"Despacito" (American Spanish: [despa'sito]; English: "Slowly") is a single by Puerto Rican pop artist Luis Fonsi featuring Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee from the former's upcoming studio album.[1] On January 13, 2017, Universal Music Latin released "Despacito" and its music video, which shows both artists performing the song in the La Perla neighborhood of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico and the local bar La Factoría. The song was written by Luis Fonsi, Erika Ender and Daddy Yankee, and was produced by Andrés Torres and Mauricio Rengifo.[2]
It is a reggaeton-pop song composed in common time with lyrics about having a sexual relationship, performed in a smooth and romantic way. Commercially, the song topped the charts of 45 countries and reached the top 10 of 9 others, making it both Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's most successful single. It became the first song primarily in Spanish to top the Billboard Hot 100 since "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix) in 1996. The official video for "Despacito" on YouTube received its one billionth view on April 20, 2017 after 97 days, becoming the second-fastest video on the site to reach the milestone behind Adele's "Hello".[3] It received its two billionth view on June 16 after 154 days, making it the fastest video on the site to reach the milestone. With its 2,040,000 certified sales plus track-equivalent streams, "Despacito" is one of the best-selling Latin singles in the United States.
Several remix versions were released following the single's success. On March 17, 2017, both a solo pop version and a salsa version featuring Puerto Rican musician Victor Manuelle were released. On April 17, 2017, a remix version featuring Canadian singer Justin Bieber was released; this version helped to improve the song's chart performance in numerous countries, particularly in the English-speaking world. On May 5, 2017, both an electronic version produced by American trio Major Lazer and Colombian DJ MOSKA and an urban version produced by Sky were released.
The music video was released alongside the single on January 13, 2017, receiving 5.14 million views on its first 24 hours, breaking J Balvin's previous record with "Bobo" for a Spanish-language Vevo clip.[14] It was filmed in December 2016 in La Perla neighborhood and the popular bar La Factoría in San Juan, Puerto Rico and was directed by Carlos Perez.[2] The director had previously worked with Luis Fonsi on "Corazón en la Gaveta" (2014) and also with Daddy Yankee on "Gangsta Zone" (2006, performed with Snoop Dogg), "Descontrol" (2010), "Ven Conmigo" (2011, performed with Prince Royce) and "Moviendo Caderas" (2014, performed with Yandel).[51]
The video shows both artists performing while participating on different parties on the island. It also features Miss Universe 2006 model Zuleyka Rivera.[52] According to Luis Fonsi, the music video celebrates Latin American culture, saying that movement, dancing and rhythm are "engraved into his bones". He also affirms that part of the song's success was the reception of the fans, capturing the best of Fonsi's romantic ballad and danceable facets.[21] The official music video on YouTube was released on Fonsi's channel on January 12, 2017[53] and amassed one billion views in 97 days,[54] becoming the second-fastest video on the site to reach the milestone behind Adele's "Hello".[3] The video received two billion views in 154 days, surpassing Justin Bieber's record of 394 days with his song "Sorry" to become the fastest video on the site to reach the milestone.[55]As of June 22, 2017, it has received over 2.1 billion views, making it YouTube's eighth most viewed video and second most viewed Spanish-language video, behind the official video for "Bailando" by Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona.[56]
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