Despacito by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Song Info
"Despacito" is a 2017 song by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi featuring Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee from Fonsi's upcoming studio album. The song's music video was filmed in the La Perla neighborhood of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico and the local bar La Factoría. "Despacito" was written by Fonsi, Erika Ender, and Daddy Yankee, and was produced by Mauricio Rengifo and Andrés Torres. A remix featuring Canadian singer Justin Bieber (co-written by himself, Poo Bear and Marty James) was released on April 17, 2017, which helped to improve the song's chart performance in numerous countries, particularly in English-speaking countries. "Despacito" was a #1 hit in 47 countries, and a top 10 hit in ten others. The song topped the Hot 100 for a record-tying 16 weeks, becoming the biggest hit in Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's career. The song also spent 52 weeks at number 1 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs. The song's music video has been played on YouTube over seven and a half billion times, It won Latin Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Urban Fusion/Performance, and Best Short Form Music Video at the 18th Latin Grammy Awards. It is a reggaeton and Latin pop song composed in common time with lyrics about having a sexual relationship, performed in a smooth and romantic way.
