"Despacito" received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who praised the fusion between Latin and urban rhythms, its catchiness, and its text painting. [63], In the United States, the single debuted at number two on Billboard's multi-metric Hot Latin Songs chart on February 4, 2017, becoming Fonsi's highest-charting single since "Aquí Estoy Yo" on June 13, 2009. [122], "Despacito" became the world's most-streamed song of all-time in July 2017, with 4.6 billion streams between the original and remix version. Daddy Yankee – Despacito", Spanishcharts.com – Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. [115][116] It was also the best-selling single of 2017 in Canada, with more than 300,000 digital sales. By SIGAL RATNER-ARIAS February 1, 2019 GMT. 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"[27] Nieves played salsa-influenced melodies during the chorus and the hook, which contains "old school pop" effects based on American producer Dr. [40] Caroline Soriano of Ernstars magazine stated that Bieber's voice "sounds appealing with the song," whose remix version make it sound "a little bit better. [19] After a four-hour recording session, Gudwin sent Bieber's vocal tracks to Australian sound engineer Chris O'Ryan for vocal tuning. "[3] In April 2017, American singer and songwriter Nicky Jam revealed that the original version of "Despacito" featured him instead of Daddy Yankee, but had to decline due to the song's release interfering with the launch of his album Fénix. [139][140] Tour operators cite the song's music video for increasing interest in locations such as Club La Factoría and La Perla district in Old San Juan, which were featured in the video. [181], The song has been used, with altered lyrics, for political purposes. [92] The remix version became the first primarily-Spanish-language song to surpass one billion streams on Spotify in February 2018, while the original became the first non-English single to reach the milestone in June 2019. [166][167][168] On November 16, 2017, Luis Fonsi sang "Despacito" featuring Puerto Rican singer Victor Manuelle, Colombian band Bomba Estéreo and American disc jockey Diplo at the 18th Latin Grammy Awards. [16] Bieber's manager Scooter Braun contacted his vocal producer Josh Gudwin to work on the song, who flew to Bogota and recorded Justin Bieber's vocals in Estudios Audiovisión. "[120] In 2018, eight out of the 10 most-viewed YouTube music videos of the year were for songs performed in Spanish and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation referred to it as "the 'Despacito' effect. [64], The music video received a Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video at the 18th Latin Grammy Awards and a Billboard Music Award for Top Streaming Song (Video) at the 25th Billboard Music Awards, and was nominated for an American Music Award for Video of the Year at the 45th American Music Awards. Chart peaks in Australia, Canada, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Scotland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the US Hot 100 measure combined data between the original and the Justin Bieber remix version. Music & Audio; Add Tags. [169] On January 28, 2018, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee performed the song at the 60th Grammy Awards on the Madison Square Garden, becoming the 12th and 13th Latin artists ever to perform at the Grammy Awards. [191], *sales figures based on certification alone^shipments figures based on certification alonesales+streaming figures based on certification alone, 2017 single by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee. Te recomendamos que escuches esta musica: Luis Fonsi támbien puedes Descargar musica mp3 gratis, y si aún no sabes como bajar musica mp3 puedes ver las indicaciones en la parte inferior de esta página de mp3. Daddy Yankee "Despacito" Sheet Music (Leadsheet) in B Minor", "The Making Of "Despacito" With Andrés Torres & Mauricio Rengifo", "Reggaeton: El ritmo que se quedó para siempre", "Luis Fonsi on Record-Breaking No. "[59] John Ochoa of Rolling Stone stated that "the resulting so-called 'Despacito effect' has advanced a wave of subsequent Spanish-language hits and mainstream crossovers. No clear winner in contest for song of the summer. The lyrics of "Despacito" were written in late 2015 in Luis Fonsi's house in Miami because he wanted to record a "swinging song" for his new album after two years without releasing new music. "[144] On April 10, 2018, Luis Fonsi's YouTube Vevo account was hacked by an anonymous group, who removed the video from his channel for hours before becoming available again. [146] The clip starts with shots of La Perla's coast during daylight while showing Zuleyka Rivera arriving at the shanty town on foot. In Argentina, the melody was used by various politicians for their respective TV advertisements for the 2017 midterm elections, by scientists to protest against President Mauricio Macri and by feminists as an initiative to convoke people to a concentration about violence against women. [39] In 2018, it returned to number one in three different runs for 21 non-consecutive weeks. [4] It includes a variety of tempos, ranging from the "up-tempo urban/pop fusions" "Despacito" and "Échame la Culpa" to the romantic ballad "Le pido al cielo". [77], "Despacito" was the best-selling and most-streamed single of 2017 in the United States, with 2,692,000 downloads sold and 1,322,799,000 streams. [120][121] In 2018, it was the sixth best-selling song of the year, with 11.8 million sales plus track-equivalent streams, and was the 72nd most-played song in Latin America, with 107,980 spins. Released on January 12, 2017, the song was written by Fonsi, Erika Ender, and Daddy Yankee, and produced by … There are so many people behind this. "[59][60] Billboard selected it among the best Latin summer songs of all-time and included it among the 100 songs that defined the 2010s decade. [45] In 2018, the remix version received three nominations for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 60th Grammy Awards. In response, Trump tweeted an edited video showing Biden instead playing N.W.A's "Fuck tha Police". [66], On the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, the single debuted at number 88 on February 4, 2017, becoming Fonsi's third entry and Daddy Yankee's seventh. It is Fonsi's first album in five years,[3] and features the singles "Despacito" (both the original version and remix), "Échame la Culpa", "Calypso" (both the original version and remix), "Imposible" and "Sola".