The latter is the result of the fact that the original version of the song was released in January of 2017 as a single by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi, featuring fellow Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee (the two co-wrote the song with Panamanian singer and songwriter Erika Ender). One of many publicity shots of Louis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee for Despacito Already last July, “Despacito” was declared the most streamed-song in history, and one unexpected illustration of the impact the extraordinary success of the song has had is that it has reportedly increased tourism to Puerto Rico this year by a staggering 45%! In Australia it spent 16 weeks at #1 on the Aria singles chart, and in the US 15 weeks at the top of the Billboard singles charts. The song was a number one in over 40 countries, in many cases hogging the top spot for weeks, if not months. “Despacito” was the second best-selling single of 2017 (after Ed Sheeran’s “Shape Of You”) and broke many records as a rare example of a worldwide hit sung in Spanish. IN THE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BELOW, GUDWIN RELATES THE INSIDE STORY OF THE MAKING OF THE BIEBER VERSION OF “DESPACITO,” INCLUDING HOW HE MIXED THE TRACK IN AN AIRPORT LOUNGE. ITS ENORMOUS SUCCESS WAS MADE POSSIBLE WITH SOME HELP FROM A CERTAIN JUSTIN BIEBER AND HIS ENGINEER AND MIXER JOSH GUDWIN. “DESPACITO WAS THE BIGGEST SUMMER HIT OF 2017.
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