The Many Worlds of "Despacito"

Switched on Pop

Vox Media Podcast Network

Music Interviews, Music History, Music, Music Commentary

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2017

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

What has catapulted Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's "Despacito" to the top spot on the Billboard charts? Sorry, typo—to its status as the biggest song in the world? Your hosts explore the many worlds of "Despacito" in search of an answer. Featuring: Lusi Fonsi ft Daddy Yankee - Despacito Luis Fonsi ft Daddy Yankee y Justin Bieber - Despacito (Remix) Luis Fonsi y Juan Luis Guerra - Llegaste Tú Major Lazer ft Justin Bieber - Cold Water Los Del Rio - Macarena Daddy Yankee - Gasolina Avril Lavigne - Complicated Toto - Africa Further reading: Petra River-Rideau Interview in The Atlantic Remezcla Roundtable on Despacito w Isabel Herrera and Julianne Escobedo Shepherd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Lisa Ling, a journalist and host.
0:07.2	And I'm Hoon Lee, but you may know me as Chao on the Max original series War Year, based
0:11.7	on the writings of Bruce Lee.
0:13.4	After every new episode, join us here Hoon and I, and a series of special guests are
0:18.6	going to discuss how the show is made.
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0:31.0	Support for the show comes from Into the Mix, a Ben and Jerry's podcast about joy and
0:35.8	justice produced with Fox Creative.
0:39.1	Thousands of Afghans were forced to flee their homes and fear for their lives, and the Taliban
0:42.8	took control of Afghanistan in 2021.
0:45.8	The UK government pledged to take in 20,000 of them as refugees.
0:49.5	But in the first year, only 22 Afghans have been approved for asylum in the UK.
0:55.1	So what happened?
0:56.1	And what does this mean for the tens of thousands of people left behind?
0:59.9	Share that story on the latest episode of Into the Mix.
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1:18.2	Welcome to Switched On Pop.
1:19.5	I'm Songwriter Charlie Harding.
1:21.1	And I'm musicologist Nate Sloan.
1:23.4	Nate, let's get right to the point.
1:25.3	So, we have received over 100 requests of listeners wanting to know why Despacito is such
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