 600,000 United States (RIAA)[68] Platinum 1,763,000[69] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWolf Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share Posted December 2, 2022 8 minutes ago, sugarysunflower said: It was NOT a mainstream hit in the U.K. and USA USA - 5xPlatinum Elegible UK - 1.1 Million Units How is that not considered mainstream? You mean because it was not frontloaded with a high peak just to fall into oblivion after a few weeks like the 95% of songs that chart in the top 10? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delirious Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 (edited) it wasnt a hit in japan or south korea tho or australia or new zealand for that matter Edited December 2, 2022 by Delirious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonver Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 yes, i cant name any song more global tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonnie Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 17 minutes ago, RockStarShit101 said: a real global hit! Exactly! The joy it spread throughout the world. Those chants in the intro, goosebumps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockStarShit101 Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, Jonver said: yes, i cant name any song more global tbh Gangnam Style comes to mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NausAllien Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 I sure hope it's not. It's horrendous. The worst song she's ever recorded, not to mention all the plagiarism accusations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtherealCat Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 the closest weve come to world peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEEKND Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Well futbol is the most global sport on earth so. but yeah that was truly a moment. World peace was had for a hot minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcylcy Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Shake it off Firework Bad Romance just to name a few Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunCoric Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Poker face is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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