"Remix" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper

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from his seventh and final studio album, ''

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'', both released on March 24, 2022 alongside a music video directed by Venezuelan director Daniel Durán. It was written by Daddy Yankee, Puerto Rican producers Roberto "Nekxum" Figueroa, Ovimael "OMB" Maldonado and Ángel "JBD" Barbosa and Puerto Rican rapper

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, and was produced by Daddy Yankee, Nekxum, OMB and JBD. It is a

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song about exalting the attributes of women with breast and butt implants, an allegory to

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versions being better than the originals. Commercially, "Remix" reached number 147 on the ''

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, as well as number one in

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's Puerto Rico and Mexico and the US

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chart, as well as number five in Honduras. It also peaked within the top 40 in Chile and Spain and received a Latin platinum certification in the United States.

Background and composition

"Remix" was written by

, Roberto "Nekxum" Figueroa, Ovimael "OMB" Maldonado, Ángel "JBD" Barbosa and rapper

, and was produced and programmed by Daddy Yankee, Nekxum, OMB and JBD. It was recorded and mixed by OMB and mastered by American

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Michael Fuller. It is a

song with a duration of two minutes and forty-three seconds and its lyrics are about exalting the attributes of women with breast and butt implants—an allegory to

versions being better than the originals—and includes a sample of the chorus from Daddy Yankee's single "

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" (2007).

Commercial performance

Following the release of Daddy Yankee's ''

'', "Remix" debuted at number 147 on the ''Billboard''

and charted for one week, becoming the record's third highest-peaking song on the list after " X Última Vez" and " Rumbatón". It was the album's second highest-charting track in the United States, reaching number 13 and 17 on ''

''s

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and

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charts, respectively, as well as number one on

. It received a Latin platinum certification by the

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(RIAA) on May 26, 2022 for units of over 60,000 track-equivalent streams. In Spanish-speaking countries, it peaked at number one in Puerto Rico and

's Mexico for three and two weeks, respectively, and reached number five in Honduras. It also peaked at number 13 and 38 in Chile and Spain, respectively, and at number 25 on the Paraguayan monthly top 100.

Live performances

"Remix" was included in the setlist of Daddy Yankee's farewell concert tour, La Última Vuelta.

Credits and personnel

*JBD – producer, programming,

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*Michael Fuller –

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*Nekxum – producer, programming, songwriting *OMB – producer, programming,

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, songwriting *

– songwriting *

– vocals, producer, programming, songwriting

Charts

Weekly charts

Monthly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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