“It was a great video, even though I thought it was real. “When I saw the video, I was like, ‘Is that real?!'” Yankee says with a massive laugh. Around the time “Despacito” jumped to the top of the charts, the older song soundtracked a viral video featuring the erratic stage dancing of Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, which made it seem as though the rock band had covered the song. “Gasolina” in particular has been one of the most enduring songs of Yankee’s career. For Yankee, watching “Despacito” become a global hit reminds him of what he experienced in the early Aughts with “Gasolina” and “Rompe,” two mostly Spanish reggaeton hits that helped bring the genre into the American mainstream.
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