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MTV Unplugged is the first live album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, released on 29 February 2000, by Sony Music Colombia. It was recorded on 12 August 1999, during her MTV Unplugged performance at the Grand Ballroom in New York City.

The performance was released in 2000 as a live album, and again in 2002 as a DVD. It was critically acclaimed by American critics and earned Shakira her first Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album. To promote the album, "No Creo" was released as single, meanwhile "Dónde Están los Ladrones?", "Moscas en la Casa" and "Ojos Así" released as promotional singles.[3][4][5]

Production and reception

The Unplugged concert was the program's first episode to be broadcast entirely in Spanish and served as her major breakthrough in the U.S. market.[6] The concert is noted to be the "first time a Latin pop act attempted an Unplugged, the first Latina solo act to do so, and the first time a Latino act didn't tape their performance at MTV's studios in Miami."[7]

The concert has received critical acclaim, and is included on lists of best unplugged performances. The performance is listed on Vulture Magazine's “7 Really Good MTV Unplugged Performances” list.[8] Nylon has included “Sombra De Ti” on the list “10 Of The Best ‘MTV Unplugged’ Performances.”[9] Yardbarker ranked the album at number 3 on their list of“20 greatest MTV 'Unplugged' albums.” .[10] ”Remezcla” includes the performance on “The 10 Most Iconic Latin American ‘MTV Unplugged’ Performances.”[11] MTV Unplugged has sold over 1.3 million units worldwide by June 2001.[12]

Track listing

MTV Unplugged – CD (2000)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Octavo Día"
  • Lester Mendez
  • Shakira
6:21
2."Si Te Vas"
  • Luis Fernando Ochoa
  • Shakira
3:40
3."Dónde Están los Ladrones?"
  • Ochoa
  • Shakira
3:32
4."Moscas En La Casa"Shakira3:52
5."Ciega, Sordomuda"
  • Estefano Salgado
  • Shakira
4:09
6."Inevitable"
  • Ochoa
  • Shakira
3:39
7."Estoy Aquí"
  • Ochoa
  • Shakira
4:58
8."Tú"
  • Dillon O'Brien
  • Shakira
5:22
9."Sombra De Ti"
  • Ochoa
  • Shakira
4:07
10."No Creo"
  • Ochoa
  • Shakira
4:08
11."Ojos Así"
  • Javier Garza
  • Pedro Flores
  • Shakira
6:50
Total length:50:41
MTV Unplugged – DVD (2002)
No.TitleLength
1."Octavo Día"5:35
2."Si Te Vas"4:00
3."Dónde Están Los Ladrones?"3:29
4."Ciega, Sordomuda"4:14
5."Inevitable"3:52
6."Moscas En La Casa"3:55
7."Estoy Aquí"4:56
8."Tú"5:05
9."Sombra De Ti"4:07
10."No Creo"4:05
11."Ojos Así"6:40
Total length:49:58

Bonus features

  1. Timeline
  2. Albums
  3. Photo Gallery
  4. Making Of (½ hour program)

Personnel

  • Shakira - Producer, songwriter, arranger, lead vocals, harmonica, guitar
  • Emilio Estefan Jr. - Executive producer
  • Tim Mitchell - Producer, arranger, guitar
  • Sean Murphy - Producer
  • Marcello Anez - Engineer
  • Adam Blackburn - Engineer
  • Scott Canto - Engineer
  • Sebastian Krys - Engineer
  • Mauricio Guerrero - Mixer
  • Eric Schilling - Mixer
  • Tony Blanc - Mixing assistant
  • Steve Penny - Mixing assistant
  • Maurizio Teilla - Mixing assistant
  • Bob Ludwig - Mastering
  • George Noreiga - Guitar, backing vocals
  • Donna Allen - Backing vocals
  • Rita Quintero - Backing vocals
  • Luis Fernando Ochoa - Guitar, arranger
  • Ben Peeler - Lap steel guitar, mandolin, dobro, bazouki
  • Pedro Alfonso - Violin
  • Albert Menendez - Piano
  • Ricardo Suarez - Bass guitar
  • Brendan Buckley - Drums, percussion
  • Ebenezer da Silva - percussions
  • Myriam Eli - percussions
  • Los Mora Arriaga - Mariachi Band on "Ciega, Sordomuda"

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13]55
Colombia (Notimex)[14] 3
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15]81
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16]91
Mexico Top 100 1
US Billboard 200[17]124
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[18]1
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[19]1
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[20]1

Certifications

Accolades

Year Category Title Result
2000 Latin Grammy Award for Album of the Year MTV Unplugged Nominated
Latin Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album Nominated
2001 Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album MTV Unplugged Won
2001 Lo Nuestro Award for Rock Album of the Year MTV Unplugged Won

References

  1. ↑ "Broadcasters Sue RIAA Over Royalties". Billboard. 8 April 2000. p. 48. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ Shakira - Dónde Están Los Ladrones, 2000, retrieved 2025-01-19
  4. ↑ Shakira - Moscas En La Casa, 1999, retrieved 2025-12-13
  5. ↑ Shakira - Ojos Así, 2000, retrieved 2025-01-19
  6. ↑ Tim McPhate. "Remember When? Shakira Unplugs For MTV, Wins Latin GRAMMY". Grammys. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  7. ↑ Marcos Hassan. "Revisiting the 10 Most Iconic Latin American 'MTV Unplugged' Performances". Remezcla. Archived from the original on July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  8. ↑ Lindsey Weber. "7 Really Good MTV Unplugged Performances". Vulture Magazine. Archived from the original on July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  9. ↑ Taylor Bryant. "10 Of The Best 'MTV Unplugged' Performances". Nylon. Archived from the original on July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  10. ↑ Jeremy Smith. "20 greatest MTV 'Unplugged' albums". Yardbarker. Archived from the original on November 5, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  11. ↑ Marcos Hassan. "Revisiting the 10 Most Iconic Latin American 'MTV Unplugged' Performances". Remezcla. Archived from the original on July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  12. ↑ "MTV: "Unplugged" ayudará a La Ley para abrirse nuevas puertas". Cooperativa (in Spanish). 27 June 2001. Archived from the original on 12 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  13. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Shakira – MTV Unplugged" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "Los Discos Más Vendicos En Iberoamérica y Estados Unidos". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). May 29, 2000. Retrieved March 22, 2023.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  15. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Shakira – MTV Unplugged" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Shakira – MTV Unplugged" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "Shakira Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  18. ↑ "Shakira Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  19. ↑ "Shakira Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  20. ↑ "Shakira Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  21. ↑ "Argentinian album certifications – Shakira – MTV Unplugged". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  22. ↑ "Brazilian album certifications – Shakira – MTV Unplugged" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.
  23. 1 2 "Shakira Placa entregada por Sony Chile". Wayback Machine. 19 April 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  24. 1 2 "Shakira se convierte en la artista colombiana con más discos certificados". El Heraldo. 18 April 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  25. ↑ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Shakira in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Shakira MTV Unplugged in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  26. ↑ "American album certifications – Shakira – MTV Unplugged". Recording Industry Association of America.
  27. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Shakira; 'MTV Unplugged')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  28. ↑ "Spanish video certifications – Shakira – MTV Unplugged". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  29. ↑ "American video certifications – Shakira – MTV Unplugged". Recording Industry Association of America.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Unplugged_(Shakira_album)