Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos
1996 song by Shakira
"Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos" (English: Bare Feet, White Dreams) is the third single from Shakira's third studio album Pies Descalzos (1996). Written and composed by her, "Pies Descalzos, Sueños Blancos" talks about all the rules that the human race has invented since Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit. It is a social satire in both the lyrics and the music video. The song was performed in the Shakira's Oral Fixation Tour (2006-2007) and Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour (2025), and there is a Portuguese version called "Pés Descalços".
Background and composition
In 1990, a thirteen-year-old Shakira signed a recording contract with Sony Music Colombia and released her debut studio album Magia in 1991, which largely consisted of tracks she had written since she was eight years old. Commercially, the project struggled, selling an underwhelming 1,200 copies in her native Colombia. Her follow-up record Peligro was released in 1993, and suffered a similar failure. Consequently, Shakira took a two-year hiatus, allowing her to complete her high school education.
Looking to revive her struggling career, Shakira released her first major-label studio album Pies Descalzos in 1995 by Sony Music Colombia. Assuming a prominent position in its production, she co-wrote and co-produced each of the eleven tracks included on the record.
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