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Despacito Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Despacito? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

The remix with Justin Bieber was recorded entirely in English to reach a global audience.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

The remix is mostly in Spanish; Bieber sings a few lines in Spanish and only a short verse in English, keeping the original flavor.

2.

The music video for 'Despacito' was the first on YouTube to reach 3 billion views.

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Easy
✓ TRUE

It hit 3 billion views in 2018, becoming the first video ever to do so on YouTube, and held the record for years.

3.

'Despacito' was originally written as a slow ballad before becoming a reggaeton hit.

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Medium
✓ TRUE

Luis Fonsi initially wrote the song as a pop ballad, but producer Ender Zambrano suggested a more upbeat reggaeton rhythm after hearing the demo.

4.

Justin Bieber heard 'Despacito' in a club in Colombia and asked to remix it.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

Bieber actually heard the song while on tour in Colombia, but he was invited to remix it by his manager, not the other way around.

5.

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee had never met before recording 'Despacito' together.

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Medium
✓ TRUE

Despite both being major Latin artists, they were strangers. Fonsi sent the track to Yankee's team, and they recorded separately before meeting.

6.

'Despacito' was the best-selling digital single of all time worldwide in 2017.

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Medium
✓ TRUE

It topped the IFPI's global digital single chart in 2017 with over 13 million equivalent sales, outselling hits like 'Shape of You.'

7.

'Despacito' was banned on Puerto Rican radio stations for being too sexually explicit.

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Hard
✗ FALSE

No such ban occurred in Puerto Rico. However, some Malaysian and Lebanese stations briefly censored or pulled it for suggestive lyrics.

8.

'Despacito' was the first Spanish-language song to win a Grammy Award.

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Hard
✗ FALSE

It never won a Grammy; it only won three Latin Grammy Awards. Several Spanish-language songs won Grammys before it.

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