Copa Vacía
"Copa Vacía" is a song by Colombian singers Shakira and Manuel Turizo. The song was released on June 30, 2023, through Sony Music Latin as the fourth single from Shakira's twelfth studio album, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran.
Background and release
Following the release of "Shakira: [Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53]" with Bizarrap and "TQG" with Karol G, Shakira confirmed that she had a song with Manuel Turizo titled "Copa Vacía", set to be released later in 2023. In February, the song's cover art leaked, while in March, images of the music video began to leak. Rumors started circulating that the song would be released soon and it was expected that it would be in April 2023, since Manuel Turizo has his birthday in that month. However, due to the massive leaks, the song was not released then. Plans were eventually scrapped in favor of the release of Shakira's single "Acróstico" on May 12, 2023.On June 9, 2023, the singer shared a photo of herself as a mermaid on her social media that says "You want thingamabobs? I got twenty...". On June 15, she shared a new preview of the song.
The single was announced on June 19, scheduled to be released on June 29, 2023. She also announced that the duo "made a movie", referring to the music video.
Lyrics and meaning
"Copa Vacía" portrays a narrator who feels emotionally neglected in a relationship, repeatedly appealing to a distracted partner for time and affection; contemporary coverage summarized its recurring "thirst" and "empty cup" imagery as shorthand for wanting greater intimacy. Shakira described the video's mermaid as a symbolic self-portrait, a figure that represents sacrifice for love and a return to one's element, which she shared around the single's release on her social channels. The music video reinforces these themes by depicting Shakira as a mermaid held in a tank by Manuel Turizo’s character before returning to the shore.Music video
The music video was co-directed by Shakira and Jaume de la Iguana. Its cinematography was handled by Rafa Lluch. On June 28, just one day before its release, he publishes a preview of the song's video, and in it you can see a partially sunny day in a sea where Manuel Turizo submerges in the water and Shakira is found swimming like mermaid and takes her out of the water and they stay on a seashore. Also in another part of that video you can see Shakira sirena tied up as it appears on the cover.The official music video was released simultaneously with the single on June 29, 2023. Its premiere establishment had been scheduled a few hours before. In the video, we can see Shakira dressed as a mermaid with pink hair. At the beginning, the singer is seen lying on the shore of a sea full of garbage and singing. Later, we see Manuel Turizo who submerges himself in the sea water and meets a mermaid and takes her out of the sea water and takes her with him. Throughout the video, Manuel Turizo is seen singing in a chair in a shelter next to Shakira, who has her in a fish tank. Later, Shakira and Manuel Turizo can be seen singing in a cave and dancing. At the end of the video, Shakira is seen as she appears on the cover of the song, dressed as a mermaid and tied by her hands.
Accolades
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
| Argentina Airplay | 1 |
| Bolivia Airplay | 4 |
| Central America Airplay | 2 |
| Chile Airplay | 8 |
| Colombia | 13 |
| Colombia Airplay | 12 |
| Costa Rica Airplay | 6 |
| Croatia | 85 |
| Ecuador | 19 |
| Ecuador Airplay | 2 |
| El Salvador Airplay | 6 |
| Guatemala Airplay | 4 |
| Honduras Airplay | 4 |
| Latin America Airplay | 1 |
| Lithuania Airplay | 63 |
| Mexico Airplay | 2 |
| Netherlands | 11 |
| Nicaragua Airplay | 1 |
| Panama Airplay | 2 |
| Panama | 6 |
| Paraguay Airplay | 6 |
| Peru | 20 |
| Puerto Rico Airplay | 14 |
| Uruguay Airplay | 6 |
| Venezuela Airplay | 15 |
| Venezuela Airplay | 33 |