"Ella Me Levantó" (), is a 2007
reggaeton
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single by
Daddy Yankee
Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez (; born February 3, 1976), known professionally as Daddy Yankee (), is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor who rose to worldwide prominence in 2004 with the song "Gasolina". Dubbed the "Honorific ...
. 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
Yankee
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also performed the song at the
Latin Grammy Awards
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in December 2007.
In the U.S., the song peaked at number two on the
Hot Latin Tracks
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chart.
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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 billiards
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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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2007 songs
Songs in Spanish
Daddy Yankee songs
Songs written by Daddy Yankee