Editing She Bangs (section)

=== Reception and controversy ===

The explicit sexual scenes of the music video were met with criticism from the audience; several [[Television in the United States|American television]] stations cut the scenes when airing the video. According to the ''[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]'''s John Dingwall, with the visual, Martin ditched his teen idol image by transforming to a more mature one.<ref name="dailyrecord1"/> It was consequently banned in several Latin American countries, such as the Dominican Republic.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/2000/11/20&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04517&PageLabel=45|title=¿Chismosa yo? ...¡para nada!|language=es|newspaper=El Siglo de Torreón|page=45|date=November 20, 2000|access-date=January 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224940/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F2000%2F11%2F20&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04517&PageLabel=45|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Martin told [[MTV News]] that the video represented freedom rather than his sexuality.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ricky Martin, un canto a la ambigüedad sexual|url=http://archivo.lavoz.com.ar/2000/1206/nota3635_1.htm|access-date=December 15, 2014|work=[[La Voz del Interior]]|date=December 6, 2000|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230731/http://archivo.lavoz.com.ar/2000/1206/nota3635_1.htm|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> Writing for [[Mitú (entertainment)|Mitú]], Cristal Mesa complimented the visual, saying: "The use of underwater Martin shots cropped onto the dance floor is pretty amazing". She also ranked "She Bangs" as Martin's 15th best music video on her 2018 list.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://wearemitu.com/entertainment/ranked-ricky-martins-top-25-music-video/|title=We Ranked Ricky Martin's Top 25 Music Videos|last=Mesa|first=Cristal|publisher=[[Mitú (entertainment)|Mitú]]|access-date=May 4, 2021|date=March 1, 2018|archive-date=January 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120005807/https://wearemitu.com/entertainment/ranked-ricky-martins-top-25-music-video/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[Latin Grammy Awards of 2001|2nd Annual Latin Grammy Awards]] in 2001, the video was awarded [[Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video|Best Short Form Music Video]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Sanz, Juanes Top Winners At 2nd Latin Grammys|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/77905/sanz-juanes-top-winners-at-2nd-latin-grammys|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 13, 2014|date=October 30, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131022158/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/77905/sanz-juanes-top-winners-at-2nd-latin-grammys|archive-date=January 31, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, it won the award for [[Lo Nuestro Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]] at the [[Premio Lo Nuestro 2001|13th Lo Nuestro Awards]], as well as Best Clip of the Year — Latin at the ''Billboard'' Music Video Awards.<ref name="Billboard MV Award">{{cite magazine|year=2001|title=Gorillaz, Fatboy Slim Top Video Awards|magazine=Billboard|page=10|last=Hay|first=Carla|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ExIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA10|access-date=February 9, 2022|issn=0006-2510|volume=104|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209112422/https://books.google.com/books?id=ExIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA10|archive-date=February 9, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Winners-archive">{{cite web|url=http://i.univision.com/contentuvn/rinconlatino/plnuestro/images/index_historia.swf|title=Lo Nuestro – Historia|language=es|publisher=Univision|access-date=March 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102925/http://i.univision.com/contentuvn/rinconlatino/plnuestro/images/index_historia.swf|archive-date=June 26, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>