BOTH THE SINGLE AND THE VIDEO BECAME THE UNDISPUTED GLOBAL PHENOMENON IN LESS THAN A WEEK
UNDISPUTED #1 ACROSS ALL SPANISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES
#1 MOST STREAMED SPANISH SONG AND #13 ON SPOTIFY’S GLOBAL CHART
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FANS AND CELEBRITIES JOIN IN ON THE MOVEMENT UPLOADING THEIR OWN VERSIONS OF THE SONG USING #DESPACITO
BOTH THE SINGLE AND THE VIDEO BECAME THE UNDISPUTED GLOBAL PHENOMENON
The track continues to outperform itself and has broken a number of records! Below is a summary of the headlines that have been made thus far. Please let us know if you have any questions and continue to build on this incredible momentum within your markets!
DESPACITO – THE SINGLE
# 1 MOST STREAMED SPANISH SONG AND #9 ON SPOTIFY’S GLOBAL CHART-making it the first Spanish language song to be in the Global Top 10
- # 1 on Spotify in every Latin American country! Entered charts today in Sweden, Germany, Norway, US, Canada, France, Brazil, Netherlands
- 25 million Spotify streams in 2 weeks
- Fonsi’s first No. 1 on the Latin Digital Song Sales chart, with 11,000 downloads sold in the week ending 1/19, according to Nielsen Music
- Top 5 on iTunes in 17 countries
- # 1 on Spotify’s "Global Viral 50", becoming the most viral song in the world
- # 1 on iTunes Latino’s "Top Songs" since release
- # 2 debut on Billboard’s "Hot Latin Songs”
- # 25 Shazam Global Top 100
DESPACITO - THE VIDEO
- Passes 103 million views in 2 weeks!
- # 1 on YouTube’s “Most Viewed Videos,” becoming the most viewed video worldwide, currently getting 10 million views per day!
- # 1 on iTunes Latino’s "Top Music Videos" for two weeks
- # 1 on iTunes US "Top Music Videos” (General Chart) surpassing artists such as Bruno Mars, Ariana Grande, and Keith Urban. A week later, the video continues to be on iTunes Top 10 video
"Luis Fonsi wanted to start the year “Despacito” (Slowly) and ended up going with so much speed that it set a record on VEVO,” this is how Associated Press described the dizzying rise of Luis Fonsi’s first single, who in record time has crossed borders and has become one of the most successful releases for a Latin artist in recent years:
Fonsi, who will be traveling to Mexico to promote “Despacito” said feeling “incredibly grateful for the unbelievable support for the song and happy to share the success with my friend and colleague Daddy Yankee.“Despacito” is a tribute to my homeland Puerto Rico in its rhythm and flavor, and I am so proud to know that we are touching so many around the world with our music and joy.”
“DESPACITO,” written by Fonsi and Daddy Yankee in collaboration with Panamanian singer-songwriter Erika Ender and produced by Andrés Torres and Mauricio Rengifo, is now available on all digital stores.
For more information about Luis Fonsi:
Website: www.luisfonsi.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/
For more information about Daddy Yankee:
About Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group (UMG) is the world leader in music-based entertainment, with a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. Featuring the most comprehensive catalog of recordings and songs across every musical genre, UMG identifies and develops artists and produces and distributes the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music in the world. Committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship, UMG fosters the development of services, platforms and business models in order to broaden artistic and commercial opportunities for our artists and create new experiences for fans.
Universal Music Group is a Vivendi company. Find out more at: http://ift.tt/KlMQtz.