Daddy Yankee encouraged people on social media to take part of the "Con Calma Challenge", which consists of uploading a video dancing to the song, in order to promote the single. Shortly after the song's release, Paul Farberman reported that "there's talk of Snow going on tour with Daddy Yankee later this year." Suzy Exposito of "Rolling Stone" described the track as a "brilliant and maximalist pop song" and referred to Snow's verse as a "delightful nostalgia bomb". Jon Caramanica of "The New York Times" wrote that the single is a "gratuitously catchy Spanish-language update of a gratuitously catchy song." Raisa Bruner of "Time" stated that "Daddy Yankee proves he's still very much on top of the game" despite having competition with "plenty of rising stars in Latin music". Bruner also wrote that "even if you don't speak Spanish, [the chorus] is easy enough to pick up — and will inevitably get stuck in your head, not to mention get people onto a dance floor". The remix version with Katy Perry was released to digital retailers and streaming platforms on April 19, 2019 by El Cartel Records and Capitol Records. It was released to contemporary hit radio in the United States on April 23, 2019. "Forbes" contributor Jeff Benjamin criticized the remix version by stating that Katy Perry's Spanish-language lines are "quite simple sentences". He also opined that her new lyrics "teeter into some tired Hollywood stereotypes about Latin culture," such as the word "spicy" being used for "fetishizing Latinx women or playing off an idea that Latinx people have quick tempers." Benjamin also criticized the song's opening by writing that "[Katy Perry] purring "Ay, Daddy!" feels more eye roll-worthy than sexy." He compared the track's treatment to 2017's "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee when a remix featuring Canadian singer Justin Bieber "took [the song] to the next level." He concluded the review by saying that "these few missteps with the lyrics and a lack of Perry interacting deeper with the Latin hit could stall this remix from gaining the true crossover success it clearly aims to capture." Suzy Exposito of "Rolling Stone" wrote that "[Katy Perry] makes a charming throwback to her "Teenage Dream" days [...] and purrs a little bit of Spanish for good measure, but moans of 'Ay Daddy...