Despacito Justin Bieber Lyrics (2024)

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Why was Justin Bieber in Despacito? ›

Three months after the release of "Despacito", Canadian singer Justin Bieber wanted to record a remix version after hearing the song in a Colombian nightclub during a tour in South America.

But actually “Despacito” is arguably in the key of B minor. This is the chord it begins and ends with, and has the most traction (the word “despacito” itself is sung over a B minor chord). If you've studied music you'll know that B minor is closely related to D major, so this won't come as much of a surprise.

An English verse was added for Bieber at the beginning of the song, and he sang the "Despacito" choruses in Spanish — the first time he'd ever sung in Spanish. It quickly rose to No. 1 on the Hot 100 charts, which gave Fonsi and Daddy Yankee their first No.

Assuming that Fonsi made $0.008 per stream—the high end of industry estimates when it comes to Spotify royalties—he'd have taken home royalties to the tune of $36.8 million as of this summer.

However, he admitted that he's far from fluent. "I don't speak Spanish. Singers are good at imitating, so I guess I'm just good at imitating," he said. "I can hear it and then repeat it."

In Spanish, the adverb despacito is the diminutive form of despacio, “slow,” giving its meaning of “slowly” a gentle, soft connotation. The word forms the title and part of the key lyrics of the pop song, “Despacito.” Puerto Rican singer Luis Fons released Despacito, featuring Daddy Yankee, as a single in 2017.

"Despacito" (Spanish pronunciation: [despa'sito]; English: "Slowly") is a song by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi featuring Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee from Fonsi's upcoming studio album.

The current record holder is “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X at 19 weeks, and the longest record held is “One Sweet Day” by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men with 8,554 days. Ref. Note: "The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton tied the record for 6 weeks at number one on July 6, 1959.

The Weeknd's “Blinding Lights” is the new No. 1 song on Billboard's Greatest Songs of All Time Hot 100 Chart. It's replacing Chubby Checker's “The Twist”.

It wasn't a joke. Bieber had heard the song in a club and wanted to sing a version himself. So Fonsi sent him the lyrics and the instrumentation, unsure of what he'd get back. "We had an English version for the song so that's what I thought he was going to do," Fonsi said.

What language is Despacito? ›

Why is the Despacito song very popular even though it is Spanish, and most people can not understand its lyrics? It's the first (mostly) Spanish language song to nab the Billboard Hot 100 top spot since 1996's “Macarena”. It's topped the charts in 45 different countries, from Austria to Japan to Uruguay.

Director X went on to explain that as much as the project was a fun idea for Drake, it was more of a statement for Bieber, who has been in the process of shedding his partying pop star persona since settling down with his wife, Hailey Bieber .

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