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"Reggaetón Lento (Bailemos)" is a song by Latin American boy band CNCO. It was released on August 26, 2016, as the third single from their debut studio album, Primera Cita (2016). The song was written by Eric Perez, Jadan Andino, Jorge Class and Yashua Camacho.[1] The video has received over 1.5 billion views on YouTube as of April 2019.[2] On August 18, 2017, the group released an English-language remix of the song recorded with British girl group Little Mix.[3]
"Reggaetón Lento (Bailemos)" | ||||
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Single by CNCO | ||||
from the album Primera Cita | ||||
Released | August 26, 2016 | |||
Genre | Latin pop | |||
Length | 3:42 | |||
Label | Sony Latin | |||
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CNCO singles chronology | ||||
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"Reggaetón Lento (Bailemos)" on YouTube |
The song's music video was released along with the single. The clip sees the boys playing at a bowling alley and meeting and trying to impress some girls. It also features scenes of the group performing the song with choreography and solo shots of the guys singing their individual parts. The music video reached one billion views in August 2017, making them the first boy band and non-English group to achieve the feat.
The music video featuring Little Mix shows CNCO and Little Mix in a bar, singing the song whilst sitting opposite each side and trying to charm the other members.
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[37] | Platinum | 80,000‡ |
France (SNEP)[38] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[39] | 3× Platinum | 150,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[40] | Diamond+4× Platinum+Gold | 570,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[41] | 6× Platinum | 240,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[42] | 5× Platinum (Latin) | 300,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Chile (Profovi)[43] | 2× Platinum | 16,000,000[43] |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Date | Version | Format | Label |
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August 26, 2016 | Album version | Sony Latin | |
February 17, 2017 | Zion & Lennox remix |
"Reggaetón Lento (Remix)" | ||||
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Single by CNCO and Little Mix | ||||
from the album CNCO | ||||
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Released | August 18, 2017 | |||
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Length | 3:08 | |||
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"Reggaetón Lento (Remix)" on YouTube |
CNCO recorded an English-language remix of the song with British girl group Little Mix. It was released on August 18, 2017, through Sony Music and Syco Music. The remix version is included on the reissue of Little Mix's fourth studio album, Glory Days: The Platinum Edition (2017), and on CNCO's self-titled second studio album (2018).
"Reggaetón Lento (Remix)" is a reggaeton and latin pop song, with lyrics that addresses themes of love and romance. The song topped the charts in Romania and the Bulgaria World chart. It reached number five in the United Kingdom, becoming CNCO's first top ten single in that country and Little Mix's twelfth. It reached the top ten of the charts in eleven other territories including the Netherlands, Hungary, and Lebanon.
The song received its debut performance during the final of The X Factor UK in 2017. The song won "Best Remix" at the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards. It has since received one triple platinum, two double platinum, three platinum and four gold music certifications worldwide.
The collaboration was announced a day before the release on the social media accounts of both groups, with Billboard magazine saying "As far as bilingual remixes go, this one will be huge."[44]
The music video to the remix was released on September 18, 2017, on Little Mix's Vevo YouTube channel. It was directed by Marc Klasfeld and is set in a club where the two groups dance across the floor from each other.[45][46] As of June 2021 the music video has received over 300 million views on YouTube.
Both groups performed the single for the first time on television during the UK version of the final of series 14 of the UK's version of The X Factor, on December 3, 2017.[47]
The song reached number one in Romania and the Bulgaria World charts, becoming Little Mix's first number-one single in those countries. In the United Kingdom the song debuted at number five on the Official UK Singles Chart, becoming CNCO's first and Little Mix's twelfth top ten hit there.[48]
Elsewhere the song reached the top ten in five other countries, including Belgium (Flanders), Lebanon, and the Netherlands. It peaked within the top twenty on the Argentina Anglo chart, Ireland, Mexico Ingles Airplay chart, Spain, and Switzerland. It reached the top forty in five other territories and charted in a further ten additional countries including Germany, Brazil, and Canada.
"Reggaetón Lento (Remix)" was the sixteenth-best selling single by a girl group in the United Kingdom between 1994 and 2019,[49] and Little Mix's sixth-most successful single there.[50] The song has been certified triple platinum in Brazil, double platinum in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, and has received three platinum and four gold music certifications in other countries.
Weekly charts |
Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[111] | Gold | 35,000‡ |
Belgium (BEA)[112] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[113] | 3× Platinum | 180,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[114] | Gold | 45,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[115] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
Netherlands (NVPI)[116] | 2× Platinum | 80,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV)[117] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP)[118] | Platinum | 10,000‡ |
Sweden (GLF)[119] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[120] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[121] | 2× Platinum | 1,400,000[122] |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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