Despacito

Summary

Despacito is a musical work/composition^[1]. Despacito ranks in the top 0.83% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,058 views/month, #160 of 19,375).^[2]

Key Facts

• Despacito received the Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year^[3].
• Despacito received the Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Fusion/Performance^[4].
• Despacito received the Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video^[5].
• Despacito received the SNEP diamond single^[6].
• Despacito received the Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year^[7].
• Despacito received the NRJ Music Award for International Song of the Year^[8].
• Despacito's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[9].
• Despacito's genre is cumbia^[10].
• Despacito's genre is reggaeton^[11].
• Despacito's genre is Latin pop^[12].
• Despacito was performed by Luis Fonsi^[13].
• Among the performers on Despacito was Daddy Yankee^[14].
• Despacito's record label is recorded as Universal Music Latino^[15].
• Despacito is part of Vida^[16].
• Despacito's language of work or name is recorded as Spanish^[17].
• Despacito was distributed by music download^[18].
• Despacito was distributed by music streaming^[19].
• Despacito was distributed by CD single^[20].
• 2017 marks the founding of Despacito^[21].
• Despacito was published on January 12, 2017^[22].
• Despacito's tracklist is recorded as Despacito^[23].
• Despacito's lyricist is recorded as Luis Fonsi^[24].
• Despacito's lyricist is recorded as Daddy Yankee^[25].
• Despacito's lyricist is recorded as Erika Ender^[26].
• Despacito's lyricist is recorded as María de la Vega^[27].

Product Details

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• Release type: Single^[28]

• First release date: 2017-01-13^[29]

• Genre(s): latin, pop, reggaeton^[30]

• Community tags: latin, pop, reggaeton, todd in the shadows^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 72dc54da-3cc9-4191-b092-b574437a0de5^[32]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Luis Fonsi^[13] and Daddy Yankee^[14].

Publication

Despacito was released on January 12, 2017^[22]. Despacito's language of work or name is recorded as Spanish^[17]. Genres include cumbia^[10], reggaeton^[11], and Latin pop^[12]. Despacito is part of Vida^[16]. Recorded distribution format include music download^[18], music streaming^[19], and CD single^[20].

Reception

Awards received include Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year^[3], a class of award^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 2000^[35]; Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Fusion/Performance^[4], a class of award^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 2013^[38]; Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video^[5], a class of award^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 2000^[41]; SNEP diamond single^[6]; Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year^[7], a class of award^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 2000^[44]; and NRJ Music Award for International Song of the Year^[8], a class of music award^[45], in France^[46], founded in 2000^[47].

Why It Matters

Despacito ranks in the top 0.83% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,058 views/month, #160 of 19,375).^[2] Despacito has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] Despacito is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

FAQs

What awards did Despacito receive?

Honors received include Latin Grammy Award for Song of the Year^[3], Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Fusion/Performance^[4], Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video^[5], and SNEP diamond single^[6].