Addicted to you Shakira Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Addicted to you' means 'Addicted to you' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Shakira' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Original Lyrics: Debe ser el perfume que usas

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debe	ser	el	perfume	que	usas
auxiliary must, to need to, to have to (rarely used in the conditional with this meaning)	to be (essentially or identified as).	Masculine singular definite article; the.	perfume	that	transitive to use
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb deber	Infinitive				2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb usar
it must	to be	the	perfume	that	you use

Aligned Translation: It must be the perfume you wear

Free Translation: It must be the perfume you're wearing

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Original Lyrics: O el agua con la que te bañas

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Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb
o	el	agua	con	la	que	te	bañas
or	Masculine singular definite article; the.	water	with	the	that	reflexive pronoun: yourself	to bathe
							2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb bañar
or	the	water	with	the	that	yourself	shower

Aligned Translation: Or the water you bathe in

Free Translation: Or the water with which you bathe.

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Original Lyrics: Pero cada cosita que haces

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Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Verb
pero	cada	cosita	que	haces
but	each; every	Diminutive of cosa	that	to do
				2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb hacer
but	each	little	that	you do

Aligned Translation: But every little thing that you do

Free Translation: But every little thing you do

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Original Lyrics: A mí me parece una hazaña

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Preposition	Pronoun	Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Noun
a	mí	yo	parece	un	hazaña
to	me; (declined form of yo used as the object of a preposition)	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	impersonal to seem	a	feat; deed
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb parecer
to	me	I	seem	a	feat

Aligned Translation: It seems like a feat to me

Free Translation: To me, it seems like a great feat

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Original Lyrics: Me besaste esa noche

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Pronoun	Verb	Pronoun	Noun
yo	besaste	esa	noche
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	to kiss	Alternative spelling of ésa	night (the period between sunset and sunrise)
	2nd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb besar
me	you kissed	that	night

Aligned Translation: You kissed me that night

Free Translation: You kissed me that night

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Original Lyrics: Cual si fuera el único día de tu boca

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Adverb	Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Adjective	Noun	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
cual	si	fuera	el	único	día	de	tuyo	boca
formal:literary like, as, in the manner of	if	to be (essentially or identified as).	Masculine singular definite article; the.	only; single; sole	day (any period of 24 hours)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	yours, your	anatomy mouth, oral cavity
		3rd Person Singular Subjunctive Imperfect Ra of the verb ser
like	if	it was	the	only	day	of	your	mouth

Aligned Translation: As if it were the only day of your mouth

Free Translation: As if it were the only day from your lips

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Original Lyrics: Cada vez que me acuerdo

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Determiner	Noun	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb
cada	vez	que	yo	acuerdo
each; every	time, instance	that	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	reflexive:acordarse* de* to reach agreement
				1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb acordar
each	time	that	I	remember

Aligned Translation: each time that I remember

Free Translation: Every time I remember

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Original Lyrics: Yo siento en mi pecho el peso de una roca

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Pronoun	Verb	Preposition	Adjective	Noun	Determiner	Noun	Preposition	Determiner	Noun
yo	siento	en	mío	pecho	el	peso	de	un	roca
(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	transitive to feel	in (in various expressions)	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	chest; the front of the thorax	Masculine singular definite article; the.	weight (the force on an object due to gravitational attraction)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	a	rock
	1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb sentir
I	feel	in	my	chest	the	weight	of	a	rock

Aligned Translation: I feel in my chest the weight of a rock

Free Translation: I feel in my chest the weight of a rock

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Original Lyrics: Son tus ojos marrones

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son	tu	ojo	marrón
to be (essentially or identified as).	(before the noun) Apocopic form of tuyo, your	eye	brown (colour)
3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb ser
are	your	eye	brown

Aligned Translation: It's your brown eyes

Free Translation: It's because of your brown eyes

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Original Lyrics: Con esa veta verdosa

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Preposition	Pronoun	Noun	Adjective
con	esa	veta	verdoso
with	Alternative spelling of ésa	of wood vein	greenish

with	that	vein	greenish

Aligned Translation: With that greenish streak

Free Translation: With that greenish hue

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Original Lyrics: Es tu cara de niño

