It also became the first Latin song to receive a diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America. The music video shows both artists performing the song in La Perla neighborhood of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico and local bar La Factoría.

It was the most-viewed YouTube video of all time from August 2017 to November 2020 and became the first video on the site to reach the milestones of three, four, five, six, and seven billion views. It is now the second most-viewed video on the site, with ' Baby Shark' by Pinkfong being the first most-viewed. Panamanian singer and songwriter Erika Ender ( pictured) co-wrote the song.

The lyrics of 'Despacito' were written in late 2015 in Luis Fonsi's house in Miami because he wanted to record a 'swinging song' for his new album after two years without releasing new music. He woke up mulling about 'a song called 'Despacito'' and invited Brazilian-Panamanian singer and songwriter Erika Ender to a songwriting session. He originally composed it as a cumbia and pop song with lyrics written as a ballad but decided to give it an 'urban injection' and sent a demo to reggaeton artist Daddy Yankee.įonsi co-wrote the song on a Gibson Emmylou Harris guitar.

They recorded the song at Noisematch Studios in Miami in late 2016.

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