Despacito
It's from 2017, when you were 11.
- Artist
- Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee
- Genre
- Reggaeton / Latin pop
- Released
- 2017
- Note
- global crossover phenomenon
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About
As of 2026, it's 9 years old.
Despacito is the song that proved pop had truly gone global — a Spanish-language reggaeton track by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee that (with a Justin Bieber remix) became one of the most-streamed songs in history and tied the record for longest run at number one. A song most of its American listeners couldn't translate sat atop the charts for 16 weeks.
Its irresistible groove broke down language barriers on a scale pop radio had never seen, opening the door for a wave of Latin crossover hits.
Infectious, groundbreaking, and record-tying, Despacito is the song that made a Spanish-language smash a global number one and changed pop's borders forever.
