Shakira is terrified after close shave with a rodent on the sets of Copa Vacia | Watch

Shakira released her new song titled Copa Vacía four weeks ago and it has garnered 53 million views to date.  The singer has now shared a behind-the-scenes video from its shoot. In the clip, Shakira  looked scared after a rodent appeared on the set.

3 things you need to know

• Shakira's latest song Copa Vacia also features Colombian singer Manuel Turizo. 
• The music video narrates the tale of a mermaid dwelling inside a tank on display.
• The song was released on June 29.

Shakira has hilarious encounter with a rat 

Shakira recently took to her Instagram handle and dropped a behind-the-scenes video from the sets of the music video of Copa Vacia. In the clip, the Hips Don't Lie singer  was  seen on top of a 'trash mountain' while wearing a mermaid costume paired with a pink wig. Everything seemed fine at first .  The singer lip-syncs while making an eye-contact with the camera.

However, a furry intruder who was lurking on the sets of caught the attention of the cameraman. The rat was quick to approach the singer. Shakira soon noticed the rodent, she let out an ear-piercing shriek out of fear and immediately got up to scare the rat away.

Shakira recalls an incident on the sets of Copa Vacia

In a conversation with Primer Impacto (via Hola), Shakira revealed how difficult it was for her to get out of the tank she was placed in for the music video. It was the production staff who came to her rescue on the sets, She said, "The fish tank broke, the set began to flood and they had to take me out of there. I couldn’t go out because I had a mermaid tail, and I couldn’t climb out."