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Para Siempre (Daddy Yankee song)

"Para Siempre" (English: "Forever") is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee featuring Panamanian singer Sech, released as the fourth single from the former's eighth and final studio album, Legendaddy, on June 2, 2022. Its music video, shot in Colombia and Puerto Rico, was directed by Colombian director Juan "Jasz" Suárez and depicts a marriage proposal. It was written by Daddy Yankee, Sech, Panamanians Dímelo Flow, Ramsés "BCA" Herrera, Johnny "BK" López and Jhonattan "Jhon El Diver" Reyes, Colombian producer Slow Mike and American-Puerto Rican singer and lyricist Justin Quiles, and was produced by Daddy Yankee, Dímelo Flow, Slow Mike, BK and Jhon El Diver.

"Para Siempre"
Single by Daddy Yankee featuring Sech
from the album Legendaddy
LanguageSpanish
ReleasedJune 2, 2022 (2022-06-02)
GenreReggaeton
Length3:30
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Daddy Yankee
  • Dímelo Flow
  • Slow Mike
  • BK
  • Jhon El Diver
Daddy Yankee singles chronology
"X Última Vez"
(2022) 		"Para Siempre"
(2022) 		"Mayor Que Usted"
(2022)
Sech singles chronology
"Llueve"
(2022) 		"Para Siempre"
(2022) 		"Dame Break"
(2022)
Music video
"Para Siempre" on YouTube

It is a romantic reggaeton song with lyrics about a marriage proposal and finding the "right partner". It was included among the album's best tracks by music critics, although it was also criticized as bland and prosaic. Commercially, it reached number 18 in Chile, number 24 on the US Hot Latin Songs chart and number 40 in Spain.

Background and composition

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"Para Siempre" was written by Daddy Yankee, Sech, Dímelo Flow, Ramsés "BCA" Herrera, Johnny "BK" López, ChocQuibTown member Slow Mike, Justin Quiles and Jhonattan "Jhon El Diver" Reyes, and was produced and programmed by Daddy Yankee, Dímelo Flow, Slow Mike, BK and Jhon El Diver.[1] It was mixed and mastered by American audio engineers Vinny DeLeón and Michael Fuller, respectively.[1] Daddy Yankee and Sech had previously collaborated on other singles including "Definitivamente" (2020) and the remix versions of "Relación" (2020) and "Sal y Perrea" (2021).[2][3][4] It has been described as a "romantic mid-tempo reggaeton" and "soft pop ballad" with "R&B vibes" by Sech accompanied by an acoustic guitar.[5][6][7] It has a duration of three minutes and thirty seconds and lyrics about a marriage proposal and finding the "right partner".[1][8][9] Daddy Yankee stated that he identifies a lot with the track because of his relationship with his wife, to whom he dedicated lines about being together since poverty and the value of her companionship.[8][9]

Reception

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"Para Siempre" was selected among the best tracks of Legendaddy by Billboard's Latin editors, Remezcla's Jeanette Hernandez, AllMusic's Thom Jurek and an editor of Happy FM.[5][10][11][7] The latter commended its romanticism, absence of profanity and love message, referring to it as a "tremendous" collaboration.[7] On the other hand, Isabelia Herrera of The New York Times found the song to follow "prosaic, predictable pop formats" and described it as weaving "acoustic guitar textures into a bland, mid-tempo popeton ballad".[12]

Commercial performance

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Following the release of Daddy Yankee's seventh and final record, Legendaddy, "Para Siempre" debuted and peaked at number 18 in Chile, number 24 on the US Hot Latin Songs chart and number 40 in Spain.[13][14][15] In the United States, it also reached number 20 on the Billboard Latin Digital Song Sales chart.[16] It also peaked at number 68 on the Paraguayan monthly top 100.[17]

Music video

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The music video for "Para Siempre" premiered on Facebook on June 2, 2022, and later on YouTube on September 7, 2022, and depicts a marriage proposal.[18][19] It was filmed in Colombia, with its scenes directed by Colombian director Juan "Jasz" Suárez and produced by Colombian producer Andie Ortíz, and the Puerto Rican municipality of San Germán, whose segments were directed by Puerto Rican director Maricel Zambrano and produced by Puerto Rican producer Maleja Rodríguez.[20]

Credits and personnel

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Charts

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Credits / Legendaddy / Daddy Yankee". Tidal. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Mastrangelo, Julian (February 4, 2020). "Daddy Yankee y Sech unen fuerzas contra el desamor en su nuevo single: "Definitivamente"" [Daddy Yankee and Sech join forces against heartbreak on their new single: "Definitivamente"]. Billboard Argentina. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  3. ^ Roiz, Jessica (September 4, 2020). "Sech Drops 'Relacion' Remix With Daddy Yankee, J Balvin, Farruko & Rosalia". Billboard. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  4. ^ Borjas, Patricia (October 1, 2021). ""Sal y Perrea Remix": Sech, Daddy Yankee y J Balvin unen fuerzas en un nuevo video musical" ["Sal y Perrea Remix": Sech, Daddy Yankee and J Balvin join forces on a new music video]. CNN en Español. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Daddy Yankee Drops Legendaddy, His First Album in 9 Years: Eight Essential Tracks". Billboard. March 24, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  6. ^ Suárez, Gary (March 24, 2022). "Daddy Yankee Retires in Style With Legendaddy". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c "Daddy Yankee: Canciones imprescindibles de Legendaddy, su nuevo álbum" [Daddy Yankee: Essential songs from Legendaddy, his new album]. Happy FM. April 9, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  8. ^ a b ""Ojalá y todos pensaran así": Daddy Yankee le dedica mensaje a su esposa en su última canción "Para siempre"" ["I wish everyone thought so": Daddy Yankee dedicates message to his wife in his last song "Para Siempre"] (in Spanish). Meganoticias. June 12, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Live Tik Tok Daddy Yankee – Habla de "Para Siempre" y Mireddys" [Live Tik Tok Daddy Yankee – Talks about "Para Siempre" and Mireddys] (in Spanish). YouTube. July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022. Para Siempre is a song that talks about when you find the right partner ... The one you are sure about realizing your entire life with ... I identify a lot with that song ... She was always with me from zero, since when I had nothing, so that is valued
  10. ^ Hernandez, Jeanette (March 25, 2022). "Daddy Yankee's Legendaddy Is Out & the Internet Can't Get Enough". Remezcla. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  11. ^ Jurek, Thom. Review of LegenDaddy at AllMusic. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  12. ^ Herrera, Isabelia (March 29, 2022). "Daddy Yankee, Reggaeton's First Global Star, Steps Aside". The New York Times. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Daddy Yankee Chart History (Chile Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Daddy Yankee Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Para Siempre – Daddy Yankee & Sech | EPDM". Productores de Música de España. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  16. ^ "Daddy Yankee Chart History (Latin Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  17. ^ a b "Junio – Top #100 de canciones de SGP" (in Spanish). Sociedad de Gestión de Productores Fonográficos del Paraguay. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  18. ^ "Daddy Yankee y Sech pusieron imagen a su single "Para Siempre"" [Daddy Yankee and Sech put an image to their single "Para Siempre"]. Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). June 3, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  19. ^ "Daddy Yankee ft. Sech – Para Siempre (Official Video)". Daddy Yankee. September 7, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2022 – via YouTube.
  20. ^ Jasz [@jaszdirector] (June 13, 2022). "Acá unos stills de lo que dirigí para @daddyyankee & @sechmusic" (in Spanish). Retrieved July 20, 2022 – via Instagram.
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