| "Danza Kuduro" | |||||||||||
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| Single by Don Omar featuring Lucenzo | |||||||||||
| from the album Meet the Orphans | |||||||||||
| Released | August 15, 2010 | ||||||||||
| Format | Digital download | ||||||||||
| Genre | Danza, kuduro, reggaeton, merengue, house | ||||||||||
| Length | 3:19 | ||||||||||
| Label | Machete | ||||||||||
| Writer(s) | William Landrón, Philippe Louis De Oliveira, Faouze Barkati, Fabrice Toigo | ||||||||||
| Producer | A&X, Lucenzo | ||||||||||
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"Danza Kuduro" is a bilingual Spanish and Portuguese hit song from Don Omar's collaborative album Meet the Orphans released as the lead single from the album on August 15, 2010 through Machete Music and VI Music. It features singer Lucenzo, a France-based artist of Portuguese origin.[2] "Danza Kuduro" was number one on the Hot Latin Songs, giving Don Omar his second US Billboard Hot Latin Songs number-one hit and Lucenzo his first.[3] A remake of the song is also featured in the 2011 movie Fast Five as an ending song and is on the film's soundtrack album and will be featured in the upcoming video game, WWE '12.
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The song is written by Don Omar, Faouze Barkati, Fabrice Toigo as well as Lucenzo who is also producer of the song. The music of "Danza Kuduro" is largely based on the bilingual Portuguese/English Lucenzo dance hit entitled "Vem dançar kuduro" featuring Big Ali, however most of the lyrics of "Danza Kuduro" are rewritten in Spanish. Kuduro is an Angolan type of music also very popular in Portugal.
Amar Toor from Aol Radio Blog said that the song "showcases one of reggaeton's brightest stars at his absolute best. [...] Don Omar's song is so infectious, it will likely get buried in your mind after just one listen -- and trust us, that's a very good thing".[4]
Monica Herrera from Billboard said "The propulsive beat is laced with crowd-pleasing electric accordion runs, over which Don Omar sings and raps about a simple yet evergreen concept: dancing up a storm. The song wisely shifts him toward more tropical-leaning material-a move all too familiar in reggaetón's post-boom era-while letting him continue to explore new sounds and maintain his hold over Latin dancefloors around the world."[5] Allison Stewart from The Washington Post said that the song "exemplifies what Omar and company do best: It's a sunny, up-tempo, utterly winning variation on Latin dance pop. 'Orphans' otherwise contains seemingly infinite variations on reggaeton, though there's nothing else as great as the standard genre track 'Hasta Abajo', which appears here in un-remixed form".[6]
The song debuted at number 48 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs. One week later, the song debuted at number 34 on the Tropical Songs.[7] The song has become Don Omar's second number-one hit on the Billboard Latin Songs, and also topped the Latin Rhythm Songs, Latin Tropical Songs. On the Venezuelan Airplay Chart from the Record Report, the song also reached the top of the Latin Chart,[8] and peaked at number 2 on the main Top 100 Chart.[9] Due to heavy airplay and strong sales in the US, on the issue of May 21, 2011 the song debuted at number 82 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 93 on the Canadian Hot 100.[10]
According to Universal Records, the single became a worldwide hit, reaching No. 1 in Argentina, Ecuador, Venezuela, US Latin (Billboard), Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Romania, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, and Sweden and making the top 5 in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Colombia, Chile, Central America, Denmark, and Norway.[3] The single has found greater success especially in Italy where it topped the charts for 10 straight weeks.
The song was released in the UK in October 2011 and entered the UK Singles Chart at #13 on 6 November.
