Con Calma

"Con Calma" was written by Daddy Yankee, Snow, and Juan "Gaby Music" Rivera, and was produced by American production duo Play-N-Skillz and co-produced by David "Scott Summers" Macias.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8494975/viva-friday-daddy-yankee-arthur-hanlon-luis-fonsi|title=This Week on Viva Friday: New Music From Daddy Yankee, Arthur Hanlon, Luis Fonsi & More|magazine=Billboard|last=Fernandez|first=Suzette|date=January 25, 2019|access-date=January 31, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/102570096/track/102570097|title=Con Calma / Daddy Yankee|website=Tidal|date=23 January 2019 |access-date=January 31, 2019}} Previously, Daddy Yankee and Play-N-Skillz worked together on the singles "Not a Crime" (2016) and "Azukita" (2018),{{cite news|url=https://www.univision.com/puerto-rico/wkaq/musica/play-n-skillz-estrenan-el-lyric-video-de-no-es-ilegal|title=Play-N-Skillz estrenan el Lyric Video de 'No Es Ilegal'|trans-title=Play-N-Skillz release the Lyric Video of 'No Es Ilegal'|publisher=Univisión|last=Saavedra|first=Michelle|language=es|date=March 23, 2016|access-date=January 31, 2019}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8263170/steve-aoki-daddy-yankee-play-n-skillz-elvis-crespo-video-interview|title=Steve Aoki, Daddy Yankee, Play-N-Skillz & Elvis Crespo Talk Collaborative Track 'Azukita': Watch|magazine=Billboard|last=Schiller|first=Rebecca|date=March 27, 2018|access-date=January 31, 2019}} while Gaby Music co-wrote Daddy Yankee's Latin Grammy Award-winner song "Dura" (2018) and served as recording engineer on 2017's Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee.{{cite web|url=https://www.latingrammy.com/en/nominees/search?artist=&field_nominee_work_value=&year=2018&genre=50|title=Latin Grammy Search Database – Past Winners Search|publisher=The Latin Recording Academy|access-date=January 31, 2019}}

Play-N-Skillz came out with the concept of "Con Calma" during early 2017 and recorded a drum loop, while songwriter Máximo Mundial helped them with the chorus idea. A month later in Los Angeles, the duo showed the project to Daddy Yankee, who was about to record another track but decided to change his plans.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8513007/daddy-yankee-con-calma-evolution-of-song|title=The Evolution of Daddy Yankee's 'Con Calma' Featuring Snow|magazine=Billboard|last=Fernandez|first=Suzette|date=May 24, 2019|access-date=June 15, 2019}} The original version of "Con Calma" only featured vocals by Daddy Yankee, who told the producers that the song "needed [a] surprise factor" because they "had to pay tribute to the main author". Play-N-Skillz got in touch with a Miami-based man called Juan Vibras, who was working with independent label Rich Music and connected them with Snow. He recorded a verse, which was sent to Daddy Yankee, who "loved it". Snow and his manager Paul Farberman had been working on devising a comeback since 2017 in order to reintroduce him on music charts through a publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music and a series of "Informer" remixes scheduled to be released by Radikal Records in New Jersey and Roton Music in Romania.{{cite news|url=https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2019/01/30/daddy-yankee-storms-global-charts-snow|title=Daddy Yankee Storms Global Charts With Snow|work=FYI Music News|last=Farrell|first=David|date=January 30, 2019|access-date=February 3, 2019}}

Daddy Yankee told Apple Music that Snow's 1992 single "Informer" was "one of [his] favorite songs growing up, and to do this the right way [he] needed the guy to be on the record."{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/con-calma-feat-snow-single/1449106551|title=Con Calma (feat. Snow) – Single by Daddy Yankee on Apple Music|website=Apple Music|date=January 24, 2019|access-date=January 31, 2019}} He added that "you got to give honor to a classic in order to make a new version of it", and after showing it to Snow, he replied that he would "100% be on the song". Daddy Yankee described the situation as "a Canadian and a Puerto Rican making Jamaican music, two pioneers, two people pushing the cultures". He wanted to "transmit the best energy and freshness in both dance and music, unifying the music of [his] teen years with today's modern sound."{{cite news|url=https://www.miami.com/miami-news/daddy-yankee-his-emoji-just-dropped-a-video-for-the-song-con-calma-204222/|title=Daddy Yankee (& his emoji) just dropped a video for the song 'Con Calma'|website=Miami.com|last=Marr|first=Madeleine|date=January 29, 2019|access-date=January 31, 2019|archive-date=February 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201013355/https://www.miami.com/miami-news/daddy-yankee-his-emoji-just-dropped-a-video-for-the-song-con-calma-204222/|url-status=dead}}