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Verb	Adjective	Noun	Preposition	Noun
es	tuyo	cara	de	niño
to be (essentially or identified as).	yours, your	anatomy face (the front part of the head)	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	child; boy, girl
3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
is	your	face	of	child

Aligned Translation: It's your child's face

Free Translation: It's because of your boyish face

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Original Lyrics: Y esa risa nerviosa

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Noun	Adjective
y	esa	risa	nervioso
and	Alternative spelling of ésa	laugh, laughter (sound of laughing)	nervous, on edge

and	that	laugh	nervous

Aligned Translation: And that nervous laugh

Free Translation: And that nervous laughter

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Original Lyrics: I'm addicted to you

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Aligned Translation: I am addicted to you

Free Translation: I'm addicted to you

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Original Lyrics: Porque es un vicio tu piel

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Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Adjective	Noun
porque	es	un	vicio	tuyo	piel
because	to be (essentially or identified as).	a	vice	yours, your	skin
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
because	is	a	vice	your	skin

Aligned Translation: Because your skin is a vice

Free Translation: Because your skin is an addiction

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Original Lyrics: Baby, I'm addicted to you

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Noun
baby
baby

baby
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Aligned Translation: baby, I am addicted to you

Free Translation: Baby, I'm addicted to you

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Original Lyrics: Quiero que te dejes querer

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Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Verb
quiero	que	te	dejes	querer
to desire, to want, to want to	that	reflexive pronoun: yourself	transitive to let, allow	to love; to be fond of
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer			2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb dejar	Infinitive
	that	yourself	let	to be loved

Aligned Translation: I want you to let yourself be loved

Free Translation: I want you to let yourself be loved.

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Original Lyrics: I'm addicted to you

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Aligned Translation: I am addicted to you

Free Translation: I'm addicted to you

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Original Lyrics: Porque es un vicio tu piel

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Conjunction	Verb	Determiner	Noun	Adjective	Noun
porque	es	un	vicio	tuyo	piel
because	to be (essentially or identified as).	a	vice	yours, your	skin
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
because	is	a	vice	your	skin

Aligned Translation: Because your skin is a vice

Free Translation: Because your skin is an addiction

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Original Lyrics: Baby, I'm addicted to you

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Noun
baby
baby

baby
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Aligned Translation: baby, I am addicted to you

Free Translation: Baby, I'm addicted to you

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Original Lyrics: Quiero que te dejes querer

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Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Verb
quiero	que	te	dejes	querer
to desire, to want, to want to	that	reflexive pronoun: yourself	transitive to let, allow	to love; to be fond of
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer			2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb dejar	Infinitive
	that	yourself	let	to be loved

Aligned Translation: I want you to let yourself be loved

Free Translation: I want you to let yourself be loved.

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Original Lyrics: Por el puro placer de flotar

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Preposition	Determiner	Adjective	Noun	Preposition	Verb
por	el	puro	placer	de	flotar
in the sense of: given in an exchange for (indicates something given in an exchange)	Masculine singular definite article; the.	pure, clear	pleasure; something done to please	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	to float
					Infinitive
for	the	pure	pleasure	of	to float

Aligned Translation: For the pure pleasure of floating

Free Translation: For the sheer pleasure of floating

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Original Lyrics: Ahora sí me llevó la corriente

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Adverb	Noun	Pronoun	Verb	Determiner	Noun
ahora	sí	yo	llevó	la	corriente
now (at the present time)	yes; aye, ay; approbation, acceptance	(First-person singular pronoun in the nominative case); I.	transitive to take, to carry, to take away, to carry away, to carry around, to bring, to bear, to lug (implies to move something further from who speaks)	the	current (fluid or electricity)
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb llevar
now	yes	I	took	the	current

Aligned Translation: Now I was carried by the current

Free Translation: Now I am carried away by the current

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Original Lyrics: Ya no puedo dormir ni comer

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Adverb	Adverb	Verb	Verb	Conjunction	Verb
ya	no	puedo	dormir	ni	comer
already, yet	not	to be able, can	intransitive to sleep	nor, or	to eat
		1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb poder	Infinitive		Infinitive
already	not	can	to sleep	nor	to eat

Aligned Translation: I can't sleep or eat anymore

Free Translation: I can no longer sleep or eat.

