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Released on Epic, also Wonderwall (Oasis), Killing in the Name (Rage Against the Machine) and Billie Jean (Michael Jackson)
Engineered by Kevin Killen, also Big Time (Peter Gabriel), Don’t Stop the Dance (Bryan Ferry) and Slave to Love (Bryan Ferry)
Produced by Lester Mendez, also Underneath Your Clothes, Te busqué (Nelly Furtado) and The One
Mixed by Rob Jacobs, also When Love Comes to Town (B.B. King), Desire (U2) and God Gave Rock ’n’ Roll to You II (KISS)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Lester Mendez produced 5 of Shakira’s top 10 songs
Kevin Killen engineered 171 songs on fono
Jim Gaines engineered 133 songs on fono
Shakira’s most frequent co-writer is Luis Fernando Ochoa (32 songs together)
Credits
All 17 credits
- Written by
- Lester Mendez and Shakira
- Produced by
- Lester Mendez and Shakira
- Performed by
- Carlos Santana, Lester Mendez, Luis Conte, Lyle Workman, Paul Bushnell, Shakira and Shawn Pelton
- Engineered by
- Jim Gaines, Kevin Killen and Rob Jacobs
- Mixed by
- Rob Jacobs
- Part of
- Oral Fixation, Vol. 2
- Released on
- Epic
- Written by
- Lester Mendez and Shakira
- Produced by
- Lester Mendez and Shakira
- Performed by
- Carlos Santana, Lester Mendez, Luis Conte, Lyle Workman, Paul Bushnell, Shakira and Shawn Pelton
- Engineered by
- Jim Gaines, Kevin Killen and Rob Jacobs
- Mixed by
- Rob Jacobs
- Part of
- Oral Fixation, Vol. 2
- Released on
- Epic
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same engineer: Kevin Killen
Same producer: Lester Mendez
Same mixer: Rob Jacobs
Same label: Epic
Same release: Oral Fixation, Vol. 2
Same engineer: Kevin Killen
Same producer: Lester Mendez
Same mixer: Rob Jacobs
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Illegal was performed by Carlos Santana
2MusicBrainz Illegal was performed by Lester Mendez
3MusicBrainz Illegal was performed by Luis Conte
4MusicBrainz Illegal was performed by Lyle Workman
5MusicBrainz Illegal was performed by Paul Bushnell
6MusicBrainz Illegal was performed by Shakira
7MusicBrainz Illegal was performed by Shawn Pelton
8MusicBrainz Illegal was produced by Lester Mendez
9MusicBrainz Illegal was produced by Shakira
10MusicBrainz Illegal was written by Lester Mendez
11MusicBrainz Illegal was written by Shakira
12MusicBrainz Illegal is part of the release Oral Fixation, Vol. 2
Illegal is part of the release Oral Fixation, Vol. 2
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13MusicBrainz Epic is the label of the song Illegal
14MusicBrainz Illegal was engineered by Jim Gaines
15MusicBrainz Illegal was engineered by Kevin Killen
16MusicBrainz Illegal was engineered by Rob Jacobs
17MusicBrainz Illegal was mixed by Rob Jacobs
18MusicBrainz Illegal was released on 2005-11-28