Gitana redirects here. For other uses, see Romani people in Spain.

Versions

There are currently three versions released. The Original Album Version which runs 3:18 seconds. The Spanish version, 3:29, which follows the same instrumental arrangement as the "original album version" but is slightly extended, and the "Radio Edit", 3:29, which was produced by Freemasons

Freemasons (band)

Freemasons are an English dance band from Brighton, East Sussex, England. The act consists of producers Russell Small and James Wiltshire .-2005-2007: Early Career:Their name is taken from the Brighton pub, Freemasons Tavern, Hove, which they frequently...

. The Video Version runs 3:37 and is a slightly reworked version of the "album version".

Critical reception

Robert Copsey from Digital Spy

Digital Spy

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 gave positive review with 3 stars from 5 and said that "The track itself finds her stripping things back to the sound that first made her famous - it's by far the most organic-sounding offering from her She Wolf. [...] With a hint of tribal clapping added to the chorus, her transformation into the world's sexiest bohemian is complete. It's not as instantly infectious as some of her classic singles, but the addition of a thumping beat and a touch of spangle on the Freemasons mix vamps it up for the clubs nicely."

Johnny Dee from Virgin Media

Virgin Media

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said that "Gypsy proves Shakira can do the subtle subdued material too." Shelz from Planetill said that "Gypsy, a story about the nomadic existence of you guessed it... a Gypsy, has a folk overtone that is authenticated by what sounds like a banjo." Ayala Ben-Yehuda from Billboard commented "Highlights include an ingenious mix of mandolin, banjo, sitar and tabla on 'Gypsy', the closest thing to an acoustic song on the album".

Fraser McAlpine from BBC gave very positive review with 5 stars from 5 and said that "Anyway, accidental slurs aside, this is rather charming, isn't it? Sparkling mandolins, gently-strummed guitars and tabla drums in the verses, with the addition of snakey bowed instruments and castanets in the chorus. [...] But as it all hangs on Shakira's unique personality, charm and, yes, strange way with words, it just sort of magically works. It is, in fact, what I would describe as not boring".

Music video

The full music video for "Gypsy" premiered on MTV on 26 February 2010, and the video stars tennis player Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal

Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...

 as Shakira's onscreen partner. The video features Shakira dancing, embracing and finally kissing the tennis champion. The video was directed by Jaume de Laiguana

Jaume de Laiguana

Jaume de Laiguana is a Spanish music video director from Barcelona, born on June 14, 1966. He is best-known for directing the video for Shakira's "No"...

 in Barcelona

Barcelona

Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...

. There are two version of the video, one is "Gypsy" and second is "Gitana", which is actually the Spanish version of the song. The video tops the Billboards weekly list of Top 10 videos.

Development

About the video, Shakira states that she chose Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal

Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...

 because she identified with him. "Shooting this video with Rafa was a great experience, he is very sweet and made it easy and fun,” said Shakira. “He and I have so much in common -- starting out so young in our respective careers and traveling the world -- I felt this would translate the spirit of the lyrics in the song and I was thrilled he wanted to be a part of it." Nadal said it has been a great experience. “Shakira, as always, was spectacular. Working with a woman as charming as her, well, it makes it a lot easier to tell the truth. It was great, very easy, she’s really sweet and that always makes the hours go by faster." Shakira mentioned, "I thought that maybe I needed someone I could in some way identify with. And Rafael Nadal is a person who has been totally committed to his career since he was very young, since he was 17, I believe."

Reception

Nick Levine from Digital Spy

Digital Spy

Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website. According to Alexa Internet traffic statistics, as of February 2011, Digital Spy is the 93rd most popular website in the United Kingdom, with an overall Alexa ranking of 2,088....

 gave a very positive review for the video, saying:
"First she flaunted her glutes and groin in the 'She Wolf' video. Then she got all aggressive in the bedroom for 'Did It Again'. And now, in the promo clip for new single 'Gypsy', Shakira positions herself underneath the torso of six times Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal. We've said it before and we'll say it again... is someone slipping something into her morning cup of Colombian Java?".

