Switched on Pop   /     66. The Many Worlds of “Despacito”

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What has catapulted Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito” to the top spot on the Billboard charts? Sorry, typo—to its status of the biggest song in the world? Your hosts explore the many worlds of “Despacito” in search of an answer. Featuring: Lusi Fonsi ft Daddy Yankee – […]

Summary

What has catapulted Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito” to the top spot on the Billboard charts? Sorry, typo—to its status of the biggest song in the world? Your hosts explore the many worlds of “Despacito” in search of an answer.
Featuring:
Lusi Fonsi ft Daddy Yankee – Despacito

Luis Fonsi ft Daddy Yankee y Justin Bieber – Despacito (Remix)

Luis Fonsi y Juan Luis Guerra – Llegaste Tú

Major Lazer ft Justin Bieber – Cold Water

Los Del Rio – Macarena

Daddy Yankee – Gasolina

Avril Lavigne – Complicated

Toto – Africa
Further reading:
Petra River-Rideau Interview in The Atlantic

Remezcla Roundtable on Despacito w Isabel Herrera and Julianne Escobedo Shepherd

Subtitle
What has catapulted Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito” to the top spot on the Billboard charts? Sorry, typo—to its status of the biggest song in the world? Your hosts explore the many worlds of “Despacito” in search of an answer.
Duration
32:56
Publishing date
2017-08-10 22:10
Link
http://www.switchedonpop.com/66-the-many-worlds-of-despacito/
Contributors
  Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding
author  
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