Daddy Yankee told Billboard that he chose to release "Dura" in 2018 instead of "Con Calma" and added that the former "opened up a new musical horizon and gave [him] the opportunity to stamp [his] signature." "Con Calma" went through several production and arrangement changes until October 2018, when Daddy Yankee called Play-N-Skillz to tell them that the song was going to be released "in the next couple of months".

Snow's "Informer" spent seven consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the 10th best-performing song of 1993 on that chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/snow/chart-history/hsi/|title=Snow Informer Chart History (Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 2, 2019}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?artist=Snow&f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3ASnow&f[1]=ss_chart_search_title%3A%2AInformer%2A&f[2]=itm_field_chart_id%3AHot%20100&f[3]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&title=Informer&type=1&solrsort=is_chart_weeks%3Aasc|title=Billboard Chart Search: Informer (Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 2, 2019}}{{cite magazine|url=http://top40-charts.com/features/YearEnd/yearend1993.php|title=1993: Year-End USA Charts (Singles)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 2, 2019}} (archived by Top40Charts.com) The track was inducted to the 1999 edition of The Guinness Book of Records as "the biggest-selling reggae single in US history".{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TQ0EAAAAMBAJ&q=billboard+year+end+1993+informer&pg=PA54|title=Canada: Homegrown Hip-Hop|magazine=Billboard|last=Bliss|first=Karen|page=54|date=January 16, 1999|access-date=February 2, 2019}} Snow stated that he did not think that "Informer" would be a hit and added that "it is amazing that the song is listened to again after 25 years."{{cite news|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/musica/nota/asnowleencantaconcalma-2473944/|title=A Snow le encanta 'Con calma'|trans-title=Snow loves 'Con calma'|work=El Nuevo Día|last=Roldán Soto|first=Camile|language=es|date=January 31, 2019|access-date=January 31, 2019|location=Puerto Rico}} He added that "a lot of people made covers before, but Daddy Yankee took it and made something different with his flow." He had a positive reaction to the reworked lyrics, in which there is no mention of themes in "Informer" such as Snow's imprisonment nor his problems with authorities of Toronto, Canada.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ig0EAAAAMBAJ&q=snow%20informer%20released%201992&pg=PA49|title=Snow Looks For Warmer Reception|magazine=Billboard|last=LeBlanc|first=Larry|pages=49, 52|date=May 22, 1999|access-date=January 31, 2019}} Daddy Yankee and Snow did not meet for the song's recording nor the filming of the music video.

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At some point after March 20, 2019, Daddy Yankee was "looking for the surprise factor" but thought that featuring "someone from the urban culture [would have been] predictable". California-based businessman Charles Chavez, American rapper Pitbull's manager from 2007 to 2015, connected Play-N-Skillz with American singer Katy Perry.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6524102/pitbull-charles-chavez-part-ways|title=Pitbull, Longtime Manager Charles Chavez, Part Ways|magazine=Billboard|last=Cobo|first=Leila|date=April 3, 2015|access-date=May 25, 2019}} Less than 24 hours later, the duo flew from Miami to Los Angeles to work on the remix version with Katy Perry, who ended up recording all her vocals in one night.

On April 17, 2019, less than three months after the release of the original version, Daddy Yankee posted an Instagram video of himself listening to Perry's lines and asking his fans when should it be published.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8507899/katy-perry-daddy-yankee-con-calma-remix-snow|title=Katy Perry Joins Daddy Yankee's 'Con Calma': Listen|magazine=Billboard|last=Fernandez|first=Suzette|date=April 19, 2019|access-date=April 19, 2019}} The remix version was written by Daddy Yankee, Snow, Juan "Gaby Music" Rivera, and Katy Perry, and was produced by Play-N-Skillz and Daddy Yankee and co-produced by David "Scott Summers" Macias.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/107847696|title=Con Calma (Remix) / Daddy Yankee|website=Tidal|date=23 January 2019 |access-date=April 20, 2019}} Edmond Daryll Leary, Michael Grier, Shawn Leigh Moltke, and Terri Moltke received songwriting credits for their work on "Informer".

