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Despacito" (American Spanish: {despa'sito}; transl. "Slowly") is a piece of music by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi that includes Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee from Fonsi's 2019 studio album Vida. On January 12, 2017, Universal Music Latin launched "Despacito" and its music video, which reveals each artist performing the music in La Perla neighborhood of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the local bar La Factoría. The music was written by Fonsi, Erika Ender, and Daddy Yankee, and was produced by Mauricio Rengifo and Andrés Torres.

A remix model that includes Canadian singer Justin Bieber was launched on April 17, 2017, which helped to enhance the music's chart efficiency in quite a few nations, together with numerous number-one positions. "Despacito" has been extensively credited by music journalists as being instrumental in popularizing Spanish-language pop music within the mainstream market once more. The worldwide improvement of Latin pop music consumption from 2017 onwards has been known as "the 'Despacito' impact."

It's a reggaeton and Latin pop music composed in widespread time with lyrics about having a sexual relationship carried out easily and romantically. Commercially, the music topped the charts of 47 nations and reached the highest 10 of six others, making it each Fonsi's and Daddy Yankee's most profitable single thus far. In the USA, it turned the primary music primarily in Spanish to prime the Billboard Hot 100 since "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Combine) in 1996, subsequently tying the longest-reigning primary on the Billboard Hot 100 on the time with 16 weeks, in addition to changing into the longest-running number-one on the Hot Latin Songs chart with 56 weeks. It additionally turned the first Latin music to obtain a diamond certification by the Recording Business Affiliation of America. Internationally, it broke the report for many weeks at primary in Switzerland and Germany and has become the longest-reigning overseas language number-one in the UK. In August 2017, the official music video for "Despacito" turned the most-viewed YouTube video of all time after receiving its three billionth view. It turned the primary video on the location to achieve the milestones of three, 4, 5, and 6 billion views.

Upon its launch, "Despacito" obtained typically favorable evaluations from music critics, who praised the fusion between Latin and concrete rhythms, its catchiness, and its textual content portray. It has obtained Latin Grammy Awards for File of the Yr, Track of the Yr, Finest City Fusion/Efficiency, and Finest Quick Kind Music Video on the 18th Latin Grammy Awards. The remix model has obtained three Grammy Awards nominations for File of the Yr, Track of the Yr, and Finest Pop Duo/Group Efficiency on the 60th Grammy Awards. "Despacito" has been additionally ranked among the many finest Latin songs of all-time and the very best songs of 2017 by numerous publications, which referred to it as one of the profitable Spanish-language tracks in pop music historical past.

After two years without releasing new music, Luis Fonsi needed to create "an enjoyable observe that had that Latin really feel with a melody that I really feel very snug singing and that can make individuals simply dance." The lyrics have been born in late 2015 in Fonsi's home after he expressed his need to report a piece of "swinging music" for his new album. Brazilian-Panamanian singer and songwriter Erika Ender, a Latin Grammy Award-winner, went to Luis Fonsi's home in Miami, who stated to her that he wakened mulling about "writing a piece of music known as 'Despacito'." Fonsi sang the strains "Vamos a hacerlo en una playa en Puerto Rico", Ender replied "Hasta que las olas griten 'Ay Bendito'" after which they started to construct the music. The Puerto Rico line was moved to the top of the music with a purpose to not sound "so regional" and so they began writing a narrative. Fonsi co-wrote the music on a Gibson Emmylou Harris guitar.

Fonsi initially composed "Despacito" as a cumbia and pop music with lyrics written as a ballad, however, they started to contemplate giving it a "city injection" and contacted reggaeton artist Daddy Yankee, who agreed to collaborate on the music after Fonsi performed him the demo. Previous to collaborating on "Despacito", Fonsi and Daddy Yankee had labored collectively on "Una Oportunidad", launched digitally in 2010. Daddy Yankee improvised his verse whereas eager about his father enjoying bongos at his home, citing that as "percussion assaults," and wrote the post-chorus or hook. They recorded the music at Noisematch Studios in Miami, the USA in 2016. It was produced by Mauricio Rengifo and Andrés Torres; the previous is named a member of Colombian pop duo Cali & El Dandee and the latter is thought for beforehand working with David Bisbal, Thalía, and Ricky Martin, amongst numerous Latin acts. It was combined by American engineer Jaycen Joshua at Larrabee Sound Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, United States.

Initially, Luis Fonsi targeted on different songs of his album after making the demo of "Despacito". Andrés Torres stated that the observe "saved getting postponed" as a result of "there was all the time some situation with it." After displaying the demo to his producers, they and Fonsi determined to concentrate on "Despacito" and depart the opposite works apart. Someday in October or November 2016, Fonsi known as Miami-based Noisematch Studios' CEO Alex Campos with a purpose to report the observe there, the place he had labored his 2012 music "Nunca Digas Siempre" with Spanish singer Merche. Campos said that the primary recording session consisted of "working largely the music," together with the Puerto Rican cuatro. Daddy Yankee's vocals have been recorded on the second day of labor. He requested for a Shure SM58 and recorded his verse and the post-chorus in a nook of the studio's management room.

