Despacito opens doors for Spanish songs on English radio
NEW YORK - Despacito is easily the song of the summer with the success of the hit stretching beyond Spanish-speaking audiences to make it the year's most recognized song in the United States and elsewhere.
Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's song, which has topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 13 weeks and counting, set a record as the most streamed song on Spotify and is the first YouTube video to reach 3 billion views. The song also has opened the door for other Spanish tracks to get airplay on American radio.
"The beauty behind (Despacito) is that it was never meant to be a crossover song. When I sat down with my guitar to write this song, I just wanted to write a great song that people would automatically connect to, and dance to, and really enjoy, so it was so nice to see how - in a very organic way - the whole world just connected to it," Fonsi says in an interview from Spain, where he was set to perform the worldwide hit.
