Shakira's breakup with Gerard Piqué after 11 years of marriage was a very difficult time
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Shakira's isolation led her to a record-breaking collaboration with Bizarrap "Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53"
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Writing this song was a way for Shakira to channel her feelings and heal, she said
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"I've had a very rough year after my separation, and writing this song has been so important to me," she said on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon"
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The song's lyrics appear to be a reference to Piqué and his new girlfriend, Clara Chia Marti
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This song has broken 14 Guinness World Records so far and has shocked people
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Shakira said the song's success has made her feel as though her fanbase includes a "sisterhood" of women
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Bizarrap and Shakira's collaboration began with a suggestion from Milan, Shakira, and Gerard's son
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"He told me, 'Mom, you've got to collaborate with Bizarrap. You have to get on a song with Bizarrap because you guys are gonna be number one,'" Shakira told host Jimmy Fallon
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Bizarrap and Shakira released the song seven months after her separation from Gerard