Luis Fonsi said that each Daddy Yankee and he have been shocked after listening to the ultimate music as a result of it sounded "highly effective, contemporary and completely different." Luis Fonsi stated that he doesn't contemplate it reggaeton music, however, he feels that "it does have reggaeton vitality and a refined city beat." He additionally affirmed that Daddy Yankee's work was a plus to the music as a result of "it wanted that explosion that solely he can deliver to the desk." Mauricio Rengifo expressed that the music "actually took 100 p.c form the day Yankee recorded." Ender said that the observe "went through several arrangements" till Fonsi acquired "exactly the arrangement he wanted."

Fonsi said that he made "Despacito" danceable music as a result of "Latinos are known for being happy people" and that he feels the need for happy music. He added that the "urban feel" within the music's rhythm is the sort that "Latinos breathe out and in" and that it's "a synonym of the social gathering." Based on him, "Despacito" is really melodic music that may adapt nicely to many different music genres. In an interview with Billboard journal in April 2017, Erika Ender said that the song "made a special connection" and that the collaboration with Daddy Yankee was "a great idea." She additionally stated that due to the sensual nature of the music, they "needed to be responsible with a good lyric" and that her method to writing for Fonsi was "to take care of how to say things with a good taste." Through the 2017 Billboard Latin Music Conference, American singer and songwriter Nicky Jam revealed that the unique model of "Despacito" featured him as an alternative of Daddy Yankee, however, he needed to decline because of the music's launch interfering with the launch of his album Fénix.

"Despacito" is a reggaeton and Latin pop music composed in widespread time (4Four occasions) with a size of three minutes and forty-seven seconds and written in the key of B minor with a tempo of 89 beats per minute and a standard chord progression of Bm—G—D—A. The vocals span from F#Four to A5. Its implicit lyrics are about having a sexual relationship in an easy and romantic means, making heavy use of allegories. Nonetheless, Luis Fonsi expressed that some strains are free for interpretation.
Mauricio Rengifo and Andrés Torres produced "Despacito" utilizing Professional Instruments and its last combine consisted of 47 tracks. Rengifo stated that "an interesting thing about this song is that it breaks a lot of rules" and that they "usually do not take one minute to get to the chorus, but when it works, it works." The music begins with a Puerto Rican cuatro performed by Christian Nieves, which is accompanied by an acoustic guitar performed by Andrés Torres when Luis Fonsi begins performing. Rengifo said that the guitar "was really performed, however then [they] chopped it and made it actually digital." The producers determined to report a cuatro as a result of they needed "to really feel very Puerto Rican and ethnic" and that it "offers the music a very distinctive character." Nieves performed salsa-influenced melodies through the refrain and the hook, which accommodates vocal samples and "old-fashioned pop" results primarily based on American producer Dr. Luke. Percussion devices guache and güira have been synchronized with a hi-hat with a purpose to spotlight the observe's cumbia influences. The music makes use of the side-chaining manufacturing method with a purpose to make the refrain "extra outstanding," silencing the music because of the kick drum hits. It additionally makes heavy use of textual content portray when the music is slowed down because the phrase "despacito" (slowly) is carried out at first of each refrain. Its percussion consists of guache, cowbell, timbales, güira, and sequenced drum patterns.

The music has additionally appeared on the highest 10 of a number of year-end and better of all-time lists. Billboard's critics ranked the unique model the fourth-best music general and the very best Latin music of 2017, in addition to the fifth-best Latin music of all-time, referring to it as "one of many greatest hits in Latin music historical past" and "one of many greatest singles of all-time." Rolling Stone chose it because of the seventh-best music of 2017, stating that it turned "your suburban grandmother's favorite Spanish-language music since 'La Bamba'." Time journal ranked it the third-best music of 2017, closing a quick assessment by stating that "in a yr, the place xenophobia reared its head worldwide, it conjures up hope that the charts have been dominated by such a common, multicultural hit."

The remix model alone was ranked the 29th and 38th finest music of 2017 by Noise journal and Spin, respectively; the latter stating that "it managed to transcend style, time, area, and even private style in a means that was unprecedented." It was additionally ranked the 20th and 21st finest music of the yr by PopSugar and The New York Times, respectively. National Public Radio's critics chosen it because the 51st finest music of 2017, describing it as a "rattling good music" and including that "writing a success that will probably be remembered by thousands and thousands is tough sufficient, however, one remembered by billions?" The remix was additionally ranked the 44th and 46th finest music of the yr by The Village Voice and Uproxx, respectively. The Guardian included it among the many 100 finest tracks of the yr. Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee have been chosen because of the "Stars of the Year" by Folks en Español in November 2017.

Rolling Stone's critics ranked the observe 91st in its "100 Greatest Songs of the Century So Far" record in June 2018. The journal additionally included it in its "50 Best Latin Pop Songs" record in July 2018, describing it as "the plain all-time champion of Latin pop" and "one of the profitable hits in pop music historical past." Billboard chose it among the many finest Latin summer season songs of all-time in August 2018, referring to the observe as a "classic." In 2019, Billboard included "Despacito" among the many 100 songs that outlined the 2010s decade. The music was inducted to the 2019 version of the Guinness World Records for attaining seven milestones: most weeks at primary on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart, most-viewed and most-liked video online, most-viewed music video online, most-viewed music video on YouTube for a duet, first YouTube video to obtain 5 billion views, and most-streamed music worldwide.