Justin Bieber’s Remix of Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito” is Breaking Records Worldwide!!Becomes The First predominant Spanish Song to Peak at #1 on the Billboard Charts Since 'Macarena' (1996)
In INDIA the track is #1 across charts and streaming playlists and isthe Most Requested song on Intl radio and music TV
Mumbai, 29th May 2017: Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's "Despacito" featuring Justin Biebercontinues to crown the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the second consecutive week. The track became the first mostly-Spanish language Hot 100 No. 1 in 21 years, since Los Del Rio's 14-week No. 1 "Macarena" in 1996. "Despacito" (which translates to "slowly" in English) additionally tops the Hot Latin Songs chart for a 16th week!
The “Despacito – Remix’ VIDEO is the FASTEST Video to Reach 1.5 Billion Views in YouTube History! It also continues to be #1 on the global Spotify chart and #1 on iTunes in 70 markets worldwide!
In INDIA - the bilingual track is turning out to be the SONG of This SUMMER as it takes over streaming charts across the board! The song is currently #1 on charts and several playlists across leading streaming platforms Saavn, Wynk, JIO, Idea, Hungama, Gaana. It is also #1 on the Shazam INDIA Top 100 for a 3rd consecutive week!
Additionally, Universal Music India has launched Justin Bieber `Signature Tunes’ available on all leading mobile networks! The `caller tunes’ feature the pop singer’s voice greeting callers leading into his hit song “Despacito”. This is available by simply dialing the following Toll Free numbers- Vodafone users can dial 50002, Airtel Users dial 5432116, Idea Users dial 56789104 and Aircel Users dial 57878017.
The phenomenal track is officially #1 official single in all major markets, breaking barriers & charts all over the globe.
Listen to the track here: https://UMGI.lnk.to/
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee “Despacito” ft. Justin Bieber is available across digital platforms exclusively on Universal Music Group.
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