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Singer and Songwriter of The Bravery). In June 2009, several music journalists and reviewers got an advance listen of the track. The reviews were positive. The Spanish version titled, "Loba", premiered on June 29, 2009. On July 2, 2009, Shakira's official website announced that "The full album is She Wolf due out in October 2009 from Epic" and it "features a predominantly English track list". The site also announced that a Spanish album will be released in 2010. Shakira premiered "She Wolf" on Z100 and KIIS-FM on July 13, 2009. On July 14, 2009 "She Wolf" and "Loba" became available to download from iTunes. The video for "She Wolf" Premiered on MTV on July 30, 2009. The single was successful worldwide, reaching number one in Latin America, number two in Germany, Ireland, Italy, Estonia and Spain, number three in Switzerland and Austria, number four in the UK, France and Greece, number five in Canada and Belgium, number six in Finland, number nine in Japan, and number eleven in the US. The album was released in October 2009 in most countries and in November 2009 in the U.S., it received positive reviews from critics. The album has been a success on the charts and has since been certified Gold in Russia, Ireland, Switzerland, Poland, France, Argentina, Greece, and Hungary, Platinum in Spain, the United Kingdom, and the Middle East, 2X Platinum in Colombia and Mexico, and 3X Platinum in Taiwan. Subsequent singles, "Did It Again", "Give It Up To Me", and "Gypsy", received moderate success on the charts.
On May 3, 2010, Shakira's official website confirmed that she will embark on a global tour. The site announced that the tour will kick-off in North America in September 2010. The site also announced the first three confirmed dates and stated that additional dates will be announced soon, adding that "The tour will bring Shakira's spectacular show to top arenas and a host of additional cities throughout the summer and fall". It was initially announced that Shakira would release a Spanish album in 2010 after the release of "She Wolf", similar to what she did with Oral Fixation Volumes 1 & 2, but Shakira later stated that the album will now be a bilingual project, which will contain Spanish and English songs. Shakira collaborated with the South African group Freshlyground to perform the official song of the 2010 FIFA World