Atrevete-te-te!
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| "Atrevete-te-te!" | ||
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| Single by Calle 13 | ||
| from the album Calle 13 | ||
| Format | Digital download,CD single | |
| Genre | Reuggaeton | |
| Length | 3:58 | |
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| Calle 13 singles chronology | ||
| "Se Vale To-To" (2005) |
"Atrevete-te-te!" (2006) |
"La Jirafa" (2006) |
"Atrevete-te-te!" is Grammy Nominated and one of the most well-known songs from the Puerto-Rican Reggaeton group Calle 13 for his debut album Calle 13. It was a hit single in many Latin-American countries.
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[edit] The song
Due to Puerto Rico's condition of being a United States territory with Commonwealth status[1], the lyrics found in the song contain spanglish words such as "estárter" and anglicisms such as lighter and wiper are used to create rhymes. Also, René Pérez (Residente from Calle 13) spent time in the United States, studying at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia, possibly contributing to the Spanglish and English in the lyrics.
The song has been featured in an MTV Tr3́s commercial.
Calle 13's famous hit song "Atrevete-te-te" was used illegally in a version of the song for Manuel Rosales' 2006 presidential campaign in Venezuela. Rosales' motto was Atrévete.
[edit] Pop culture references
The song makes several references to different pop culture themes, such as:
- The videogame Street Fighter
- Coldplay, the britpop band from London
- The American punk rock band Green Day
- Palestinian suicide bombers.
- Quentin Tarantino's movie, Kill Bill
Agüeybaná, the last indigenous cacique in Puerto Rico's history is also mentioned, as are the cities of Bayamón and Guaynabo, Puerto Rico (this last one mentioned as to reinforce the song subject's aloofness and scorn for Latino and Puerto Rican influences, versus her liking of the rather "foreign" references mentioned above).
The dancers on the song's video are Marilyn Monroe lookalikes, each dressed in blonde wig and a skimpier version of Monroe's famed Seven Year Itch dress. One of the dancers is black.
[edit] Chart performance
The song was a big hit in Latin America peaking Top 15 in all Latin American countries. It song peaked at #8 in the Latin American Top 40 Airplay and ranked as #18 in the Year End Chart. "Atrevete-te-te!" was a big hit especially in Colombia where it reached #1 for 2 weeks, in Peru reaching #3 and in Chile peaking at #3. In the Peruvian and Chilean charts the song remained for more than 40 weeks.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| Top Latino (Latin America Top 40 Airplay)[2] | 8 |
| Top Latino (Latin America Top 40 Airplay) - Year End Chart 2006[3] | 18 |
| Chile Top 100 | 3 |
| Chile Top 100 - Year End Chart 2006 | 8 |
| Colombia Top 100 | 1 |
| Peru Top 100 | 2 |
| Peru Top 100 -Year End Chart 2006 | 10 |
[edit] References
- ^ CIA - The World Factbook - Puerto Rico accessed on November 13, 2006.
- ^ Top Latino. Top Latino. Retrieved on 2007-February 7
- ^ [1]. Top Latino. Retrieved on 2007-February 7
[edit] External links
- Atrevete-Te-Te Music Video
- Calle 13's hit "Atrevete-te-te" used illegally, for a south-american presidential campaign