"Con Calma" is an uptempo reggaeton and dancehall song with a length of three minutes and twelve seconds. It has been referred to as a remake, reimagination or cover version of Snow's 1992 reggae single "Informer". Madeleine Marr of Miami Herald{{'}}s Miami.com described the lyrics as about "a woman who works her feminine charms," while Camile Roldán Soto of El Nuevo Día stated that the track is about "a girl who dances very well." Jessica Roiz of Billboard described the song as Daddy Yankee and Snow "praising a girl's dance moves".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8499668/daddy-yankee-snow-con-calma-lyrics-translated-english|title=Daddy Yankee & Snow Praise a Girl's Dance Moves in 'Con Calma' Lyric Translation|magazine=Billboard|last=Roiz|first=Jessica|date=February 22, 2019|access-date=February 22, 2019}} Celia Fernandez of O, The Oprah Magazine wrote that the single is about "a guy calmly watching a girl dance the night away at the club."{{cite news|url=https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/a27311095/con-calma-lyrics-remix-meaning-translation-katy-perry-daddy-yankee/|title=The Lyrics of Katy Perry and Daddy Yankee's 'Con Calma' Remix Translate Into the Perfect Party Song|work=O, The Oprah Magazine|last=Fernandez|first=Celia|date=April 29, 2019|access-date=April 29, 2019}} The chorus was described by Fernandez as Daddy Yankee "liking how [a girl] moves and looks when she is on the dance floor."

"Con Calma" was made available for digital download and online streaming on January 24, 2019, by Daddy Yankee's record label El Cartel Records under exclusive license to Universal Music Latin. Daddy Yankee encouraged people on social media to take part of the Con Calma Challenge, which consists of uploading a video dancing to the song, in order to promote the single.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8496074/daddy-yankee-con-calma-challenge-best-videos|title=Daddy Yankee's 'Con Calma' Challenge Invades Social Media: Watch the Best Videos|magazine=Billboard|last=Roiz|first=Jessica|date=February 1, 2019|access-date=February 2, 2019}} Shortly after the song's release, Paul Farberman reported that "there's talk of Snow going on tour with Daddy Yankee later this year."

Suzy Exposito of Rolling Stone described the track as a "brilliant and maximalist pop song" and referred to Snow's verse as a "delightful nostalgia bomb". Jon Caramanica of The New York Times wrote that the single is a "gratuitously catchy Spanish-language update of a gratuitously catchy song." Raisa Bruner of Time stated that "Daddy Yankee proves he's still very much on top of the game" despite having competition with "plenty of rising stars in Latin music". Bruner also wrote that "even if you don't speak Spanish, [the chorus] is easy enough to pick up — and will inevitably get stuck in your head, not to mention get people onto a dance floor".{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/5592269/song-of-summer-2019/|title=Here Are Our Predictions for the Song of Summer 2019|magazine=Time|last=Bruner|first=Raisa|date=June 4, 2019|access-date=June 22, 2019}}

The remix version with Katy Perry was released to digital retailers and streaming platforms on April 19, 2019, by El Cartel Records and Capitol Records.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/con-calma-feat-snow-remix-single/1460175369|title=Con Calma (feat. Snow) [Remix] – Single by Daddy Yankee & Katy Perry on Apple Music|website=Apple Music|date=April 19, 2019|access-date=April 19, 2019}} It was released to contemporary hit radio in the United States on April 23, 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421070609/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 21, 2019|title=Top 40/M Future Releases|publisher=All Access Music Group|access-date=April 21, 2019}}

Forbes contributor Jeff Benjamin criticized the remix version by stating that Katy Perry's Spanish-language lines are "quite simple sentences".{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbenjamin/2019/04/19/daddy-yankee-con-calma-remix-katy-perry-snow-lift-to-crossover-pop-success/#211cd6ec7820|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419211441/https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbenjamin/2019/04/19/daddy-yankee-con-calma-remix-katy-perry-snow-lift-to-crossover-pop-success/#211cd6ec7820|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 19, 2019|title=Can Katy Perry Lift Daddy Yankee's 'Con Calma' To Crossover Pop Success?|work=Forbes|last=Benjamin|first=Jeff|date=April 19, 2019|access-date=April 19, 2019}} He also opined that her new lyrics "teeter into some tired Hollywood stereotypes about Latin culture," such as the word "spicy" being used for "fetishizing Latinx women or playing off an idea that Latinx people have quick tempers." Benjamin also criticized the song's opening by writing that "[Katy Perry] purring "Ay, Daddy!" feels more eye roll-worthy than sexy." He compared the track's treatment to 2017's "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee when a remix featuring Canadian singer Justin Bieber "took [the song] to the next level." He concluded the review by saying that "these few missteps with the lyrics and a lack of Perry interacting deeper with the Latin hit could stall this remix from gaining the true crossover success it clearly aims to capture."

