"Ella Me Levantó" ( en, "She Picked Me Up"), is a 2007

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single by

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. Known for its combination of the "reggaeton" and "merengue" genres, the song helps define the new subgenre of reggaeton and merengue, " merenguetón." It was released after " Mensaje de Estado," and

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also performed the song at the

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in December 2007. In the U.S., the song peaked at #2 on the

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chart. Billboard Artist Chart History: Daddy Yankee/ref>

Music video

The music video for ''Ella Me Levantó'' features Ayala in what appears to be a restaurant-club type setting. The video begins with people playing

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, suddenly when Yankee starts performing the song. The video features multiple dancers in the club as Yankee performs the song on a stage. The main dancer for this video has also been featured in a number of other videos by Daddy Yankee.

Chart positions

References

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