Jocelyn Vena from MTV said that "The video, like the song paired with it, has a much more organic vibe and sound than other tracks from Shakira's 2009 album She Wolf.[...] It's an ideal setting for the romance between the smiling Shakira and her often-shirtless tennis pro to unfold. The video has lots of perspiration, quite a few shots of Shakira's gyrating hips and much affection shown by the pair."

"Pip" from Entertainment Focus said that "It is unbelievable sexy - as you would expect from Shakira. 2009 was the year of the She Wolf, not only has the album gained commercial success, but it was released to incredible reviews."

Billboard writes: Shakira might "steal your clothes and wear them, but all is forgiven with her new music video for Gypsy", in which the Colombian firebird looks hotter than ever. Shakira braves the desert with (shirtless) tennis heartthrob Rafael Nadal and plays the harmonica, but we're pretty sure that's not what catches his eye".

Live performances

Shakira performed Gypsy numerous times. On 29 September 2009 Shakira performed many of her tracks from her Latin-pop album She Wolf on the Later... with Jools Holland show, including "Gyspy" first time. On 16 November 2009 Shakira performed "Gypsy" live on the ABC

American Broadcasting Company

The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...

 show The View. On 17 November 2009 Shakira performed the song along with Santa Baby at Rockefeller Center. On 24 November 2009 she also performed "Gypsy" on Rachael Ray show

Rachael Ray (TV series)

Rachael Ray, also known as The Rachael Ray Show, is a talk show starring Rachael Ray that debuted in syndication in the United States and Canada on September 18, 2006....

. Shakira starts the performance with playing harmonica and end with it. On 25 November 2009 she performs "Gypsy" live at It's On with Alexa Chung

It's On with Alexa Chung

It's On with Alexa Chung was an American live interactive talk and variety program that aired weekdays on MTV from June 15 to December 17, 2009...

. Shakira also performed gypsy at Home For The Holidays. Shakira also performed the song live at the Kennedy Center

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts center located on the Potomac River, adjacent to the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C...

, location: RA, Phoenix Mills, in between second or last weeks of February. On 2 March 2010 Shakira performed "Gypsy" during the promotional event at booth of seats during the press day at the 80th Geneva International Motor Show, in Geneva

Geneva

Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...

, Switzerland.
On 27 March 2010, Shakira performed "Gypsy" in Germany at Wetten, dass, the biggest show in Europe.
Shakira made a guest starring at Emmy Award

Emmy Award

An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...

 Winning Disney channel comedy series Wizards of Waverly Place

Wizards of Waverly Place

Wizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel Original Series that premiered on October 12, 2007. It won "Outstanding Children's Program" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009...

. The episode title is Dude Looks Like Shakira and was aired on 16 April 2010. This episode premiered first on Disney Latin America and Disney Brazil on 28 March, and Shakira made a special promo with her own voice in the Latin American version. Shakira sings a duet with the series star Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez

Selena Marie Gomez is an American actress and singer best known for portraying Alex Russo in the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place...

.

Shakira performed "Gypsy" on 28 April 2010 on The Ellen Degeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it is produced by Telepictures and airs in syndication, including stations owned by NBC Universal. For its first five seasons, the show...

. That same day, she performed it as a duet with Rascal Flatts

Rascal Flatts

Rascal Flatts is an American country music band that originated in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America. Since its inception, Rascal Flatts has been composed of three members: Gary LeVox , Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney...

 on American Idol

American Idol

American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...

. Shakira also performed Gypsy in Rock in Rio

Rock in Rio

Rock in Rio is a series of music festivals held in three cities: Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, Lisbon in Portugal and Madrid in Spain.Four incarnations of the festival were in Rio de Janeiro, in 1985, 1991, 2001 and 2011, four in Lisbon, in 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010, and two in Madrid in 2008 and 2010....

 Lisboa and Madrid on May 21, 2010 and June 5, 2010. Shakira also performed the song at the 2010 Premios Juventud

2010 Premios Juventud

The seventh Annual Premios Juventud or "Youth Awards" was held on 15 July 2010, live on Univision. The Univision Network announced that Mexican idol Alejandro Fernández, pop artist Anahí, the kings of bachata Aventura, multiplatinum recording artist Chayanne, popular singer/songwriter Espinoza Paz,...

