"Ram Pam Pam" is a song by Dominican 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 ...

and American singer

Becky G Rebbeca Marie Gomez (born March 2, 1997), known professionally as Becky G, is an American singer and actress. She first gained recognition in 2011 when she began posting videos of herself covering popular songs online. One of her videos caught t ...

. The song and its music video were released by

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and

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on April 20, 2021. It was written by the two singers, Francisco Saldaña, Ovimael Maldonado Burgos, Nino Karlo Segarra,

Justin Quiles Justin Rafael Quiles Rivera (born March 29, 1990), known professionally as Justin Quiles or J Quiles, is a Puerto Rican-American singer. Quiles has been nominated for Premios Juventud. Besides writing his own songs, Quiles has written for his ...

, Siggy Vázquez,

Elena Rose Andrea Elena Mangiamarchi, known by the stage name Elena Rose (stylised in all caps), is a Venezuelan American singer and songwriter from Miami. She is best known for working with Becky G ("Dollar", "Mejor Así", "Funk Total: Vai Danada", " Much ...

, Juan Manuel Frias, Valentina López and its producers Jean Carlos Hernández Espinal and Rafael Pina. It interpolates 'Ella Me Levantó", written and performed by

Daddy Yankee Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez (born February 3, 1976), known professionally as Daddy Yankee, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, composer, and actor. Known as the " King of Reggaetón" by music critics and fans alike, he is the artist who coined ...

. It is Natasha and Gomez's third collaboration, following "

Sin Pijama "Sin Pijama" is a song by American singer Becky G and Dominican singer Natti Natasha. It was written by the two singers, Nate Campany, Kyle Sherear, Rafael Pina, Mau y Ricky, Jon Leone, Camilo Echeverry and its producers Daddy Yankee and Gaby Musi ...

" and the remix of " Dura", both released in April 2018.

Background and release

On April 20, 2018, Gomez released "Sin Pijama" with Natasha, a collaboration that would go on to become a big hit, being certified platinum by the

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's Latin field and accumulating 100 million views within three weeks. Gomez and Natasha became close friends while filming its music video, and they were featured on the remix of " Dura" by Daddy Yankee. Natasha released her single "Las Nenas" with

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and Farina featuring La Duraca in March 2021. The end of its music video featured a cameo from Gomez in a car, picking up Natasha and then driving off, leading to speculation that the next single would feature her. Both artists teased the song bout a week before its release, uploading into each of their social medias a video saying, "The story continues" and "The perfect combo". They later revealed the cover art and its release date, which was on the third anniversary of their first song together.

Music and lyrics

"Ram Pam Pam" is a reggaeton song lasting three minutes and twenty-one seconds. Its structure is similar to that of "Sin Pijama", with Gomez taking the first verse and Natasha the second. The pre-chorus at the beginning of the song is done by both. The first chorus is sung solely by Natasha, with Gomez taking the latter half on the rest. Natasha sings the post-chorus after the second chorus and Gomez does the second one after the third. Lyrically, the song is about the girls telling their ex's that they're over them and found someone better. Gomez's verse is about her ex having "lots of chains" that at the end didn't serve for anything, that he didn't see he "had a queen in front of im and that she's better off without him. Natasha raps about kicking her ex out, not wanting him anymore and having "another that fits better". Her verse includes an interpolation of the line "Llora, nena, llora, llora" (Cry, baby, cry, cry) from "

Ella Me Levantó "Ella Me Levantó" ( en, "She Picked Me Up"), is a 2007 reggaeton single by Daddy Yankee. Known for its combination of the "reggaeton" and "merengue" genres, the song helps define the new subgenre of reggaeton and merengue, " merenguetón." It wa ...

" by Yankee, but with reversed genders, telling him to cry for her. The chorus has the singers saying that they "ha enew boyfriend that do ram pam pam" to them, an euphemism for sex.

Music video

Background

The music video for "Ram Pam Pam" was directed by Venezuelan director Daniel Duran, Gomez's constant collaborator and was filmed using a green screen. It was released alongside the song on April 20. Similar to "Sin Pijama", the video includes a cameo appearance by American singer

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Synopsis

The video shows Natasha and Gomez arriving at a basketball court, where they go into the locker room to change. The girls sing in the locker room, the bleachers and on the court, being accompanied by backup dancers in the latter. They peek through a door to see Royce and his team playing. Despite no game being shown, the girls appear holding a trophy at the end, celebrating with champagne. In its closing scene, Natasha throws the basketball at Royce, possibly referencing their collaboration "Antes Que Salga El Sol".

Live performances

Natasha and Gomez performed "Ram Pam Pam" together for the first time at ''

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'' on May 17, 2021.

Remix

On September 7, 2021, a German-Spanish version of the song with German singer

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was released.

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References

2021 singles 2021 songs Natti Natasha songs Becky G songs Songs written by Daddy Yankee Sony Music Latin singles Spanish-language songs Songs written by Rafael Pina Songs written by Becky G Songs written by Justin Quiles Songs written by Elena Rose Songs written by Francisco Saldaña {{2020s-single-stub