Moscas en la Casa explained

Moscas en la Casa
Cover:Moscasenlacasa.jpg
Caption:Artwork used for promotional US CD single
Type:single
Language:Spanish
Artist:Shakira
Album:Dónde Están los Ladrones?
Recorded:1998; Crescent Moon Studios
Genre:Latin pop
Length:3:31
Label:Sony Colombia
Prev Title:Ojos Así
Prev Year:1999
Next Title:Whenever, Wherever
Next Year:2001

"Moscas en la Casa" is a song by the Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, released as the sixth and final single from her fourth studio album Dónde Están los Ladrones? (1998). A Latin pop ballad, Shakira explains the sadness that she feels after a broken relationship and how she has let herself go, while she continues to wait for him to come back. "Moscas en la Casa" was released as a radio-only single. The song did not receive a music video, however, a performance from the live album MTV Unplugged was released instead.

Background and release

"Moscas en la Casa" was released in 1999 as the sixth single from the album.[1] Shakira wrote the song for Puerto Rican telenovela actor Osvaldo Ríos, her boyfriend at the time for who she also had written the songs "" and "Ojos Así".[2] [3]

Music video

The music video for the song is actually a recording from her first live album MTV Unplugged which was recorded in New York City in 1999.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Moscas en la Casa . . 1999 . CD single liner notes . . CDP 14226.
  2. https://www.europafm.com/noticias/musica/canciones-que-shakira-dedicado-sus-parejas_201706165943cb3d0cf26e79abb1c804.html Las canciones que Shakira ha dedicado a sus parejas
  3. https://www.eltribuno.com/salta/nota/2017-6-20-16-4-10-las-canciones-que-shakira-les-dedico-a-sus-novios/amp Las canciones que Shakira le dedicó a sus novios
  4. https://www.razon.com.mx/amp/entretenimiento/hace-20-anos-grabo-exitoso-mtv-unplugged-shakira-pies-descalzos-donde-estan-los-ladrones/ Hace 20 años se grabó el exitoso MTV Unplugged de Shakira