"Dutty Love" is a

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pop song by

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, also featuring singer

Natti Natasha Natalia Alexandra Gutiérrez Batista (born December 10, 1986), better known by her stage name Natti Natasha, is a Dominican singer. She was signed to Don Omar's label Orfanato Music Group. Her debut EP, ''All About Me'', was released on March ...

, that was released as the first single from Don Omar's compilation album '' Don Omar Presents MTO²: New Generation'' (2012) and in

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's first

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''Love is Pain'' (2011). The song was released digitally on March 9, 2012. The song was nominated for

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and Urban Song of the Year at the

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. It won the ''Billboard'' Latin Music Award for Latin Rhythm Airplay Song of the Year in 2013.

Background

Don Omar met Natti Natasha in 2010, when she was recording a song with fellow New York producer Link-On. Don Omar liked her voice and asked her to go back to the studio and congratulate her for her work. As Natasha said, "from the first time he saw me, he told me I'll become a star. It's surreal and I still don't fall in time."

Composition

"Dutty Love" is a

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and pop song with

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influences, running at 90

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. It has core similarities with previous Don Omar single, "

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", which also has tropical and Caribbean-influenced beats, but runs at a higher BPM rate.

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References

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