Suzy Exposito of Rolling Stone wrote that "[Katy Perry] makes a charming throwback to her Teenage Dream days [...] and purrs a little bit of Spanish for good measure, but moans of 'Ay Daddy... ¿Cómo te llamas, baby?/A little mezcal got me feelin’ spicy' leave an awkward impression on both Yankee and Perry fans alike."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/katy-perry-daddy-yankee-con-calma-snow-824713/|title=Katy Perry Joins Daddy Yankee's 'Con Calma' With Snow — And It's Weird|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Exposito|first=Suzy|date=April 19, 2019|access-date=April 19, 2019}} She referred to the remix version as "weird" and stated that "Perry may be a pop chameleon, but her verses make for a cultural mismatch [...] and evoke the age-old Carmen Miranda tropicalism we should have left in the fifties." Jon Caramanica of The New York Times stated that the involvement of Katy Perry in the remix version was the "biggest surprise" of an eventual English-language version of the song "in the contemporary pop climate."{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/19/arts/music/playlist-madonna-maluma-french-montana-boyboy-west-coast.html|title=The Playlist: Madonna Dreams Up Her Next Era, and 11 More New Songs|work=The New York Times|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|date=April 19, 2019|access-date=April 19, 2019}} Caramanica expressed that he was not surprised by her opening verse being a "cross-cultural flirtation" and described Perry's version of the chorus as "awkward."

Frida Garza of Jezebel website gave a negative review of the song, stating that "whoever approved this Katy Perry remix [...] might actually be trying to sabotage her career" and wondering if an AI wrote the first three lines of her opening verse.{{cite news|url=https://themuse.jezebel.com/let-cupcakkes-old-town-hoe-remix-fuel-thine-weekend-1834048154|title=Let CupcakKe's 'Old Town Hoe' Remix Fuel Thine Weekend|publisher=Jezebel|last=Garza|first=Frida|date=April 19, 2019|access-date=April 19, 2019}} Garza concluded by saying that "[Perry] hoped to insert herself into something that has proven to be popular with the least amount of effort possible, really to the detriment of both herself and this perfectly good Yankee song." On the other hand, Liz Calvario of Entertainment Tonight wrote that "['Con Calma'] just got better" with the remix version, which was described as "catchy".{{cite news|url=https://www.etonline.com/j-balvin-maluma-marc-anthony-becky-g-more-drop-infectious-new-songs-to-kick-off-the-weekend-123734|title=J Balvin, Maluma, Marc Anthony, Becky G & More Drop Infectious New Songs to Kick Off the Weekend|work=Entertainment Tonight|last=Calvario|first=Liz|date=April 19, 2019|access-date=April 20, 2019}} Marco Salazar of E! Online referred to the collaboration as "epic" and asked for the release of a music video.{{cite news|url=https://www.eonline.com/co/news/1033998/asi-suena-la-epica-colaboracion-de-daddy-yankee-y-katy-perry|title=Así suena la épica colaboración de Daddy Yankee y Katy Perry|trans-title=This is how Daddy Yankee's and Katy Perry's epic collaboration sounds|work=E! Online|last=Salazar|first=Marco|date=April 19, 2019|access-date=April 20, 2019}}

The remix version of "Con Calma" was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for Choice Latin Song at the 21st Teen Choice Awards.{{cite news|url=https://people.com/tv/teen-choice-awards-2019-winners-list/|title=Teen Choice Awards 2019: See the Complete List of Winners|work=People|last=Todisco|first=Eric|date=August 11, 2019|access-date=August 12, 2018}} The original version has received a Mexico Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Hit at the 11th Mexico Kids' Choice Awards and has a pending nomination for an MTV Video Music Award for Best Latin Song at the 36th MTV Video Music Awards.{{cite news|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/mexico/2019/08/17/el-evento-mas-esperado-de-nickelodeon-ellos-fueron-los-ganadores-de-los-kids-choice-awards-mexico-2019/|title=El evento más esperado de Nickelodeon: ellos fueron los ganadores de los Kids' Choice Awards México 2019|publisher=Infobae|language=es|date=August 17, 2019|access-date=August 18, 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/07/23/entertainment/mtv-vma-nominations/index.html|title=Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift lead MTV VMA nominations|publisher=CNN|last=Friedlander|first=Whitney|date=July 23, 2019|access-date=July 23, 2019}}

