Shakira’s Intense Breakup With Gerard Pique Resulted in Hard-Hitting Emotional Tracks- But Why Are These Breakup Songs Successful?

Quite a few fans still cannot believe that Shakira and Gerard Pique are not together anymore. Everyone once considered both of them the most ‘perfect’ couple that could ever exist. However, they’ve now broken up and moved on with their respective lives.

About a month ago, Shakira released a surprise diss track against her ex-boyfriend. The lyrics of that track are nothing short of genius and the song instantly went viral. Nonetheless, the music industry has been following a similar trend for the last few years.

The Colombian star’s diss track is a hardcore breakup song with a heavy amount of shade thrown at Pique. Have you ever wondered why these intense breakup songs always do so well?

Why did Shakira’s breakup song become so successful?

Apart from Shakira, artists like Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus have become masters of the ‘breakup’ song genre. One of the main reasons for this is empathy. Every single person has experienced heartbreak or breakup at some point in their life. Such songs do well because people start feeling ‘less alone’. That sense of comfort when you know that even someone else has gone through a similar phase is extremely calming.

Lavinia Rebecchini of King’s College, London, claims that songs like these allow a person to self-reflect on their own experiences. While being calm, the lyrics from these songs also allow people to compose themselves and vent out their inner struggles. Breakup songs also allow individuals to get answers to certain unanswered questions from the past.

Such songs help people channel their inner emotions toward one specific instance. These songs also empower a lot of individuals. It helps people realize that everything will get better soon, one day at a time.

Finally, as fans, we also want to know more about our favorite artists’ personal lives. And it’s a fact that most artists compose their music inspired by real-life stories. Fans tend to then overindulge and try and read between the lines whilst trying to figure out hidden details in the song.

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Shakira’s diss track surely took her fanbase by surprise. In a way, this diss track provided an insight into the Colombian star’s life.

Shakira could be a lyrical genius!

The Latin American singer didn’t shy away from making outrageous analogies in her diss track. The lyrics of her single are extremely personal and hard-hitting. This track could literally translate to one of Shakira’s personal therapy sessions.

As per Genius, lyrics like, “Don’t come back here, trust me. No hard feelings, babe, I wish you. Good luck with my so-called replacement. I don’t even know what happened. You’re acting so weird, I don’t even recognize you”.

Honestly, which fan wouldn’t want an insight into the Grammy Award winner’s life? Shakira exactly serves her audience with every necessary detail of her breakup with Pique in the song. Considering her huge fanbase, some of the fans keep on digging further and the rest of the fans just simply relate to the song.

The ‘numbers of success’ are right in front of everyone’s eyes too. In just about a month, her diss track has crossed 324 million views on YouTube. At the same time, Shakira still continues to appear on top music charts across the globe after her new diss track.

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