A music video was filmed on the Caribbean island of St. Martin,[11] and was directed by music video director Izzie Esteban, who has directed most of Don Omar's recent videos, and edited with effects by Marc-Olivier Jean and the team of 4brostudio supervised by/and with Frederico Panetta, Anderson Jean, Dullin Jean, Fayolle Jean Jr. in Montreal
The video shows the singers boasting of the wealth of millionaires. It portrays Don Omar inviting Lucenzo to a boat ride, and picking him up in a BMW Z4 (E89). Also there are scenes of girls dancing around the two artists on the beach. Before the video premiere, a preview of the video was released on July 30, 2010 through Omar's Facebook account.[12] The full music video was premiered on August 17, 2010 through Vevo. There were more than 1 million views within the first few days of its release, making “Danza Kuduro” the #3 Most Seen Video in the World.[3][13] It is a certified "YouTube Phenomenon".[14] According to Universal, as October 2011, the music video had received over 250 million views.[15]
Charts
Year-end charts
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| Preceded by "Loca" by Shakira featuring El Cata "Lo Mejor De Mi Vida Eres Tú" by Ricky Martin featuring Natalia Jiménez |
US Billboard Hot Latin Songs number-one song November 13, 2010 – February 5, 2011 February 26, 2011 – March 5, 2011 |
Succeeded by "Lo Mejor De Mi Vida Eres Tú" by Ricky Martin featuring Natalia Jiménez "Corazón Sin Cara" by Prince Royce |
| Preceded by "Loca" by Shakira featuring El Cata |
US Billboard Latin Tropical Airplay number-one song November 13, 2010 – February 26, 2011 |
Succeeded by "Corazón Sin Cara" by Prince Royce |
| US Billboard Latin Pop Airplay number-one song November 20, 2010 – December 11, 2010 |
Succeeded by "Loca" by Shakira featuring El Cata |
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| Preceded by "Loca People" by Sak Noel |
Dutch Top 40 number-one single July 23, 2011 - September 10, 2011 |
Succeeded by "Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera |
| Preceded by "Mr. Saxobeat" by Alexandra Stan |
Italian Singles Chart number-one single May 16, 2011 - July 25, 2011 |
Succeeded by "Shimbalaiê" by Maria Gadú |
| Preceded by "Down on Me" by Jeremih ft. 50 Cent |
Romanian Top 100 number-one single July 31, 2011 - August 7, 2011 |
Succeeded by "Tot mai sus" by Guess Who ft. deMoga |
| Preceded by "Rabiosa" by Shakira featuring Pitbull |
Spanish Singles Chart number-one single July 31, 2011 - September 25, 2011 |
Succeeded by "Rain Over Me" by Pitbull featuring Marc Anthony |
| "Danza Kuduro (Throw Your Hands Up)" | |||||||||||
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| Single by Lucenzo & Qwote featuring Pitbull | |||||||||||
| Released | October 29, 2011 (UK) | ||||||||||
| Format | Digital download | ||||||||||
| Genre | Kuduro, dance | ||||||||||
| Length | 2:24 | ||||||||||
| Label | Dance Nation | ||||||||||
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A rearranged recording of the song by Qwote and Lucenzo featuring Pitbull became a big club hit and upon release, entered at #13 on the UK Singles Chart on chart dated 6 November 2011. It also charted in the Scottish Singles Chart peaking at #11.
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| Ireland (IRMA)[46] | 31 |
| Poland (Dance Top 50)[30] | 16 |
| Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[47] | 11 |
| UK Dance (The Official Charts Company)[48] | 4 |
| UK Indie (The Official Charts Company)[49] | 3 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[50] | 13 |
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Danza Kuduro" (Radio Edit) (feat. Don Omar) | 2:24 | |||||||
| 2. | "Danza Kuduro" (feat. Big Ali) | 3:16 | |||||||
| 3. | "Danza Kuduro (Throw Your Hands Up)" (UK Edit) (feat. Pitbull) | 2:31 | |||||||
| 4. | "Danza Kuduro (Throw Your Hands Up)" (Wideboys Remix) (feat. Pitbull) | 5:56 | |||||||
| 5. | "Danza Kuduro (Throw Your Hands Up)" (UK Extended Mix (feat. Pitbull)) | 4:14 | |||||||
| 6. | "Danza Kuduro (Throw Your Hands Up)" (feat. Don Omar, Daddy Yankee & Arcángel)) | 3:33 | |||||||
Qwote has released a number of other versions over and above the ones on the maxi-single as follows:
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