Upon its release, "Objection (Tango)" received generally favourable reviews from music critics, some of whom found it similar to the work of American new wave band The B-52's.

Commercially, "Objection (Tango)" was a success and peaked inside the top ten of record charts of various countries such as Australia, Belgium, Italy, Netherlands and France.

"Objection (Tango)" was certified platinum and gold in Australia and France by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP), respectively.

An accompanying music video for "Objection (Tango)" was directed by Dave Meyers and features Shakira fighting her unfaithful lover and his mistress in a club.

For additional promotion, Shakira performed an Afro-punk and Reggae inspired version of the song at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards.

), which became an immense success in Latin America and received multi-platinum record certifications in various countries like Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Spain.

[4] Wanting to "find a way to express my ideas and my feelings, my day-to-day stories in English", Shakira bought rhyming dictionaries, started analysing the lyrics of songs by Bob Dylan, reading poetry and the work of authors like Leonard Cohen and Walt Whitman and took English lessons from a private tutor.

[15] Lyrically, "Objection (Tango)" is dramatic and humorous in approach[12] and focuses on an angered Shakira ordering her love interest to choose between her and his other leading lady; it was said to be a feminist anthem[16] and a "hell-hath-no-fury it's-her-or-me steam train".

[17] It contains a line in which Shakira asserts to her lover that "Next to her cheap silicone I look minimal/ That's why in front of your eyes I'm invisible/ But you gotta know small things also count," which a critic commented was a "brave statement in these days of suspiciously ripe teenybop flesh peddlers.

"[12] During the bridge of the song, Shakira delivers rap-like vocals and instructs her lover to end the love triangle, declaring that "Tango is not for three, was never meant to be.

"[10] The critic compared "Objection (Tango)" to Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin's song "Livin' la Vida Loca", and the work of American new wave band The B-52's.

[10] Alexis Petridis from The Guardian picked "Objection (Tango)" as an example of Shakira's unusual style of production and opined that it "sounds like the B-52's jamming with a wedding reception combo [sic].

"[15] Matt Cibula from PopMatters complimented Shakira's songwriting and termed the song a "fine rockcraft with drama and a sense of humor.

[21] Although it was not a commercial success as big as the previous singles from the album, "Whenever, Wherever" and "Underneath Your Clothes", "Objection (Tango)" performed well on record charts nevertheless.

In the Dutch-speaking Flanders region of Belgium, it became Shakira's third consecutive top ten hit after it peaked at number nine on the Ultratop chart.

[24] It charted for a total of 24 weeks and was certified gold by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP) for sales of 250,000 units.

[47] It begins with Shakira and her love interest doing tango[citation needed] in a bar-like setting, starting with a low paced routine.

She follows her love interest in a yellow car and arrives at a club where she sees him with another woman, played by Hawaiian actress Tabitha Taylor.

Shakira incorporated belly dancing moves in her choreography and near to the end of the performance, she fell backward into the crowd and "was delivered back to the stage quickly enough not to miss a single line.

"[51] Jon Wiederhorn from MTV praised Shakira's stage presence and called her belly dancing routine "seductive.

[54] As part of her global sponsorship and advertising agreement with American multinational food and beverage corporation PepsiCo to promote their carbonated soft drink Pepsi,[55] Shakira starred in a television commercial for the brand's "Dare For More" campaign.