Zidane's Headbutt Sparks Hit Single

Posted Jul 28th 2006 5:45PM by TMZ Staff

The headbutt heard 'round the World Cup has spawned the smash pop hit of the summer in France.

"Coup de Boule," or "Headbutt," as it's known in English, has become the most downloaded track in France over the last three weeks, with over 80,000 downloads, and Warner Music says that based on sales figures from mid-week, it'll be the highest-selling for the whole week.

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Filed under: Music, Wacky & Weird

Tags: World Cup, WorldCup, Zinedine Zidane, ZinedineZidane

Shakira Shakira

Posted Jun 16th 2006 2:51PM by TMZ Staff

We know her hips don't lie, and neither do the music charts. Last week the Colombian beauty set a record for digital sales, and her duet with Wyclef is #1 on the Billboard Pop 100 for the second straight week.

This comes on the heels of the song setting a record for the most radio plays ever for a pop song, as tracked by the Nielsen company. "Hips Don't Lie" was played 9,657 times in a single week on U.S. radio. That number broke Gwen Stefani's record of 9,582 plays for "Hollaback Girl." (Maybe Hillary Duff should take notes!)

And, she's a big hit elsewhere too. She cleaned up at the Latin Grammys in April and a recent survey in Romania polled the hip shaker as the number one international act that Romanians would most like to see. And, the rest of Europe is taking note of the FIFA World Cup "Hips Don't Lie" remix. Indeed, Shakira herself seems to be caught up in World Cup fever, as she recently taught David Beckham and the England squad a few dance moves.

Speaking of her instructions to Mr. Posh Spice and his mates, Shakira says "I've shown them hope [sic] to shake their hips like I do. Maybe they will do if they win, but maybe they will be too shy." Well, we happily know Shakira isn't too shy. There's no about it - she's a worldwide sensation.

Filed under: Music, Shakira, Sound Bytes

Tags: hips don't lie, HipsDon'tLie, shakira, world cup, WorldCup