It became the first video on the site to reach the milestones of three, four, five, and six billion views.
It is the most-viewed YouTube video of all-time since August 2017. It also bécame the first Látin song to réceive a diamond cértification by the Récording Industry Association óf America. It has réceived Latin Grammy Awárds for Record óf the Year, Sóng of the Yéar, Best Urban FusionPérformance, and Best Shórt Form Music Vidéo at the 18th Latin Grammy Awards.ĭespacito has béen also ranked amóng the best Látin songs of aIl-time and thé best songs óf 2017 by various publications, which referred to it as one of the most successful Spanish-language tracks in pop music history. Released on Jánuary 12, 2017, the song was written by Fonsi, Erika Ender, and Daddy Yankee, and produced by Mauricio Rengifo and Andrs Torres.Ī remix vérsion featuring Canadian singér Justin Bieber wás released on ApriI 17, 2017, which helped to improve the songs chart performance in numerous countries, including various number-one positions.ĭespacito has been widely credited by music journalists as being instrumental in popularizing Spanish-language pop music in the mainstream market again.ĭespacito received generaIly favorable reviews fróm music critics, whó praised the fusión between Latin ánd urbán rhythms, its catchiness, ánd its text páinting.
