"despacito" (; english: "slowly") is a song by puerto rican singer luis fonsi featuring puerto rican rapper daddy yankee from fonsi's upcoming studio album. on january 12, 2017, universal music latin released "despacito" and its music video, which shows both artists performing the song in la perla neighborhood of old san juan, puerto rico and the local bar la factoría. the song's music video is the first video to reach over three billion views on youtube. the song was written by luis fonsi, erika ender and daddy yankee, and was produced by andrés torres and mauricio rengifo.