Subsequently, the single was climbing the tops of charts in more than 30 countries during the period of over 6 months, eventually becoming the best selling single of 2002 worldwide. ' Whenever, Wherever' (and its Spanish counterpart Suerte), the first single from the album, was first heard in Colombia and the United States in late August 2001 and immediately became No. The album reached the top three of the charts in both the United States and United Kingdom (after the re-release, it reached No. This album won dozens of awards worldwide, including the Latin Grammy Award in the category of Best Short Form Music Video. Heavily influenced by South American culture, britpop and American rock and roll, the album gained generally positive reviews despite of some negative calls from Latin fans for seemingly abandoning her folk and rock roots in favor of contemporary American pop music. Musically the album is a fusion of many different genres and cultures. Shakira recorded this album during almost two years in Uruguay and the Bahamas.
All the songs on the album except 'Eyes Like Yours' (which is a translation of Shakira’s trademark Ojos Así) are original and were fully or partly composed by Shakira. Laundry Service (Spanish: Servicio De Lavandería) is the first bilingual studio album and third studio album overall by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira, released on Novemby Epic Records.
