GIRL LIKE ME

Album

TRANSLATION

Label

Epic records

Genre

Afrobeats

Media Type

DD

Duration

3:43

Composer(s)

William Adams;Allan Pineda;Jimmy Luis Gomez;Shakira Mebarak;Brendan Buckley;Johnny Goldstein;Albert Menendez;Tim Mitchell

Entered Chart

Jan 16, 2021

Peak Date

Feb 27, 2021

Released

December 4, 2020

Recorded

October 2008–January 2020

Catalog #

Epic

"Girl Like Me" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American group Black Eyed Peas and Colombian singer Shakira. Originally conceived in 2008 and later considered for will.i.am's fourth studio album #willpower (2013), the song was released on the Black Eyed Peas' eighth studio album, Translation (2020). It was released on December 4, 2020, alongside a Rich Lee-directed music video. The track was written by the Black Eyed Peas, Shakira, Brendan Buckley, Johnny Goldstein, Albert Menendez, and Tim Mitchell and was produced by the group's member will.i.am, Shakira, and Johnny Goldstein. The song was praised for its "anthemic" nature and Shakira's vocals were compared to those she used in her eighth studio album She Wolf (2009). Commercially, the single reached the top ten in twelve countries. It is certified Diamond in France and Mexico and Platinum or higher in seven additional countries.

Ayy, yeah
Ayy, ayy

So they tell me that you're lookin' for a girl like me
So they tell me that you're lookin' for a girl like me
Ah-ah-ah, you're lookin' for
A girl like me (la-la-latinas, eh)

I want a girl like Shakira, eh
Esa latina está rica (ah)
I want to find me a chica que sepa vivir y que viva la vida
I need a bien bonita
Elegante señorita
Girl, I want you and I need ya
All of my life, yup, baby, let's team up
I want a girl that shine like glitter (bling)
A girl that don't need no filter
The real for real
A girl that's a natural killa (prr)
I want a girl that's a heater (hot)
Caliente, off the meter (hot)
Yo quiero, mira, yo quiero
Una chica que no me diga mentiras

So they tell me that you're lookin' for a girl like me
So they tell me that you're lookin' for a girl like me
Ah-ah-ah, you're lookin' for
A girl like me

Oye, mami, estoy buscando una chica así
Oye, mami, estoy buscando una chica así
Ah-ah-ah, you're lookin' for
A girl like me

Me llevas en tu mente
Soy adictiva como el azúcar
Me buscas permanentemente
¿No ves que solo quiero jugar?

Latinas
Latinas
La-la-latinas
La-la-latinas

Sacúdelo como Shaki
Baby, drop it low on top me
Electric field, so shock me
Your hips don't lie, they rock me
Baby, come get me, you got me
Oye, mami, ven aquí
You know I'm liking what I see
Muévelo, muévelo, muévelo así
Yo quiero una mujer
Una princesa no tiene pa' ver
Esa chick with no boundaries that's down for whatev'
Buena en la cama, she good in the bed
A girl that be using her head (her head)
To use the cabeza, the best
I want a girl who's a diva
No quiero otra, sí, eso es

So they tell me that you're lookin' for a girl like me
So they tell me that you're lookin' for a girl like me
Ah-ah-ah, you're lookin' for
A girl like me

Want a girl who shines like glitter
Baby, you know I need no filter
For real, I'm real
You know I'm real
Like that my lips are so glossy
Like it when I get so bossy
Baby, if you do it my way
Just for the hell of it, I'll let you love me

Latinas
Latinas
Sha-Sha-Shakira
Sha-Sha-Shakira

I like latinas
Ones who look like Selena
Shake your bunda like Anitta
Morena, estás más fina
I like dominicanas
Boricuas and colombianas
In East L.A. I like the chicanas
And they want a piece of the big manzana, eh

So they tell me that you're lookin' for a girl like me
Oye, mami, estoy buscando una chica así
Ah-ah-ah, you're lookin' for
A girl like me

Me llevas en tu mente
Soy adictiva como el azúcar
Me buscas permanentemente
¿No ves que solo quiero jugar?