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Original Lyrics: Como lo hace la gente decente

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como	él	hace	la	gente	decente
as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality)	it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)	to do	the	people	decent (showing integrity and moral uprightness)
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb hacer
as	it	does	the	people	decent

Aligned Translation: As the decent people do it

Free Translation: Like decent people do.

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Original Lyrics: Tu recuerdo ha quedado

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Adjective	Noun	Verb	Verb
tuyo	recuerdo	ha	quedado
yours, your	memory	auxiliary verb taking past participle to build various perfect tenses to have	to stay, remain
		3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb haber	Pastparticiple Singular Masculine of the verb quedarse
your	memory	has	stayed

Aligned Translation: Your memory has remained

Free Translation: Your memory has remained

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Original Lyrics: Así como un broche prendido a mi almohada

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Adverb	Conjunction	Determiner	Noun	Adjective	Preposition	Adjective	Noun
así	como	un	broche	prendido	a	mío	almohada
like this; like that; as such; thus; so; thereby; this way, that way	as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality)	a	clasp, brooch	turned on, switched on	to	predicative or after the noun mine, my.	pillow (soft cushion used to support the head)

thus	as	a	clasp	turned on	to	my	pillow

Aligned Translation: As well as a brooch pinned to my pillow

Free Translation: Just like a brooch pinned to my pillow

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Original Lyrics: Y tú, en cambio, que tienes memoria de pez

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Conjunction	Pronoun	Preposition	Noun	Conjunction	Verb	Noun	Preposition	Noun
y	tú	en	cambio	que	tienes	memoria	de	pez
and	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	in (in various expressions)	change, shift	that	transitive to have, possess (literally)	memory	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	fish (especially while alive)
					2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb tener
and	you	in	change	that	have	memory	of	fish

Aligned Translation: And you, in contrast who have a fish memory

Free Translation: And you, on the other hand, with the memory of a fish

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Original Lyrics: No te acuerdas de nada

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no	tú	acuerdas	de	nada
not	(Second person pronoun in singular tense) (informal communication in Spain and Mexico). you; thou (cognate).	reflexive:acordarse* de* to remember, recall	about (concerning; with regard to)	nothing, zero, zilch
		2nd Person Singular Indicative Present Tuteo of the verb acordar
not	you	remember	about	nothing

Aligned Translation: You don't remember anything

Free Translation: You don't remember anything

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Original Lyrics: Son tus manos de hombre

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son	tu	mano	de	hombre
to be (essentially or identified as).	(before the noun) Apocopic form of tuyo, your	anatomy:of a person hand	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	man, (adult male human)
3rd Person Plural Indicative Present of the verb ser
are	your	hand	of	man

Aligned Translation: They are your man hands

Free Translation: It's because of your manly hands

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Original Lyrics: Y el olor de tu espalda

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y	el	olor	de	tuyo	espalda
and	Masculine singular definite article; the.	smell, scent, odor	of; ’s; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)	yours, your	back

and	the	smell	of	your	back

Aligned Translation: And the smell of your back

Free Translation: And the scent of your back

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Original Lyrics: Lo que no tiene nombre

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Determiner	Conjunction	Adverb	Verb	Noun
lo	que	no	tiene	nombre
(neuter definite article used to make abstract nouns from adjectives); the	that	no	transitive to have, possess (literally)	name
			3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb tener
the	that	no	has	name

Aligned Translation: What has no name

Free Translation: What has no name

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Original Lyrics: Lo logró tu mirada

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él	logró	tuyo	mirada
it, masculine non-personal third-person subject and disjunctive pronoun (used as a subject and after prepositions to refer to masculine nouns)	transitive to achieve, to manage to	yours, your	look, glance
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Preterite of the verb lograr
it	achieved	yours	look

Aligned Translation: Your look achieved it

Free Translation: Your gaze achieved it

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Original Lyrics: I'm addicted to you