 Awards at the opening of the awards on July 15, 2010, along with her smash hit "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)".

Track listing and formats

• Digital Download EP

1. "Gypsy" - 3:18
2. "Gitana" - 3:26
3. "Gypsy (Freemasons
   Freemasons (band)
   Freemasons are an English dance band from Brighton, East Sussex, England. The act consists of producers Russell Small and James Wiltshire .-2005-2007: Early Career:Their name is taken from the Brighton pub, Freemasons Tavern, Hove, which they frequently...
   
    Remix)" - 3:26
4. "Gypsy" (Video)- 3:36

• Promo CD-Single

1. "Gypsy" - 3:18

• German CD-Single

1. "Gypsy" - 3:18
2. "Gypsy (Freemasons Remix)" - 3:26

Charts

The song debuted on the Spanish Singles Chart at number 47, before the actual release of the single. This makes Shakira's third top 50 hit in the country from the album She Wolf. In its fourth week, it peaked at number eight. In Germany, "Gypsy" debuted at number eight.
Like the previous singles from She Wolf, the song became a hit on the Latin-oriented charts. "Gitana" became Shakira's sixteenth top ten on the U.S. Hot Latin Songs

Hot Latin Songs

Hot Latin Songs is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. It is often recognized as the most important music chart for Spanish language Latin music in the American music market. It was established by the magazine on September 6, 1986 with La Guirnalda by Rocío Dúrcal being the first song...

 chart when it reached number eight, making her the third female artist with most top ten hits on the chart (behind Gloria Estefan

Gloria Estefan

Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García de Estefan; known professionally as Gloria Estefan is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known as the "Queen Of Latin Pop", she is in the top 100 best selling music artists with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 31.5 million of those...

 and Ana Gabriel

Ana Gabriel

Ana Gabriel is a Mexican singer and composer.Ana Gabriel was born as María Guadalupe Araujo Yong, in Santiago de Comanito, Sinaloa, Mexico. She first sang on the stage at age six, singing "Regalo A Dios" by José Alfredo Jiménez. She moved to Tijuana, Baja California and studied accounting...

). The song peaked at number one on the Latin Pop Songs chart, becoming Shakira's twelfth number-one song on this chart and now places her second for most number ones on the chart (behind Enrique Iglesias

Enrique Iglesias

Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...

 with fourteen). It also helped her to make sure her first place for most number ones among female artists: her closest competitors are Gloria Estefan and Paulina Rubio

Paulina Rubio

Paulina Susana Rubio Rue is a Mexican singer and actress. Rubio achieved international stardom with her fifth studio album, Paulina...

 with five number-one songs each. The song is ranked fourth on the ranking of most-played songs on Dada. Shakira's performance of "Gypsy" on both The Ellen DeGeneres Show and American Idol, prompted a 313% digital spike to 30,000 units.
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Chart (2010)	Peak position
Mexican Singles Chart "Gitana", Spanish version	1
Poland (ZPAV Polish Music Charts The Polish Music Charts are two official album charts and seven singles charts in Poland, provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . The first, the Top 100, is a monthly chart based on data received from the album companies... )	4
Romania (Airplay Top 100 Romanian Top 100 The Romanian Top 100 is the national airplay-based singles chart of Romania. It is weekly and it started running in 1996. It is recognized as an official chart by the European division of Billboard, Music & Media.... )	8

Certificates

Country	Provider	Certifications (sales thresholds)
Spain	PROMUSICAE PROMUSICAE Spanish Music Producers is a trade group representing the Spanish recording industry...	Platinum

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
Germany (Media Control AG Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... )	89
Hungarian Airplay Chart	39
Italian Singles Chart	86
Romanian Top 100	33
Spanish Singles Chart	9

Chart procession and succession

Radio dates and release history

List of radio and release dates with formats, versions and record labels

Country	Date	Format	Version	Label
Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...	February 19, 2010	Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...	Spanish Version ("Gitana")	Sony Music Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	March 26, 2010	CD single CD single A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...	English Version ("Gypsy")
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...		Digital download
Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...	April 18, 2010			RCA Records RCA Records RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	May 4, 2010	Mainstream airplay		Epic Records Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...