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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]
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.
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".
Today, a song like “Despacito” is normal. But four years ago, when I mixed this cumbia with guitar, with a Puerto Rican cuatro used for traditional Christmas music; when we brought together a ...
It's been five years since the groundbreaking song hit No. 1 on the Hot 100, where it remained for 16 straight weeks. The Stories Behind ‘Despacito’: Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee on the Making ...
It is a reggaeton and Latin pop song composed in common time with lyrics about desiring a sexual relationship, performed in a smooth and romantic way. "Despacito" received general
In June 2017, following the number one peak of "Despacito" in the Hot 100, Philip Bump of The Washington Post related the increasing success of Spanish-language songs in the United States since 2004 with the growth of its Spanish-speaking population, highlighting an improvement from 4.9% in 1980 to 11.5% in 2015. [11]
The same year, Luis Fonsi and Erika Ender brought James on to help with remixing their Spanish-language song "Despacito," featuring Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee. [6] [7] James, whose mother's family is of Mexican heritage, [6] has written songs for Latin artists. The English language remix that James worked on was intended to expand the ...