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Aligned Translation: I am addicted to you

Free Translation: I'm addicted to you

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Original Lyrics: Porque es un vicio tu piel

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porque	es	un	vicio	tuyo	piel
because	to be (essentially or identified as).	a	vice	yours, your	skin
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
because	is	a	vice	your	skin

Aligned Translation: Because your skin is a vice

Free Translation: Because your skin is an addiction

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Original Lyrics: Baby, I'm addicted to you

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Noun
baby
baby

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Aligned Translation: baby, I am addicted to you

Free Translation: Baby, I'm addicted to you

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Original Lyrics: Quiero que te dejes querer

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quiero	que	te	dejes	querer
to desire, to want, to want to	that	reflexive pronoun: yourself	transitive to let, allow	to love; to be fond of
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer			2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb dejar	Infinitive
	that	yourself	let	to be loved

Aligned Translation: I want you to let yourself be loved

Free Translation: I want you to let yourself be loved.

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Original Lyrics: I'm addicted to you

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Aligned Translation: I am addicted to you

Free Translation: I'm addicted to you

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Original Lyrics: Porque es un vicio tu piel

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porque	es	un	vicio	tuyo	piel
because	to be (essentially or identified as).	a	vice	yours, your	skin
	3rd Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb ser
because	is	a	vice	your	skin

Aligned Translation: Because your skin is a vice

Free Translation: Because your skin is an addiction

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Original Lyrics: Baby, I'm addicted to you

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Noun
baby
baby

baby
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Aligned Translation: baby, I am addicted to you

Free Translation: Baby, I'm addicted to you

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Original Lyrics: Quiero que te dejes querer

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Verb	Conjunction	Pronoun	Verb	Verb
quiero	que	te	dejes	querer
to desire, to want, to want to	that	reflexive pronoun: yourself	transitive to let, allow	to love; to be fond of
1st Person Singular Indicative Present of the verb querer			2nd Person Singular Subjunctive Present Tuteo of the verb dejar	Infinitive
	that	yourself	let	to be loved

Aligned Translation: I want you to let yourself be loved

Free Translation: I want you to let yourself be loved.

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Review

★ Song Info: "Addicted to You" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, released as the fifth single from her seventh studio album, "Sale el Sol" (2010). The song was written and produced by Shakira and El Cata.

★ Song Emotion: "Addicted to You" is an up-tempo Latin pop song with a lively beat and catchy melody. The lyrics express the singer's addiction to her lover, with lines like "I'm addicted to you, hooked on your love" and "I can't resist, I'm falling for you." The overall emotion of the song is passionate and playful.

★ Learning Facts for Spanish Speakers:

"Addicted to You" by Shakira can be a great resource for Spanish speakers to learn English vocabulary and pronunciation, as well as to practice listening skills. The song includes common phrases and idioms that Spanish studentsmay find useful, such as "Can't resist," "Got my heart," and "I'm falling for you." By listening to the song and reading the lyrics, Spanish students can practice their English comprehension and expand their vocabulary.

★ Interesting Facts:

"Addicted to You" was a commercial success, reaching the top ten in several countries, including Spain, Mexico, and Italy.
The song's music video was directed by Anthony Mandler and features Shakira in a forest setting, dancing and singing in a bohemian-inspired outfit.
"Addicted to You" was performed by Shakira during her 2011-2012 "The Sun Comes Out World Tour."

★ Music Video: The music video for "Addicted to You" features Shakira dancing and singing in a forest setting, wearing a bohemian-inspired outfit. The video was directed by Anthony Mandler and has over 270 million views on YouTube as of May 2023.

★ Social Media of the Artist: Shakira is active on several social media platforms, including Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Her social media handles are as follows:

Twitter: @shakira
Instagram: @shakira
Facebook: @shakira

Submitted by user: PAULETTEANDRES

Average Ratings

Most people find the song lyrics very easy to understand lyrics, lyrics sung very slowly and it has hard to remember verbs and nouns

Most words used are in very common daily usage.^RAE

Addicted to you has 126 BPM (beats per minute)

References

^RAE Based on a median word frequency of 10 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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