In the United States, "Con Calma" debuted at number six on the US Hot Latin Songs chart, becoming Daddy Yankee's 26th top 10 on the list and his highest debut since "Despacito" on February 4, 2017.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?artist=Daddy%20Yankee&f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3ADaddy%20Yankee&f[1]=ss_chart_search_title%3A%2ACalma%2A&f[2]=itm_field_chart_id%3AHot%20Latin%20Songs&f[3]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&title=Calma&type=1&solrsort=is_chart_weeks%3Aasc|title=Billboard Chart Search: Con Calma (Hot Latin Songs)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 4, 2019}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/daddy-yankee/chart-history/htl/|title=Daddy Yankee Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 22, 2019}} It also became his third number-one on the US Latin Digital Songs chart after selling 10,000 downloads on its first full tracking week.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8496935/daddy-yankee-snow-con-calma-top-10-debut-hot-latin-songs-chart|title=Daddy Yankee & Snow Celebrate 'Con Calma' Top 10 Debut on Hot Latin Songs Chart|last=Bustios|first=Pamela|magazine=Billboard|date=February 6, 2019|access-date=February 10, 2019}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/daddy-yankee/chart-history/ldt/|title=Daddy Yankee Con Calma Chart History (Latin Digital Song Sales)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 31, 2019}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/daddy-yankee/chart-history/ldt/|title=Daddy Yankee Chart History (Latin Digital Song Sales)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 22, 2019}} "Con Calma" peaked at number one on Hot Latin Songs on May 4, 2019, becoming Daddy Yankee's sixth number-one on the list, and remained there for 14 consecutive weeks until August 3, 2019.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/daddy-yankee/chart-history/htl/|title=Daddy Yankee Con Calma Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 7, 2019}} On the issue dated June 29, 2019, at the ninth week at number one of "Con Calma" on Hot Latin Songs, Daddy Yankee became the second artist to top the chart for 100 weeks.{{efn|Daddy Yankee's number-one singles on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs add up a total of 100 weeks at the top position. "Despacito" spent 56 weeks, "Rompe" and "Limbo" both spent 15 weeks, "Con Calma" spent nine weeks, "Shaky Shaky" spent four weeks, and "Lovumba" spent one week.}} It has also topped the US Latin Digital Songs and Latin Streaming Songs charts for 14 weeks each and Latin Airplay for eight weeks.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/daddy-yankee/chart-history/lss/|title=Daddy Yankee Con Calma Chart History (Latin Streaming Songs)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 4, 2019}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/daddy-yankee/chart-history/hta/|title=Daddy Yankee Con Calma Chart History (Latin Airplay)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 5, 2019}}

On the US Billboard Hot 100, the song debuted at number 90 on the week ending February 9, 2019, becoming Daddy Yankee's 11th chart entry and Snow's first since 1993 and his third overall.{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/garysuarez/2019/02/05/daddy-yankee-snow/#9eda0c3d4883|title=25 Years Later, Daddy Yankee Returns Canadian Reggae Singer Snow To The Hot 100|work=Forbes|last=Suarez|first=Gary|date=February 5, 2019|access-date=March 8, 2019}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/snow/chart-history/hsi/|title=Snow Chart History (Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 4, 2019}} The original version peaked at number 48 on March 30, 2019.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?artist=Daddy%20Yankee&f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3ADaddy%20Yankee&f[1]=ss_chart_search_title%3A%2ACalma%2A&f[2]=itm_field_chart_id%3AHot%20100&f[3]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&title=Calma&type=1&solrsort=is_chart_weeks%3Aasc|title=Billboard Chart Search: Con Calma (Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 29, 2019}} After the release of the remix version with Katy Perry, the song peaked at number 22 on June 8, 2019, becoming his third highest-ranking title on the chart—behind "Despacito" and "Oye Mi Canto"—as well as Perry's 21st top 30. "Con Calma" was removed from the Hot 100 on the issue dated August 10, 2019, after a chart run of 25 weeks due to a Billboard recurrent rule that removes titles that rank below position 50 after 20 weeks.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/daddy-yankee/chart-history/hsi/|title=Daddy Yankee Con Calma Chart History (Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 6, 2019}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/billboard-charts-legend|title=Billboard Charts Legend|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 6, 2019}} It has also peaked at number 11 on Digital Songs after selling 13,000 downloads on the week ending May 4, 2019, at number 19 on Radio Songs, and at number 23 on Streaming Songs.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8509586/daddy-yankee-con-calma-featuring-snow-no-1-hot-latin-songs|title=Daddy Yankee's 'Con Calma' Featuring Snow Hits No. 1 On the Hot Latin Songs Chart|magazine=Billboard|last=Bustios|first=Pamela|date=May 1, 2019|access-date=May 1, 2019}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/daddy-yankee/chart-history/hsb/|title=Daddy Yankee Chart History (Radio Songs)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 5, 2019}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/daddy-yankee/chart-history/stm/|title=Daddy Yankee Chart History (Streaming Songs)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 5, 2019}}

