| La Despedida | |
| Cover: | La despedida single cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Daddy Yankee |
| Album: | Mundial |
| Released: | August 4, 2010 |
| Recorded: | 2009 |
| Genre: | Merengue |
| Length: | 3:23 |
| Label: | Sony Music El Cartel Records |
| Producer: | Musicologo & Menes |
"La Despedida" (English: "The Farewell") is a single by Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Daddy Yankee. It is the third official single released on August 4, 2010 from his album Daddy Yankee Mundial.[1] The official remix of the song features American singer Tony Dize. This song resembles his other song ¿Qué Tengo Que Hacer?. The music video also resembles his other song's music video Llamado de Emergencia.
Matthew Wilkening from AOL Radio Blog said that the song "combines an infectious mid-tempo dance beat with Latin horns and percussion, as Daddy Yankee bids farewell — but seemingly refuses to give up a lover who is moving away from him, despite his friends' best advice". It received and award for "Urban Song of the Year" at the 2012 ASCAP Awards, which are awarded annually by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers in the United States.[2]
The music video for the song was released on August 23, 2010. It was directed by George Rivera and Juan Esteban Suárez.[3] It shows the artist's mother-in-law going to the hospital for brain cancer, and shows the artist's wife shaving her head as a sympathy gesture.
Remixes
| Chart (2010–11) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina (Top 20)[4] | 13 | |
| Chile (Top 20)[5] | 2 | |
| US Bubbling Under Hot 100[6] | 16 |
| End of year chart (2010) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Latin Songs Year End 2010[7] | 28 |
| US Latin Pop Songs Year End 2010 | 23 |