Throwback Thursday: Beyoncé & Shakira – “Beautiful Liar”
Beyoncé & Shakira are both in the headlines right now, so it’s only right that we revisit their 2007 collaboration, “Beautiful Liar.” Today also happens to be Shakira’s 46th birthday.
Released as the fourth single from Bey’s second album, B’Day, the song is the anti-“The Boy Is Mine.” It is a sung conversation between two women who happen to share a lover, and while it initially sounds like they’re going to go the Barbara-and-Shirley route, they ultimately decide that he’s not worth the drama.
Produced by Stargate & Beyoncé, “Beautiful Liar” blends R&B with Latin and Middle Eastern sounds. The song peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, jumping from No. 91 the week prior — a record at the time and still one of the highest jumps in the history of the chart. It topped the charts in many European countries, including France, Italy and the UK.
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