"Atrévete-te-te" () is a

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-nominated song by Puerto Rican

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duo Calle 13 from their eponymous debut album '' Calle 13'', released in February 2006, by White Lion Records. It is one of the duo’s best-known songs. It was a hit single in many Latin American countries. The video for this single won the

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at the 2006 Latin Grammy Awards. The song is featured in the

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of ''

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'' and was later named the second-best single of the decade by Latin music website

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Song information

"Atrévete-te-te" is based on a Colombian

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beat and a

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also typical of traditional music from Colombia’s coast. It was especially popular in that country. The lyrics found in the song contain

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words such as "estárter" and

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s such as "lighter" and "wiper" are used to create rhymes, a reflection of the use of English on the island due to Puerto Rico's status as a

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in free association with the

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accessed on November 13, 2006. The song has been featured in an

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commercial. It was used in a version of the song for Manuel Rosales' 2006 presidential campaign in

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. Rosales' campaign motto was "Atrévete."

Pop culture references

The song makes several references to different pop culture themes, such as: * Japanese video game ''

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'' * British

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band

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* American

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* 2003

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film '' Kill Bill: Volume 1'' * The

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music genre Agüeybaná, one of the powerful

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from Puerto Rico’s history, is also mentioned, as are the cities of Bayamón and

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(this last one mentioned as to reinforce the song subject’s aloofness and scorn for Latino and Puerto Rican influences, versus her liking of the rather “foreign” references mentioned above). The dancers on the song’s video are

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lookalikes, each dressed in blonde wig and a skimpier version of Monroe’s famed ''

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'' dress.

Credits and personnel

* Vocals: René Pérez * Production: Eduardo Cabra * Lyrics: René Pérez * Instruments: clarinet, bass, dembow * Mixing: Colin Michaels

Chart performance

The song became a big success on the ''

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chart, peaking at number 15. It also peaked at number six on the U.S.

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Charts

Certifications

References

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