‘Despacito’ is officially the song of summer, and here’s why

“Despacito” is a lot of things: it’s the song you can’t get stuck out of your head, the one playing from every car or set of headphones, and thanks to it’s new global streaming record of 4.6 billion streams in only six months, “Despacito” has officially been declared the official song of the summer (sorry, DJ Khaled and Ashad). 

The infectious song from Puerto Rico’s Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee features a remix from global superstar Justin Bieber. Anything touched by the Biebs usually turns gold, but the magical combination of the three of them has launched the already popular song into another stratosphere. It is the first Spanish-language to hit the Billboard Hot 100 chart since 1996’s “Macarena,” and the remix has only fluctuated from the number one spot a handful of times since it’s initial release in May.  Read more…

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