Co-writers Luis FONSI's & Erika ENDER's "Despacito" breaks 6B views

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Am purposely wiping any versions with Daddy Yankee who is a long time wingnut, at least as far back as touring for McCAIN, and BIEBER for general principles. And last year when whoever the big outlet is that names The Song of the Year picked (somebody else, will Google), it should have been this one. For curiosity's sake, below is the "longest-charting track". Plus, for Lounge, a version rendered by a very talented DOG - which was very exciting to one of MY dogs, who took a chair viewing the laptop.

********ON EDIT: So, 2017's #1 song via Billboard was Ed SHEERAN's The Shape of You -----------NOooooo!1 With Despacito #2. And in 2018 it was Cardi B's I Like It, which sounds to me like a novelty thing.

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https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/music/despacito-sets-new-youtube-record-with-six-billion-views/ar-BBU55Fp

Despacito sets new YouTube record with six billion views

.... On Sunday (24Feb19), Despacito officially became the first promo in YouTube history to smash the huge milestone, leading its closest competitor - Ed Sheeran's Shape of You - by 1.9 billion views.

Despacito has continued to break boundaries ever since its debut - it became the first video to break three billion views on YouTube, before going on to make history as it crossed four and five billion, too. ....

Only to Romeo Santos has spent more time on the rundown - his 2013 song Propuesta Indecente currently holds the title as the longest-charting track on the Hot Latin Songs list with 125 weeks.

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/7981961/despacito-latina-songwriter-erika-ender-interview

'Despacito' Co-Writer Erika Ender Looks Back on 25 Years of Ups and Downs

.... Ender is a singer in her own right, a philanthropist who created a foundation in 2009 to help children, and one of very few successful Latin women in the songwriting field. Now, since the release of “Despacito” in February, she is in demand from ­producers around the world. They’re eager for the sound of cultural fusion that Ender brings to her work, and which is rooted in her upbringing.

Born in Panama to a Brazilian mother and a U.S.-born father of German ancestry, Ender speaks fluent Portuguese and Spanish, and moves easily between cultures. Before “Despacito,” she had written hits for Chayanne, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Gloria Trevi, Ednita Nazario and Los Tigres del Norte. She also is a TV personality in Latin America, where she has been a judge for a Latin version of American Idol. ....

I went to his home in Miami around 2 p.m., we had a cafecito, and then we went into his studio, and he said: “Since this ­morning, I’ve been mulling writing a song called ‘Despacito.’" He sang the first line and the second -- “Vamos a hacerlo en una playa en Puerto Rico (We’re gonna do it on a beach in Puerto Rico).” And I said, “Hasta que las olas griten, 'Ay Bendito' [Until the waves scream, 'Oh, Lord'].”

From that point on, we began to build the song, moving the Puerto Rico line to the end so it wouldn't sound so regional, and create a story. I’ve always felt that a song has to have a story that’s easy to understand and will hook the listener.

We were really excited as we wrote. So much that I posted a Facebook Live and said, “We have a hit!” I also loved what Daddy Yankee added [the lyrics in the bridge: “Pasito a pasito, suave suavecito (step by step, soft, softly).”] The song went through several arrangements, and I have to give Fonsi credit, because he went into the studio with the producers until he got exactly the arrangement he wanted. All the planets aligned. It’s like pieces on a chessboard, placed there by the universe. None of us imagined this would have such impact. ....

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