Posted September 8, 200618 yr Ok guys so it looks like La Tortura will be the 3rd single from the Oral Fixation vol.2 album :mellow: Lets have this as the official topic, your views and opinions, info, chart stuff etc.
September 8, 200618 yr Author The Box 09056 52 52 52 Selection code 101 The Hits 09056 525 777 Selection code 108
September 8, 200618 yr i'm just so suprised this is the 3rd uk single. sounds to me though as if the 3rd single wont be ready in europe for a while (eg illegal, as lt was already released), so the uk label wanted to release the next single quicker where there is already a video. so when the illegal video is made, it will be joined with la tortura and made into a double-a. or maybe just even saved as a single of its own.
September 8, 200618 yr No it looks like la tortura will be a single all by itself now, i hope this isn't a mistake :(
September 8, 200618 yr total shock to me, I never imagined that this would happen. Im glad the UK gets to taste this song and hopefully it will boost album sales if nothing else.
September 8, 200618 yr Because LT never got released in the UK they might as well release it now it's on the album. It's already got a video and can be added to the channels straight away to keep her profile up and act as a good bridge between singles.
September 9, 200618 yr I don't think it's a mistake. Even if it flops, I won't dent her popularity - it's a Spanish song. I think it would be a bigger mistake to wait for months to release another English single at which point the album will probably be out of the top 50: like in America. With no English song in the wings they might as well shove this out there - there's nothing to lose from doing it.
September 10, 200618 yr i think she will get many new fans with la tortura i hope they buy it, the public may be bored with the music that is coming from female artists and shakira offers them a fusin reggaeton track easy to dance too it has a chance to be big but i still feel if it doesn't get exposure good airplay audience then it won't do the business, what does shakira have to do to get radio 1 to play her songs? shes from colombia so f**king what!! Edited September 10, 200618 yr by perfecto
September 10, 200618 yr I have a feeling that it may flop, but i hope it doesnt..i hope it wont be released for at least another 4-5 weeks as the next few release weeks are hard.
September 11, 200618 yr Does anyone have an idea of when the actual La Tortura will be released? I would assume that it needs to be released within the next couple of weeks to maximize the buzz from the video premiering.
September 11, 200618 yr Seeing as the video has premiered, it is usually about 4-5 weeks before it's release (unless they pull a "Don't Bother" of course). They haven't actually set a release date so I think they're waiting for Illegal and then will add it as a double A side or B side.
September 11, 200618 yr but when does she have time to film the video for illegal? unless the concept is a concert setting ie her tour the tour is taking up her time, sony must be wanting her to be free for promo work but shakira wants to tour and perform live she prefers it to doing interviews/video all the promo stuff, i don't blame her
September 11, 200618 yr Well she had time to squeeze a video in for Quiero Mas - I'm sure she could get a video done quickly for Illegal. Maybe use 5 Star footage cut with back stage antics - although personally, I hate those types of videos.
September 11, 200618 yr A tour video won't work with such a slow song, it needs a storyline vid really to strengthen it, though a non-storyline "wishy washy" video wouldn't be THAT BAD but not the best choice either :/
September 11, 200618 yr After being a little bit negative at first, I'm thinking it's an excellent idea to have La Tortura released as a single. Even if it doesn't have a massive chart position, it will be fantastic to hear the song in the radios. And also it might make some people want to buy PD or DELL or FO1. I'm very happy now ^_^. But I suspect they won't put much effort in it because they're just waiting for the next english video...
September 11, 200618 yr Well I've finally seen this on The Hits! It's been on the "incoming" thingy all day though so even though it only shows a snippet it's good little promo.
September 11, 200618 yr we need confirmation i hope it is around mid/late october but please sony make shakira come to the UK for promo work!! convince her somehow just for 2 or 3 days is all we want!! then she can announce UK tour dates on a tv show!!
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