"Con Calma" was the best-selling and fourth most-streamed Spanish-language song of the first half of 2019 in the United States, with 120,000 downloads sold and 216,217,000 video and audio streams.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8518508/bad-bunny-ozuna-command-nielsen-music-mid-year-2019-latin-charts|title=Bad Bunny and Ozuna Command Nielsen Music's Mid-Year 2019 Latin Charts|magazine=Billboard|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|date=July 2, 2019|access-date=July 2, 2019}}

In the United States, the single sold 120,000 downloads as of June 20, 2019, and received a Latin 11× platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on July 9, 2019, for units of over 660,000 sales plus track-equivalent streams.

Internationally, the original version topped the charts of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, the Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Slovenia, Spain, Uruguay, and Venezuela, and reached the top 10 in Austria, Belgium, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, France, Germany, Portugal, Romania, and Switzerland. It has also reached the top 50 in Denmark, Hungary, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, and Sweden. In Snow's native Canada, the song has reached number six on the Canadian Hot 100, becoming his first entry on the chart since its inception in 2007.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/snow/chart-history/can/|title=Snow Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 20, 2019}} "Con Calma" was certified triple platinum by the Spanish Music Producers (PROMUSICAE), double platinum by the Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI), and gold by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP) and Music Canada.{{cite web|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/single/daddy-yankee-snow-con-calma|title=Con Calma – Daddy Yankee & Snow|publisher=Productores de Música de España|access-date=September 10, 2019}}

The song topped the Argentina Hot 100 for 10 consecutive weeks, becoming the chart's longest-running number-one since its inception on October 13, 2018.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8512082/daddy-yankee-Con-Calma-Remix-record-billboard-argentina-hot-100-chart|title=Daddy Yankee Breaks Record for Most Weeks at No. 1 on Billboard Argentina Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|date=May 18, 2019|access-date=May 18, 2019}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8513091/paulo-londra-tal-vez-billboard-argentina-hot-100-chart|title=Paulo Londra Ranks 4 Songs on Billboard Argentina Hot 100, With 'Tal Vez' at No. 2|magazine=Billboard|date=May 24, 2019|access-date=May 28, 2019}}

