She Wolf
by Shakira
  • Record Label: Epic
  • Release Date: Nov 23, 2009
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. The Guardian
    60
    Unique--and not bad, either.
  2. Dot Music
    60
    Ultimately, the list of collaborators on She Wolf may be an impressive roll call, but perhaps Shakira would do better in listening to her own instincts than that of others.
  3. Hot Press
    60
    Howling good fun from Lupine superstar.
  5. Slant Magazine
    60
    Timbaland and Lil Wayne are brought in for second single 'Give It Up to Me,' a last-minute effort to insure that She Wolf will be more appealing to U.S. audiences, but the track is none of the participating parties' best moments, and it's unlikely to save a project that, like the loba herself, has a bit of an identity problem.
  6. Billboard.com
    60
    The result is certainly more adventurous than anything from her peers, if a little forced.
  7. PopMatters
    50
    She Wolf splits down the middle pretty easily, half the tracks exuding a wry sexuality and a retro-rocking stylistic template while the other half dabble with already-passed production fads and remarkably incoherent metaphors.
  8. The New York Times
    40
    It’s so undercooked and overwritten--with wan wolf howls and lines about being treated like a coffee machine in an office--that it reaches a special class of fascinating-awful.

Awards & Rankings

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#21 Most Discussed Album of 2009
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#36 Most Shared Album of 2009

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User Score
5.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 298 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 144 out of 298
  2. Mixed: 84 out of 298
  3. Negative: 70 out of 298
  1. MattR
    Nov 24, 2009
    10
    An amazing mix of sounds, influences, and styles that takes you around the world in 50 minutes. This record is destined to be a classic in An amazing mix of sounds, influences, and styles that takes you around the world in 50 minutes. This record is destined to be a classic in Shakira's repertoire, if not in all of pop music in general.… Full Review »
  2. infsai
    Apr 30, 2020
    5
    I've heard "She Wolf" song when I was 5, so it's very nostalgic to me - recently I decided to hear whole album, however...it turned out to beI've heard "She Wolf" song when I was 5, so it's very nostalgic to me - recently I decided to hear whole album, however...it turned out to be really mellow/slow to me. After few songs I just got lost, and I couldn't connect with tracks. "She Wolf" is really amazing song, and I'm not saying it only because of memories, but because it got really great hook and Shakira's vocals are here amazing. "Give It Up To Me" is definitively outstanding track for Shakira, however when we compare it to other Timbaland-produced songs, it sounds completely the same. "Did It Again" and "Long Time" are okay. When I heard first 40 seconds of "Why Wait" I really seem it as a good track, however its chorus killed it...it's too slow for me. "Good Staff" and "Men in This Town" are tolerable, when "Gypsy" has some good moments, but it's lacking something. "Spy" is really weird to me, when "Mon Amour" has the same problem as "Why Wait" - strong intro, slow vocals. :v
    I really hoped that this album would be good, but it isn't. :v    … Full Review »
  3. glacier777
    Dec 9, 2011
    7
    She shows off her great voice in this must have album for any Shakirs fans. I love the latino fusions. Some of the album does sound the sameShe shows off her great voice in this must have album for any Shakirs fans. I love the latino fusions. Some of the album does sound the same though. She wolf is ovbiously great but I think that men in this town is the stand-out track.… Full Review »
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