El Jefe (song)

"El Jefe" (English: "The Boss") is a song by the Colombian singer Shakira and American band of regional Mexican music, Fuerza Regida.

It was released on September 20, 2023, through Ace Entertainment and Sony Music Latin as the fifth single from Shakira's twelfth studio album, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran (2024).

[12][13] The news channel CNN en Español compared Shakira to Bad Bunny for "riding the wave" of the recent popularity of the regional genre, since the latter collaborated in early 2023 with Grupo Frontera.

Lyrically, It is a protest song that criticizes social inequality; also addressing issues such as the migration of Latin people to the United States, labor discrimination, and low-paid work.

Shakira's press office in Colombia later responded to the use of the song saying "At no time has the artist authorized the use of the most recent single titled 'El Jefe', in political or partisan contexts, as was evident in previous days, to promote the labor reform of this government".

"When we talk about labor reform, what we want, as Shakira says in her latest song, is that I published it because it hit the nail on the head. Shakira hit the nail on the head..."- Gustavo Petro , President of Colombia , 2023. [ 19 ]