Remix (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Remix
| cover =
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| type = single
| artist = Daddy Yankee
| album = Legendaddy
| language = Spanish
| released = {{Start date|2022|3|24}}
| studio =
| genre = Reggaeton
| length = 2:43
| label =
| writer =
- Ramón Ayala
- Ángel Barbosa
- Héctor Birriel
- Ovimael Maldonado
- Roberto Figueroa
| producer =
- Daddy Yankee
- Nekxum
- OMB
- JBD
| prev_title = Hot
| prev_year = 2022
| next_title = X Última Vez
| next_year = 2022
| misc =
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"Remix" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee from his eighth and final studio album, Legendaddy, both released on March 24, 2022 alongside a music video directed by Venezuelan director Daniel Durán.{{cite web|url=https://gossipvzla.com/no-solo-mujeres-hombres-de-venezuela-tambien-trabajaron-en-el-ultimo-videoclip-de-daddy-yankee-video/|title=No solo mujeres – Hombres de Venezuela también trabajaron en el último videoclip de Daddy Yankee|trans-title=Not only women – Venezuelan men also worked on Daddy Yankee last music video|publisher=Gossipvzla|language=es|date=March 27, 2022|access-date=June 21, 2022}} It was written by Daddy Yankee, Puerto Rican producers Roberto "Nekxum" Figueroa, Ovimael "OMB" Maldonado and Ángel "JBD" Barbosa and Puerto Rican rapper Pusho, and was produced by Daddy Yankee, Nekxum, OMB and JBD.
It is a reggaeton song about exalting the attributes of women with breast and butt implants, an allegory to remix versions being better than the originals. Commercially, "Remix" reached number 147 on the Billboard Global 200, as well as number one in Monitor Latino's Puerto Rico and Mexico and the US Latin Airplay chart, as well as number five in Honduras. It also peaked within the top 40 in Chile and Spain and received a Latin platinum certification in the United States.
Background and composition
"Remix" was written by Daddy Yankee, Roberto "Nekxum" Figueroa, Ovimael "OMB" Maldonado, Ángel "JBD" Barbosa and rapper Pusho, and was produced and programmed by Daddy Yankee, Nekxum, OMB and JBD.{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/221578544/credits|title=Credits / Legendaddy / Daddy Yankee|publisher=Tidal|access-date=June 21, 2022}} It was recorded and mixed by OMB and mastered by American audio engineer Michael Fuller. It is a reggaeton song with a duration of two minutes and forty-three seconds and its lyrics are about exalting the attributes of women with breast and butt implants—an allegory to remix versions being better than the originals—and includes a sample of the chorus from Daddy Yankee's single "Impacto" (2007).{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/29/arts/music/daddy-yankee-legendaddy-retire.html|title=Daddy Yankee, Reggaeton's First Global Star, Steps Aside|work=The New York Times|last=Herrera|first=Isabelia|date=March 29, 2022|access-date=June 21, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/musica/notas/resena-legendaddy-un-retiro-en-alta-para-el-big-boss-del-regueton/|title=Reseña: Legendaddy, un retiro en alta para el Big Boss del reggaetón|trans-title=Review: Legendaddy, a retirement in style for reggaeton's Big Boss|work=El Nuevo Día|last=Tirado|first=Sugeiny|language=es|date=March 25, 2022|access-date=June 21, 2022}}
Commercial performance
Following the release of Daddy Yankee's Legendaddy, "Remix" debuted at number 147 on the Billboard Global 200 and charted for one week, becoming the record's third highest-peaking song on the list after "X Última Vez" and "Rumbatón". It was the album's second highest-charting track in the United States, reaching number 13 and 17 on Billboard{{'}}s Hot Latin Songs and Bubbling Under Hot 100 charts, respectively, as well as number one on Latin Airplay. It received a Latin platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on May 26, 2022 for units of over 60,000 track-equivalent streams. In Spanish-speaking countries, it peaked at number one in Puerto Rico and Monitor Latino's Mexico for three and two weeks, respectively,{{cite web|url=http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/puerto%20rico/general/20220718|title=Top 20 General – Puerto Rico – Del 18 al 24 de Julio, 2022|publisher=Monitor Latino|language=es|access-date=July 25, 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/puerto%20rico/general/20220725|title=Top 20 General – Puerto Rico – Del 25 al 31 de Julio, 2022|publisher=Monitor Latino|language=es|access-date=August 1, 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://charts.monitorlatino.com/top20/Print/mexico/general/20220613|title=Top 20 General – México – Del 13 al 19 de Junio, 2022|publisher=Monitor Latino|language=es|access-date=July 11, 2022}} and reached number five in Honduras. It also peaked at number 13 and 38 in Chile and Spain, respectively, and at number 25 on the Paraguayan monthly top 100.
Live performances
"Remix" was included in the setlist of Daddy Yankee's farewell concert tour, La Última Vuelta.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/daddy-yankee-kia-forum-legendaddy-concert-recap-1235119459/|title=Daddy Yankee Lands Emotional Farewell Tour in L.A.: 'It's My Goodbye But My Music Lives On'|magazine=Billboard|last=Flores|first=Griselda|date=July 29, 2022|access-date=August 1, 2022}}
Credits and personnel
- JBD – producer, programming, songwriting
- Michael Fuller – mastering engineer
- Nekxum – producer, programming, songwriting
- OMB – producer, programming, recording engineer, mixing engineer, songwriting
- Pusho – songwriting
- Daddy Yankee – vocals, producer, programming, songwriting
Charts
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| scope="row"| Paraguay (SGP){{cite web|url=https://www.sgp.com.py/listado/161/mayo-top-100-de-canciones-de-sgp|title=Mayo – Top #100 de canciones de SGP|publisher=Sociedad de Gestión de Productores Fonográficos del Paraguay|language=es|access-date=June 21, 2022}}
| 25 |
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Certifications
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See also
References
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