DESPACITO, the story of the hit that has made the world go mad

You can ask anyone on the street that summer's hit, there is only one answer - DESPACITO.

Released in January, the track now has more than 2.3 billion hits on YouTube (Yes, you read well, billions) and became the number one on most charts. But let's see some piece of information

DESPACITO, the story of the hit that has made the world go mad. Who are the protagonists

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee are two singers from Puerto Rico. The first one sings pop, the second rap.

The song was released on January 13, 2017, and many compare its performance with "Macarena" (1996).

In less than 100 days (97 days), the official DESPACITO video hit the first billion viewings. Performance surpassed only by HELLO's Adele. On June 16, he made 2 billion views.

Several remixes have been released. Best known on April 17 with the participation of Justin Bieber.

The song likes everyone. It has all the ingredients of a successful recipe. Latino rhymes, colorful video and beautiful and sensual women.

DESPACITO the story of the hit that crazy the world. The story of the play

It's fabulous, because the two have never seen it as a hit. At least at the beginning.

Luis Fonsi told a Billboard interview how the hit of the moment was born and admitted he feels overwhelmed by the success of the track.

"We just started with the guitar and just got to the final version. Music for the song came after I wrote the lyrics. "

The artist also said that "Despacito" was not supposed to be the first piece released on the new album: "When I made the demo, I put it aside, I did not know what to do with it, and continued to work on the other tracks From the album. After I met with the producers, they listened to it and we decided to put aside everything else and work on it. When I heard the final version of the song, both I and Daddy Yankee were surprised to hear it sounding strong, fresh and different. But at the end of the day nobody knows if a song will be hit, fans are the ones who decide and I think that makes this singing career so special. "

The artist also revealed that he has prepared some concrete remixes. Some of them were released, others followed - like a salsa version of the song ...

DESPACITO, the story of the hit that has made the world go mad. The story of the video

DESPACITO is a song about a sexual relationship, but the interpretation is romantic.

The video of the song was directed by Carlos Perez. Filming took place in Puerto Rico in December 2016, and introduced Fonsi and Yankee to several island parties.

If you ask who is SHE we have an answer. Nobody other than Miss Puerto Rico and Miss Universe 2006, Zuleyka Rivera. She worked as a mannequin and model.