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Despacito
Sign in to save"Despacito" (; ) is a Spanish-language song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi, featuring Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee. On January 13, 2017, it was released as lead single for Vida, Fonsi's tenth studio album. Written by Fonsi and Panamanian-American and Brazilian singer-songwriter Erika Ender in collaboration with Yankee between 2015 and 2016, it was produced by Colombian record producers Mauricio Rengifo and Andrés Torres in 2016. An English-language remix featuring Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber was released on April 17, 2017, with added lyrics by Bieber, and American singer-
"Despacito" is a Spanish-language song by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi featuring rapper Daddy Yankee that was released in January 2017 as the lead single from Fonsi's tenth studio album. The song became culturally significant partly due to an English-language remix released in April 2017 that featured Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber, which helped it reach a broader international audience.
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- Background
- Original version
- Justin Bieber remix
- Composition
- Release and reception
- Accolades
- Commercial performance
- United States
- International
- Impact
- Music video
- Background
- Synopsis
- Release and reception
- Live performances
- Other remixes and cover versions
- Political uses
- Credits and personnel
- Charts
- Weekly charts
- Year-end charts
- Decade-end charts
- All-time charts
- Certifications
- For original version
- For remix version
- See also
- Notes
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"Despacito" (; ) is a Spanish-language song recorded by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi, featuring Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee. On January 13, 2017, it was released as lead single for Vida, Fonsi's tenth studio album. Written by Fonsi and Panamanian-American and Brazilian singer-songwriter Erika Ender in collaboration with Yankee between 2015 and 2016, it was produced by Colombian record producers Mauricio Rengifo and Andrés Torres in 2016. An English-language remix featuring Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber was released on April 17, 2017, with added lyrics by Bieber, and American singer-songwriters Poo Bear and Marty James.
Topping the charts in 47 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Italy and Spain, and reaching the top 10 of six others, "Despacito" has been listed among the best Latin songs ever by various publications, with some referring to it as one of the most successful Spanish-language tracks in pop music history. It has been credited by music journalists as being the most instrumental song in spreading the popularity of Spanish-language music in the mainstream global market since "La Bamba" by Los Lobos in 1987 and "Macarena" by Los Del Rio featuring the Backside Boys in 1995.