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"Underneath Your Clothes" was the second English Language Single released from '' Laundry Service '' ( 2001 ), the first English album by Colombian Singer-songwriter Shakira . To date, "Underneath Your Clothes" is Shakira's 3rd most famous solo single worldwide, behind only " Whenever, Wherever " ( 2001 )and " Hips Don't Lie " ( 2006 ) . SONG INFORMATION "Underneath Your Clothes" is a Love Song with lyrics by Shakira and music by her and Lester Mendez . It tells the story of an unconditional love that a woman has over her boyfriend, which is referenced in the lyrics. MUSIC VIDEO The Music Video for "Underneath Your Clothes" was Directed by American Photographer Herb Ritts and it was the last he directed before his death. It starts with a Black-and-white scene of a reporter asking Shakira how she feels about crossing over into the English-speaking music market, and the singer, ironically, answers him in Spanish . Then, scenes of the singer performing the song live with her band and passionately hugging her boyfriend (played by her real-life fiancé Antonio De La Rúa ) are shown. "Underneath Your Clothes" was the second (and as of 2007 , last) video by Shakira to retire on MTV 's '' TRL '' on May 14 , 2002 , when it was at #3 on the countdown. OTHER VERSIONS AND LIVE PERFORMANCES
CHART SUCCESS At the time of its release, "Underneath Your Clothes" became an instant hit for Shakira, reaching the Top 10 in the majority of charts that it entered, and continued her success on the International scale, after " Whenever, Wherever ". In the U.S., "Underneath your clothes" reached #9 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 , becoming Shakira's second Top Ten single. In addition to this, a remix of the song reached #5 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. "Underneath Your Clothes" continued Shakira's success in the UK where it peaked at #3 on the Singles Chart , becoming her second consecutive Top 3 hit and spent three weeks in the Top Ten and 15 weeks within the Top 75. In Canada, "Underneath Your Clothes" reached #1, becoming Shakira's first and so far only #1 single, achieving a higher peak position than "Whenever, Wherever", which peaked at #4, and following the success of it, "Underneath Your Clothes" became Shakira's second consecutive #1 single in Australia. The song peaked at #1 in Australia , Austria , Belgium , Canada , Ireland , Latvia , Mexico , Netherlands , Peru , Portugal and Slovenia , it peaked at #2 Worldwide as well as in Argentina , France , Germany , New Zealand , Norway and Switzerland . "Underneath Your Clothes" reached the Top Ten in some countries like Italy , Sweden , Denmark , Brazil , Greece , UK and U.S. . Chart performance
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