"And it still hits just as hard": Internet celebrates as Shakira and Wyclef reunite to perform ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ on Jimmy Fallon for 20th anniversary

The Beautiful Liar singer, Shakira, and rapper Wyclef Jean recently reunited to perform their 2006 song Hips Don't Lie on its 20th anniversary on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Back in the day, Hips Don't Lie had topped many charts, including the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The clips of their performance have gone viral on social media and have caught the attention of netizens.

Netizens loved their reunion performance, and this is what one of them had to say:

''They brought back a classic and it still hits just as hard. Shakira and Wyclef Jean are timeless.''- said @PolitiX_OG

Internet celebrates as Shakira and Wyclef Jean perform on Hips Don't Lie

Shakira and Wyclef Jean recently reunited to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their song Hips Don't Lie on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The show aired on May 6, 2025, and Shakira, in a red outfit, and Wyclef, vibing and delivering an energetic performance, left everyone in awe.

The clips of the performance made waves on social media, and netizens celebrated the reunion performance. They were quick to express their thoughts, and here is what some of them had to say:

''Two decades in and that beat still makes anyone start moving. Legendary linkup.''- added @SirTopiano

''Shakira and Wyclef still got that fire, 20 years later and Hips Don't Lie feels as fresh as ever.''- stated @akpiriutazi

''20 years later and it's still a global anthem! Shakira and Wyclef brought the heat back like it never left! 🔥💃''- penned @Abdul_Aziz05010

''Shakira, barefoot, with her voice and her hip movements, has just buried all the artists under that Barranquilla sand. She is ART!''- expressed @SnowyWolf_83

While most of them appreciated and loved the performance and left cheerful comments, there were a few gloomy ones too. This is what they had to say:

''Mid collaborating with mid.''- criticized @Darkrai_d_GOAT

Hips Don't Lie was released by Epic Records and is Shakira's only number one hit song to date in the US. By 2017, the song had around 13 million downloads, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time. Hips Don't Lie was actually a rework of Wyclef Jean's track Dance Like This.

This performance came right after Shakira attended the 2025 Met Gala. Shakira had made an appearance in a body-hugging powder-pink gown with a cape, giving Barbie vibes.

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She is currently on her ongoing Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour in support of her twelfth 2024 studio album, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran. The tour began on February 11, 2025, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and is expected to conclude on November 16, 2025, in Lima, Peru.

Currently, the tour is set to begin with its North America leg on May 13, 2025.

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