Shakira in bikini

According to the United World Chart, Shakira is as of 2008 the 4th most successful artist so far for the last decade, in terms of single sales. She is also the only artist to have two songs in the top ten of the most successful singles since 1999.^[6] Los Angeles Times declared Shakira "the most completely adapted crossover performer in contemporary pop music".^[7]

After two weeks in London, Shakira flew to Colombia for a peace concert in Leticia (at the three way border of Colombia, Peru and Brazil) with Carlos Vives. Afterward, it was reported by Noticias Caracol in Colombia that Shakira returned to her home studio in the photo sex 13 ans Bahamas and continued recording "a little something" with members of Vives' band.

Before the release of Oral Fixation Vol. 2, the second CD of the Oral Fixation project, Shakira appeared at the 2005 MTV Europe Music Awards in Lisbon, Portugal were she performed "Don't Bother", the Rechercher lead single from the album, just minutes before winning an award in the category of Best Female Artist.