Shakira and Rihanna's New Single Is an Underwhelming Island Party

Rife with reverb, it’s a pop-rock-meets-reggae record — a quite literal mashup of Shakira’s and Rihanna’s distinct sounds. It’s a fun song, but it also feels like an orchestrated beach party at an all-inclusive resort where the day-glo cocktails are heavy on the fruit mix and tiny umbrellas.

I guess what I’m really trying to say is that it’s no “Beautiful Liar,” but I’m sure the video will be pretty hot and will include sexy belly dance-writhing on mud or sand or men or some combination of the three. Let’s be honest, it’s Shakira and Rihanna. They’ll be fine.