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 (3,273 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].

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^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 2000^[30]; Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Fusion/Performance^[4], a class of award^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 2013^[33]; Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video^[5], a class of award^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 2000^[36]; SNEP diamond single^[6]; Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year^[7], a class of award^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 2000^[39]; and NRJ Music Award for International Song of the Year^[8], a class of music award^[40], in France^[41], founded in 2000^[42].

Why It Matters

Despacito ranks in the top 0.83% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,273 views/month, #160 of 19,375).^[2] Despacito has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Despacito is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

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].