COPA AMÉRICA 2024
What is the official song of the Copa América 2024 and who sings it?
Shakira performed the 2010 FIFA World Cup track but is “Puntería,” which she sings with Cardi B, the official Copa América song?
Shakira has been inextricably linked to soccer for more than a decade, from her long-term relationship with former Barcelona and Spain defender Gerard Piqué, to signing the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup: “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)”. Now, the Colombian star is back with the official Copa América 2024 song…or is she?
Is “Puntería” the official song of the Copa América 2024?
“Puntería,” which the 47-year-old performs with American rapper Cardi B, has been widely reported as being the official song for the tournament, which isn’t quite accurate.
As it stands, CONMEBOL don’t appear to have named an official Copa América 2024 song, with Shakira and Cardi B’s single actually acting as the official song of Mexican-American media company Televisa/Univision’s coverage of the action, as confirmed by the artist herself and Sony Music, her record label.
The sixth single from “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran,” Shakira’s twelfth studio album, “Puntería” was released in March this year and has been described as a feel-good pop track about a man who’s no good but who they (the two singers) end up falling for anyway.
Shakira and Cardi B - “Puntería lyrics”
"Puntería" lyrics translated into English
You have good aim
You know where to target me so that I can surrender, surrender
You have style to call my attention
You throw darts at me that go straight to my heart
Oh, and as many times as I try
Oh, it’s impossible to avoid you
You have good aim
You know where to target me so that I can surrender, surrender
You attack me where it most hurts, you don’t suit me
But either in your bed or mine, I forget about all that
You, you got me stressin’, thinkin’ ’bout sexin’
Baby, keep me company
Give me your fire, squeeze my butt although you’re not the one for me
I got the night, night, put a man right to sleep
Yeah, I’m pretty lil’ thing from face to feet
I’m from the Bronx (Bronx), but I got a Georgia peach
I got a empanada, mama, that he love to eat (Muah)
A wolf like Shaki’, you’re my tiger
Bite me hard, don’t forget about this booty
You have good aim
You know where to target me so that I can surrender, surrender
You attack me where it most hurts, you don’t suit me
But either in your bed or mine, I forget about all that
Where he puts the eye, he puts the bullet
He shoots the target and I fall as if nothing
But if you steal two kisses from me
I won’t even think about the third one
I’m indecisive all night
And wake up with shirt
Now I don’t know if I even want to stop
Your hands melt me, your lips drug me
Your biceps drive me crazy
I never direct you, you always go straight
To my G-spot
You have good aim
You know how to last, the other ones stay without battery
He throws darts at me and it doesn’t suit me
But I love it if he has it inside
I get kinky for you, I know that Cardi B will never leave your mind
You have good aim
You know where to target me so that I can surrender, surrender
You attack me where it most hurts, you don’t suit me
But either in your bed or mine, I forget about all that
Struggling to see the soccer connection? (Translated) lyrics like “You, you got me stressin’, thinkin’ ‘bout sexin’ / Baby, keep me company / Give me your fire, squeeze my butt although you’re not the one for me” probably don’t do much to help. And that hasn’t been lost among fans who still think of the song as being “semi official”.
The title of the track, “Puntería,” translates to “Aim,” which can at least be linked to shooting, passing and a number of other on-field acts. But will we actually hear it unless we’re watching Televisa/Univision’s coverage anyway? It’s all a bit of a mystery.