Comme moi explained

Comme moi
Border:yes
Type:single
Artist:Black M featuring Shakira
Album:Éternel insatisfait
Recorded:2016
Genre:[1]
Length:3:08
Label:Wati-B
Chronology:Shakira
Prev Title:Deja Vu
Prev Year:2017
Next Title:Me Enamoré
Next Year:2017

"Comme moi" (English: "Like Me") is a song by French-Guinean rapper and songwriter Black M featuring Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira.[2] It was released on March 31, 2017 as the fifth official single from Éternel insatisfait and was also included in Shakira's album El Dorado.[3] Included on the latter album is also an English version of the song titled "What We Said" by Shakira featuring Magic!.

Background and release

On 16 October 2016, Black M revealed that he has a collaboration with Shakira titled "Comme moi" on his second studio album Éternel Insatisfait, and that the song will be released as a single later.[4] On 25 October 2016, Black M released an exclusive preview of "Comme Moi" on NRJ.[5]

The song starts with Shakira singing in a romantic pop music style in English, before it switches up to a hip hop beat and Black M's rap rhymes in French.[6]

Music video

The music video for "Comme moi", filmed in November 2016, was released on 31 March 2017 and features Shakira in a blonde wig and Black M in a black tang top. It had a purple set and a black and white set.[7] [8] The video was viewed over 2 million times in the first 24 hours on YouTube.[9]

English version

The English version of the track, titled "What We Said", was released on May 26, 2017 on Shakira’s eleventh studio album El Dorado. It features Canadian reggae fusion band Magic!. This is the second collaboration between the two as the band was featured on Shakira’s 2014 self titled tenth studio album on a track called "Cut Me Deep".[10]

Notes and References

  1. News: Garcia. Lupe. Estreno: "Comme Moi", el nuevo video de Shakira con Black M. . Cibercuba. 31 March 2017. 1 October 2021.
  2. https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/latin/7556997/shakira-joins-black-m-on-comme-moi-listen Shakira Joins Black M on 'Comme Moi': Listen
  3. Web site: Black M: M La France . . 26 October 2016 . 28 October 2016 . Deborde, Juliette . French.
  4. Web site: Black M, en duo avec Shakira, raconte les coulisses de leur duo "improbable" . 2024-08-05 . www.chartsinfrance.net . fr.
  5. Web site: 25 October 2016 . Black M et Shakira : écoutez en exclu «Comme moi»! (extrait) . 31 July 2024 . NRJ . fr.
  6. Web site: 2017-03-31 . ▶️ VIDEO: ESTRENO: "Comme moi", el nuevo vídeo de Shakira con Black M . 2024-07-31 . CiberCuba . es.
  7. https://www.lavanguardia.com/gente/20170331/421343808429/shakira-black-m-comme-moi-cancion-videoclip.html?facet=amp El videoclip de ‘Comme Moi’, la canción de Shakira y Black M
  8. Web site: 2017-04-01 . Shakira y Black M presentan el videoclip de 'Comme Moi' Europa FM . 2024-08-05 . www.europafm.com . es.
  9. Web site: 2017-04-02 . El "Comme moi" de Shakira suma más de dos millones de visitas en 24 horas . 2024-08-05 . CiberCuba . es.
  10. https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Shakira-feat-MAGIC/What-We-Said-Comme-moi-English-Version/amp Shakira-What We Said - Comme moi English Version
  11. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 24, 2017). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. 17 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180716200735/http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-singles-telecharges/?ye=2017&we=24. 16 July 2018. dead.