The music video for "Con Calma" was directed by Dominican filmmaker and director Marlon Peña, who had previously worked with Daddy Yankee on clips including "Mayor Que Yo" (2005), "Shaky Shaky" (2016), and "Hielo" (2018), among others.{{cite news|url=https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/musica/nota/daddyyankeetienealmundomoviendoelboomboom-1324304/|title=Daddy Yankee tiene al mundo moviendo el "boom boom"|trans-title=Daddy Yankee has the world moving the "boom boom"|work=Primera Hora|language=es|date=January 31, 2019|access-date=January 31, 2019|location=Puerto Rico}}{{cite news|url=http://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/musica/nota/daddyyankeedevueltaaltrapconhielo-1283100/|title=Daddy Yankee de vuelta al trap con "Hielo"|trans-title=Daddy Yankee goes back to trap with "Hielo"|work=Primera Hora|last=Marrero-Rodríguez|first=Rosalina|language=es|date=May 18, 2018|access-date=January 31, 2019|location=Puerto Rico}}{{cite news|url=http://hoy.com.do/marlon-pena-un-dominicano-respetado-en-el-reggeaton-internacional/|title=Marlon Peña, un dominicano respetado en el Reggeatón internacional|trans-title=Marlon Peña, a respected Dominican in the international reggaeton|work=Hoy|last=Mesa|first=Francis|language=es|date=April 29, 2006|access-date=January 31, 2019|location=Dominican Republic}} Filming took place in Los Angeles and Toronto.{{cite news|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/elsentinel/fl-es-daddy-yankee-snow-con-calma-digital-20190124-story.html|title=Daddy Yankee se une a Snow en el nuevo tema "Con calma"|trans-title=Daddy Yankee joins Snow in new track "Con calma"|work=Sun-Sentinel|language=es|last=Valdez|first=Yvonne|date=January 24, 2019|access-date=January 31, 2019}} The official music video on YouTube was released on Daddy Yankee's channel on January 24, 2019.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.telemundo.com/entretenimiento/2019/01/24/daddy-yankee-nos-lleva-de-vuelta-los-anos-90-con-su-nuevo-sencillo-con?image=4892236|title=Daddy Yankee nos lleva de vuelta a los años 90 con su nuevo sencillo "Con Calma"|trans-title=Daddy Yankee takes us back to the 90s with his new single "Con Calma"|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Telemundo|language=es|last=Roiz|first=Jessica|date=January 24, 2019|access-date=January 31, 2019}} It features an Animoji version of a younger Daddy Yankee named Sikiri.{{cite news|url=https://www.elintransigente.com/espectaculo/musica/2019/1/26/daddy-yankee-estreno-su-nuevo-videoclip-con-calma-junto-snow-por-algo-es-el-rey-del-reggaeton-538001.html|title=Daddy Yankee estrenó su nuevo videoclip Con calma junto a Snow: por algo es el 'rey del reggaetón'|trans-title=Daddy Yankee released his new music video Con calma with Snow: he is the 'king of reggaeton' for a reason|work=El Intransigente|language=es|date=January 26, 2019|access-date=January 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203030652/https://www.elintransigente.com/espectaculo/musica/2019/1/26/daddy-yankee-estreno-su-nuevo-videoclip-con-calma-junto-snow-por-algo-es-el-rey-del-reggaeton-538001.html|archive-date=February 3, 2019|url-status=dead}} The character dances alongside a dancing crew from Chapkis Dance Family wearing sweatshirts and long pants throughout the entire music video, while Daddy Yankee and Snow have brief appearances during their respective verses. The dancers were choreographed by Greg Chapkis and Dylan Michael.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb2boZxfnrs|title=Daddy Yankee & Snow – Con Calma – Official video Rehearsal – Greg Chapkis Choreography|via=YouTube|date=January 26, 2019|access-date=February 3, 2019}}

As of December 2024, the clip has received over 2.9 billion views, making it the most-viewed video released in 2019. The choreography has received a Premio Juventud for Sick Dance Routine at the 16th Premios Juventud.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8521137/anuel-aa-bad-bunny-big-winners-at-premios-juventud-2019|title=Anuel AA & Bad Bunny Big Winners at Premios Juventud 2019|magazine=Billboard|last=Fernandez|first=Suzette|date=July 18, 2019|access-date=July 19, 2019}}

