Un Poco de Amor
"Un Poco de Amor" is a song by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira from her third studio album, Pies Descalzos. Released on May 16, 1996, by Sony Music and Columbia Records, it served as the album's fourth single. The track was written and produced by Shakira and Luis Fernando Ochoa. Musically, "Un Poco de Amor" is a Latin pop song with reggae influences, and its lyrics express Shakira's longing to find someone who loves her.
A Portuguese version titled "Um Pouco de Amor" was included on her 1997 remix album, The Remixes. The song has been featured in two of her concert tours to date.
Shakira has featured "Un Poco de Amor" in two of her concert tours to date. Initially showcased during her Tour Pies Descalzos from 1996 to 1997 in Mexico City, the song later made a prominent appearance in the Tour of the Mongoose, which supported her third studio album, Laundry Service. Notably, it did not appear in subsequent tours such as Tour Anfibio, Oral Fixation Tour, The Sun Comes Out World Tour, and El Dorado World Tour.
In 1996, "Un Poco de Amor" was added to the reissue of Pies Descalzos, titled Colección de Oro. Its inclusion as the third track on Shakira's debut greatest hits album, Grandes Éxitos, in 2002, underscored its role in marking her rise to prominence.
