"Te Lo Agradezco, Pero No" (English: Thank you, but no) is a song recorded by Alejandro Sanz and Shakira, for the former artist's eighth studio album El Tren de los Momentos (2006). It was released as the second single from the album in December 2006 through Warner Music Latina. It was written by Sanz who also produced it along with Lulo Pérez. "Te Lo Agradezco, Pero No" is the second duet recorded by the two singers following "La Tortura" for Shakira's album Fijación Oral Vol. 1 (2005). The song came about after Shakira approached Sanz telling him that she wanted to collaborate on something different from her own material.

Upon its release, "Te Lo Agradezco, Pero No" was perceived as an album highlight by several music critics. It earned the duo several awards and nominations including Song of the Year at the 2007 Premios Oye!. The single was successful in Venezuela and on the US Latin music charts, where it topped the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Latin Pop Airplay charts. A music video for the song, directed by Jaume de Laiguana was filmed in Brooklyn and released on 11 January 2007. It is a continuation of the clip for Sanz's "A la Primera Persona" and it features the duo dancing together towards the end. Sanz performed the song live during his El Tren De Los Momentos Tour (2007-08).

"Te Lo Agradezco, Pero No" was written by Alejandro Sanz for his album El Tren de los Momentos (2006). He also handled the song's production together with Lulo Pérez. Shakira, a close friend of Sanz was the one who approached him in order to sing on his album "sounding nothing like she does on her own". During an interview with Billboard, Sanz talked about the second time he collaborated with Shakira which was on "Te Lo Agradezco, Pero No", following the worldwide success of "La Tortura" from the former's album Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 (2005). He stated, "I hadn't dared ask her if she wanted to do something with me, because it was a little like, 'I sing with you, now sing with me'. Plus, we didn't want it to be 'La Tortura 2' because we're very considerate of each other. She's the one who came and said, 'Hey, I want to sing'." He concluded the interview by saying that with the collaborations, he managed to do new things musically. An extended play (EP) of the song featuring several remixes was released on 6 March 2007. Two remixes of the song were featured on the re-release of the album in 2007, El Tren de los Momentos: Edición Especial - one by Luny Tunes and Tainy and the other is dubbed "Benztown Mixdown". "Te Lo Agradezco, Pero No" was included on Sanz's compilation album Colección Definitiva (2011).

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