La Tortura

Shakira · 2005

Signature

A minor · 8A 100.1 BPM 3:35 Multiple Crescendos · peaks 2:36 Energy 4 of 5 Dark

key confidence medium · relative C major · tempo confidence high · double-time 200.1 · low end 58% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · how accurate

Character

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Good for

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Lineage

Written byAlejandro Sanz source
CoveredJudeline source
Written byLuis Fernando Ochoa source
Written byShakira source
CoveredShakira & Alejandro Sanz source
Remixed byShakira artista invitado Alejandro Sanz, La tortura (Shaketon remix)source
CoveredShakira feat. Alejandro Sanz source
Remixed byShakira feat. Alejandro Sanz, La tortura (Shaketon remix)source
CoveredShakira with Alejandro Sanz source

Why it is here

The song topped the Hot Latin Songs chart for 25 non-consecutive weeks, the longest run at number one until Enrique Iglesias' "Bailando" broke the record in 2014. source
It became one of the first Spanish-language music videos aired on MTV and the first Spanish video added to high rotation on VH1. source
It won the Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 7th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. source

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