"Despacito," the sexually suggestive Puerto Rican pop song that's won a ton of music awards since its music video first aired in January 2017, has added another one -- most watched video of all time.
The music video of this reggaeton by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi featuring Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee has become the first music video to hit six billion views on YouTube.
YouTube said the music video reached six billion views on Sunday, Feb. 24. Despacito (Spanish for "slowly") has 1.9 billion more views than any other video, said YouTube.
This means this multi-awarded song receives 2.8 million views a day. YouTube said that at its peak, Despacito got 25.7 million views in a single day.
Fonsi celebrated the online milestone on Instagram by thanking everyone involved with the hit song, including Daddy Yankee.
The music video first made history in August 2017 when it became the first music video to reach three billion views. It also became the first to hit the 4th and 5th billion view marks, as well.
An instant commercial hit, Despacito topped the charts in 47 countries and reached the top 10 in six others. In the United States, it became the first song in Spanish to top the Billboard Hot 100 since "Macarena" (Bayside Boys Mix) in 1996. The song is regarded as one of the most successful Spanish-language tracks in pop music history.
Despacito later tied the longest-reigning number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 at 16 weeks. It also became the longest-reigning number one on the Hot Latin Songs chart at 56 weeks.
It was also the first Latin song to receive a diamond certification (10 million and more discs sold) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Upon its release, Despacito received generally good reviews from music critics. It received the Latin Grammy Awards for Record of the Year; Song of the Year; Best Urban Fusion/Performance and Best Short Form Music Video at the 18th Latin Grammy Awards.
Despacito's remix version received three Grammy Awards nominations for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 60th Grammy Awards in 2018.
