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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. [3] [4] He woke up mulling about "a song called 'Despacito '" and invited Brazilian-Panamanian singer and songwriter Erika Ender to a songwriting session. [5]
“Despacito” would become the most listened-to song in the world and the original video (one with Bieber was never filmed) would go on to become the most viewed ever on YouTube.
Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero (born April 15, 1978), known by his stage name Luis Fonsi (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlwis ˈfonsi]), is a Puerto Rican singer.He is known for his soulful and dance oriented songs, most notably 2017's "Despacito".
It's been five years since the groundbreaking song hit No. 1 on the Hot 100, where it remained for 16 straight weeks.
Vida is Fonsi's first album in five years, [2] and features the singles "Despacito" (both the original version and remix), "Échame la Culpa", "Calypso" (both the original version and remix), "Imposible" and "Sola". [3] Commercially the album sold over one million copies in the United States, topping the Billboard Top Latin Albums.
Ross McNeilage of the same publication deemed the song "an absolute powerhouse anthem that goes harder than 'Despacito' ever did", and gave credit to "Demi's flawless Spanish and [Fonsi and Lovato's] undeniable chemistry". [20] Bianca Gracie of Fuse regarded it as "a welcomed refresher away from the ongoing 'Despacito' takeover". [21]
The song became the number one song of the year on Billboard Hot 100 in 2017, [56] and the second best-selling song in the US after "Despacito" with over 2.5 million copies sold. [57] It debuted at number one in France, [58] and was later certified diamond there. [59]
Kidz Bop is an American children's music group that produces family-friendly covers of pop songs and related media. Kidz Bop releases compilation albums that feature children covering songs that chart high on the Billboard Hot 100 and/or receive heavy airplay from contemporary hit radio stations several months ahead of each album's release.