“Right now we’re surpassing the numbers for ‘Macarena,'” he says. It’s one of those songs you have in your career where you’re like, ‘OK, I had a worldwide hit.’ I’m one of the few artists that can say that.”Ĭurrently, Bruno Mars’ “That’s What I Like” and another Bieber feature - DJ Khaled’s “I’m the One” - are standing in the way of Fonsi and Yankee hitting Number One with “Despacito.” But Yankee is thrilled about what the song has already accomplished. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. “In EDM festivals, every time a DJ plays the song, the crowd goes crazy. “It feels like I just dropped yesterday,” he reflects. They’re a great, amazing band.”Īs he sees “Despacito” reach even greater heights than “Gasolina” did at the time, looking back on the reach of his very first single reminds him of what is possible. Daddy Yankee and ‘Gasolina’ triggered the explosion of urban Latin music worldwide, says Nestor Casonu, president/CEO of Casonu Strategic Management, whose clients include Kobalt and. “It was a great video, even though I thought it was real. Daddy Yankee Height, Age, Weight: Body Statistics UPDATED Daddy Yankee Height, Weight & Body Measurements, : Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, also known by his stage name Daddy Yankee is a reggaeton singer who gained worldwide recognition in 2004 with his third studio album Barrio Fino. “When I saw the video, I was like, ‘Is that real?!'” Yankee says with a massive laugh. Daddy Yankee also topped the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for 16 weeks in 2017 with Luis Fonsi’s Despacito featuring Justin Bieber, according to MRC Data. Around the time “Despacito” jumped to the top of the charts, the older song soundtracked a viral video featuring the erratic stage dancing of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, which made it seem as though the rock band had covered the song. “Gasolina” in particular has been one of the most enduring songs of Yankee’s career. John Shearer/WireImage Hip-Hop 15 Years Ago, Daddy Yankees Barrio Fino Set The Template For Reggaetons Big Rise.
For Yankee, watching “Despacito” become a global hit reminds him of what he experienced in the early Aughts with “Gasolina” and “Rompe,” two mostly Spanish reggaeton hits that helped bring the genre into the American mainstream.