"Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (;

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: "Oh, If I Catch You") is a 2008 Brazilian song by Sharon Acioly and Antônio Dyggs, with co-authorship by Aline da Fonseca, Amanda Teixeira and Karine Assis Vinagre and first performed by Os Meninos de Seu Zeh, directed by Dyggs himself. It was recorded by Brazilian band Cangaia de Jegue and then covered by many other regional Brazilian bands like Garota Safada, Arreio de Ouro, Estakazero, Forró Sacode, and Saia Rodada. In 2011, it was popularized by Brazilian singer

Michel Teló Michel Teló () (born 21 January 1981) is a Brazilian sertanejo singer-songwriter and actor. Before his solo act, he was a lead singer in various bands, most notably Grupo Tradição. His biggest national and international hit "Ai Se Eu Te Peg ...

, becoming an international hit. Teló also released an English-language version, "If I Catch You".

Lyrics

The lyrics begin with two cries of "Nossa! Nossa!" short for "nossa senhora" - Our Lady, the Virgin Mary, an equivalent of "Wow!" in Brazilian Portuguese. Then ''Assim você me mata'', "You kill me," a common exclamation. Then "ai, se eu te pego, ai, ai, se eu te pego." - "Ooh, if I catch you." The verse then repeats with "Delícia, delícia" instead of "Nossa, nossa." The third verse of the song is the only verse with a narrative text: describing a Saturday night, a crowd beginning to dance, and summoning courage to speak to the most beautiful girl. Verses 4 and 5 repeat the simple exclamations of verses 1 and 2.

Michel Teló version

Antônio Dyggs, who co-wrote the song, realized it could become a national hit in Brazil and offered it for a release by Brazilian singer

. The result was a hit in Brazil, Latin America and Europe. Teló's version of the song became a hit in Brazil, reaching No. 1. Later, the song also reached No. 1 in 23 countries in Europe and Latin America. In the United States, the single topped both the ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs and

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and peaked at No. 81 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making Michel Teló the fourth Brazilian solo act to enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, following

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and

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. "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" was the sixth best-selling single of 2012 worldwide with over 7.2 million in sales that year, placing it on the list of best-selling singles of all time. The single has become the most downloaded digital track in Germany since 2006. As of July 2014, it is the 90th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 308,000 units sold. The official YouTube video has over a billion views as of April 2022. This version was nominated for Best Brazilian Song at the 2012 Latin Grammy Awards, but lost out to "Querido Diário" by

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. This song also featured as soundtrack in

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Track listing

; Digital download # "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" – 2:46 ; CD single # "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" – 2:46 # "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (Music Video) – 2:46 ; "If I Catch You" (Remixes) - EP # "If I Catch You" (Original Mix) – 2:47 # "If I Catch You" (Live Mix) – 2:47 # "If I Catch You" (Chill Version 1) – 2:51 # "If I Catch You" (Chill Version 2) – 2:43 ; German Digital EP # "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" – 2:46 # "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (A Class Edit) – 3:04 # "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (A Class Floor Mix) – 3:39 # "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (Rudeejay Remix) – 5:57 # "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (Sagi Abitbul Remix) – 3:36 ; UK Digital EP # "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (feat.

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) – 3:18 # "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (Ao Vivo) – 2:52 # "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (If I Get Ya)

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] – 4:07 # "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (Cahill (band), Cahill Remix) – 3:13 ; Other versions * "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (If I Get Ya) (Worldwide Remix) [feat. Pitbull] – 4:06 * "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (Spanish Version) – 2:45

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Certifications

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Release history

Other versions

There are many translated versions of "Ai Se Eu Te Pego", such as: *Dutch singer

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released "Dan voel je me beter" (

: "''You will feel me better that way''"). This version reached the 9th position in the

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. *Dutch singer Tom Haver also recorded a Dutch version of the song, called "Samen vanavond" ("''Together tonight''"). This version reached the 66th position in the Mega Single Top 100. *Serbian singer Dragan Kojić released "Kosa" (

: "''Hair''"). This version was very popular in

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, Bosnia & Herzegovina,

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and

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, as well in the

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In popular culture

Popularity in sport

The song is especially popular among footballers. It was first danced by Brazilian player

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who initially appeared on a video dancing to the song "Ai Se Eu Te Pego". Many other videos of the same player emerged later leading to its huge popularity in Brazil. The song became extremely popular in Spain and all over Europe after

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players

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and

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celebrated a goal dancing to the choreography of the song. Playing in a

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match, the dance was performed by the two players after Ronaldo scored the first goal against

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on 22 October 2011. The popularity was such that on 12 January 2012, Michel Teló was invited to the Real Madrid training ground and posed for pictures with Marcelo and Ronaldo. The goal celebration has been performed by many other footballers across Europe. Muay Thai kickboxer

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danced and sang along to "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" in the ring following his win over

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at ''Yokkao Extreme 2012'' in

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on 21 January 2012. The mixed martial artists

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and Dave Herman have used the song as their entrance music. Werdum walked out to it before facing

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at ''

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'' in

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on 23 June 2012, while Herman entered to the song ahead of his match with

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at ''UFC 153'' on 13 October 2012, also in Rio.

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