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{{Infobox Song
| Name           = Despedida
| Artist         = [[Shakira]]
| Album          = [[Love in the Time of Cholera (EP)|Love in the Time of Cholera EP]]
| Released       = November 13, 2007
| Format         = [[Digital download]]
| Recorded       = 2007
| Genre          = [[Folk music]]/[[Andean music]]
| Length         = 2:51
| Label          = [[Epic Records]]/[[New Line Records]]
| Writer         = [[Shakira]] (lyrics and music)<br>[[Antonio Pinto (composer)|Antonio Pinto]] (music)
| Producer       = Antonio Pinto
}}

'''"Despedida"''' ({{lang-en|Farewell}}) is a song written and performed by [[Colombian people|Colombian]] [[singer]]-[[songwriter]] [[Shakira]]. It was written alongside [[Brazil]]ian [[composer]] [[Antonio Pinto (composer)|Antonio Pinto]] for the soundtrack of the [[Love in the Time of Cholera (film)|film adaptation]] of [[Gabriel García Márquez]]' ''[[Love in the Time of Cholera]]''. 

==Song information==
"Despedida" is one of the two songs Shakira wrote specifically for the film.<ref>[http://www.myspace.com/litc_film ''Love in the Time of Cholera''] [[Myspace]] page.</ref><ref>[http://www.newlinerecords.com/pages/cholera/cholera.htm Information about ''Love in the Time of Cholera'' soundtrack] at [[New Line Records]] website.</ref> On his own initiative, García Márquez persuaded Shakira to provide two new songs for the film.<ref>Lakshmanan, Indira A.R. [http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/11/arts/web.1211newell.php?page=2. "Love in the Time of Cholera: On location, out on a limb"]. ''[[The Boston Globe]] / [[International Herald Tribune]]''. December 11, 2006. Retrieved December 17, 2007.</ref> The songs were written with Brazilian composer Antonio Pinto. The full score was composed by Pinto, who also scored ''[[City of God (film)|City of God]]'' and ''[[Lord of War]]''.

"Despedida" is written in a [[Colombian folklore|folkloric]] style evoking the mournful sound of [[Andean music]], with native instruments such as the bombo, a drum, and the [[charango]], a small guitar. Shakira calls it "the song of her dreams", because she had always wanted to write something that evoked "the lament of the [[Andes]]".

Shakira told the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' that she finds it curious "that this is a song of farewell, of death, of loss, but at the same time, it was a pleasure to do". She also commented that entering "this new world of folklore was definitely one of the greatest challenges" for her.<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-culture17nov17,1,3685208.story?ctrack=2&cset=true Shakira in pause mode - Los Angeles Times<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Shakira has performed the song twice until 27 January 2008, the first one was at the Premiere of the film, and she sang with a little variation compared with the original version, the second one was shown on the American TV program "[[The Tonight Show]]". 

An [[Love in the Time of Cholera (EP)|EP]] containing the three songs performed by Shakira featured in the film, as well as the full soundtrack, was released exclusively on the [[iTunes Music Store]] on November 13, 2007.

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Result
!align="center"|Award
!align="center"|Category
|-
|align="left"|[[65th Golden Globe Awards|2008]]
|align="center"|Nominated
|align="left"|[[Golden Globe Award]]
|align="left"|[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] 
|-
|}

==References==
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{{Shakira}}

[[Category:Shakira songs]]
[[Category:Spanish-language songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Shakira]]
[[Category:Songs written by Antonio Pinto]]

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