"The title comes from the fact that I have always lived through my mouth," Shakira has said. "It is my biggest source of pleasure and my most accessible vehicle to discover and enjoy the world. I am fixated on chocolate! I am fixated on the spoken word, the written word, the things I have said and the things I should never have said. This is the reason why I decided on this names for the albums (Fijación Oral Vol. 1 / Oral Fixation Vol. 2)".
The album artwork is significant as well. Shakira called upon Renaissance icons to explain the significance of Oral Fixation. In Oral Fixation Vol. 2 the same child from the past album is perched in a tree and reaches for an apple held in Shakira's hand. "Vol. 2 is more of a Jungian sort of thing, since the reference is to a universal archetype of Eve (Adam and Eve) and the original sin. I think that is something that is really subconsciously in our minds. On the cover of Vol. 2 I wanted to attributed one more reason for Eve to bite the forbidden fruit - that would be her oral fixation." It debuted with 128,000 copies sold, lower than Shakira's previous English album Laundry Service (202,000 copies back in 11/01), and even lower than her Spanish album Fijacion Oral Vol. 1 which sold 157,000 copies in its first week back in April 2005. The album then continued to slide down the charts until March 2006 when "Hips Don't Lie" was added to the album, which had one of the biggest increases ever from #98 to #6, a 641% increase.
After the performance of "Hips Don't Lie" at The Video Music Awards 2006,the album topped India Charts and certificated Platinum.
In the Indonesian version of the album, the song "Timor" was renamed to "It's Alright" because East Timorese independence is still a highly controversial issue in Indonesia.
The album cover was also changed in many Muslimnations due to possible controversy (Adam and Eve).The album cover in these countries is alternated to the cover of "Don't Bother" CD single (that only shows Shakira's face).
"Hips Don't Lie (featuring Wyclef Jean)" was not part of the initial release of the album, and only became available on the re-release".
"The Day and the Time" is the English version of "Día Especial", and "Something" is the English version of "En Tus Pupilas", both from Fijación Oral Vol. 1.
The album debuted at #5 on Billboard 200, selling 130,000 copies in the U.S. in its opening week. That makes Shakira's second top five album in the same year. When the album was re-released with "Hips Don't Lie" and an alternate version of "La Tortura", the album shot up 92 spots on the Billboard 200 from #98 to #6. It sold 81,000 copies that week, which was a 643% increase. As of March 8, 2007, the album has sold 1,600,140 units in the United States of America.http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=43381&forum=5 Shakira went on to perform "Hips Don't Lie" live on American Idol and The Ellen DeGeneres Show to promote the album.