Daddy Yankee performed "Con Calma" live for the first time at the 31st Lo Nuestro Awards on February 21, 2019, in Miami.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/daddy-yankee-premio-lo-nuestro-2019-797112/|title=Premio Lo Nuestro 2019: Daddy Yankee Wins Big, Performs Career-Spanning Medley|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Exposito|first=Suzy|date=February 22, 2019|access-date=February 23, 2019}} He became the first Hispanic act to perform on American late-night talk show The Late Late Show with James Corden on March 20, 2019, where he sang the track.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8503458/daddy-yankee-con-calma-performance-late-late-show-watch|title=Daddy Yankee Electrifies 'Late Late Show' With Mind-Bending 'Con Calma' Performance: Watch|magazine=Billboard|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date=March 21, 2019|access-date=March 21, 2019}} The following day, Daddy Yankee performed it at the 1st Tu Música Urbana Awards at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico.{{cite news|url=https://www.primerahora.com/entretenimiento/farandula/nota/premiostumusicaurbanounshowdetrasdelshow-1333198/|title=Premios Tu Música Urbano: Un show detrás del show|work=Primera Hora|last=Tirado|first=Frances|language=es|date=March 22, 2019|access-date=May 17, 2019}} He also performed it on YouTube's digital newfront event Brandcast at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City on May 2, 2019.{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/garysuarez/2019/05/03/brandcast-daddy-yankee/#656e116505d7|title=At Brandcast, YouTube Woos Advertisers With Daddy Yankee And Spanish-Language Content|work=Forbes|last=Suarez|first=Gary|date=May 3, 2019|access-date=May 17, 2019}} Daddy Yankee and Katy Perry performed the remix version at the finale of the 17th season of reality competition American Idol on May 19, 2019.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8512130/daddy-yankee-katy-perry-perform-con-calma-remix-american-idol|title=Daddy Yankee & Katy Perry Give Colorful Performance Of 'Con Calma (Remix)' at 'American Idol' Finale: Watch|magazine=Billboard|last=Roiz|first=Jessica|date=May 20, 2019|access-date=May 20, 2019}} He also performed the original version on Spanish talk show El Hormiguero on May 30, 2019, and as a guest artist on Nickelodeon's sketch comedy series All That on June 22, 2019.{{cite news|url=https://www.antena3.com/programas/el-hormiguero/invitados/daddy-yankee-llena-plato-ritmo-single-calma_201905305cf03d000cf27e435660ca89.html|title=Daddy Yankee llena el plató de 'El Hormiguero 3.0' de ritmo con su single 'Con calma'|trans-title=Daddy Yankee fills the set of 'El Hormiguero 3.0' with his single 'Con calma'|publisher=Antena 3|language=es|date=May 30, 2019|access-date=May 30, 2019|location=Madrid}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2019-05-29/ready-yet-get-set-it-s-the-new-cast-of-nickelodeon-s-all-that|title=Ready Yet? Get Set… It's the New Cast of Nickelodeon's All That!|publisher=Bloomberg L.P.|date=May 29, 2019|access-date=June 24, 2019|location=Burbank, California}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/nickelodeons-all-that-reboot-cast-includes-a-new-group-of-kids-that-will-make-you-nostalgic-for-the-90s-series-17931926|title=Nickelodeon's 'All That' Reboot Cast Includes A New Group Of Kids That Will Make You Nostalgic For The '90s Series|work=Bustle|last=Witter|first=Brad|date=May 29, 2019|access-date=June 24, 2019}}

A European concert tour named after the single launched on May 31, 2019, and will include 16 concerts across eight countries.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8511879/daddy-yankee-european-con-calma-tour-dates|title=Daddy Yankee Set to Return to Europe With 'Con Calma' Tour|magazine=Billboard|last=Fernandez|first=Suzette|date=May 16, 2019|access-date=May 17, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.daddyyankee.com/tour|title=Tour – Upcoming Shows|publisher=DaddyYankee.com|access-date=May 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530203325/https://www.daddyyankee.com/tour|archive-date=May 30, 2019}} Daddy Yankee announced on June 22, 2019, that the tour will be expanded to the Americas, starting on July 19, 2019, and concluding on March 21, 2020, including eight concerts across six nations.{{cite tweet|last=Ayala|first=Ramón|author-link=Daddy Yankee|user=daddy_yankee|number=1142412974054944768|date=June 22, 2019|title=New days added to the tour!|access-date=June 23, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.daddyyankee.com/tour|title=Tour – Upcoming Shows|publisher=DaddyYankee.com|access-date=June 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623170426/https://www.daddyyankee.com/tour|archive-date=June 23, 2019}}

Credits adapted from Tidal.

• Play-N-Skillz – producers
• Juan Rivera "Gaby Music" – songwriting
• Snow – songwriting, vocals
• David Macias "Scott Summers" – co-producer
• Daddy Yankee – songwriting, vocals

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|title=Con Calma|artist=Daddy Yankee feat. Snow|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=2019|certyear=2019|access-date=July 16, 2019|refname="german cert"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|title=Con Calma|artist=Daddy Yankee feat. Snow|type=single|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=2019|certyear=2019|id=7393|access-date=November 25, 2019|refname="italy cert"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|artist=Daddy Yankee, featuring Snow|title=Con Calma|relyear=2019|certyear=2021|award=Diamond+Platinum|number=11|type=single|id=daddy-yankee-snow-con-calma|access-date=October 2, 2021}}

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