Loco (Jowell & Randy song)

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"Loco"
Loco remix.jpg
Single by Jowell & Randy featuring Wisin & Yandel
from the album El Momento (Original) and Latin Party 2 (Remix)
ReleasedFebruary 27, 2010 (Album version)
June 15, 2010 (Remix) [1]
Format CD single digital download
Genre Reggaeton, soca
Length3:51(album version)
4:00 (remix featuring Wisin & Yandel)
Label Machete
Songwriter(s) Giann Arias, Vladimir Felix, Joel Muñoz, Randy Ortiz
Producer(s) DJ Blass
Jowell & Randy singles chronology
"ChocoPop"
(2010)
"Loco"
(2010)
"Un Booty Nuevo"
(2010)
Wisin & Yandel singles chronology
"Te Siento"
(2010)
"Loco (Remix)"
(2010)
"Irresistible"
(2010)

"Loco" (English: "Crazy") is the lead single from Jowell & Randy's album El Momento released on February 27, 2010. A remix features reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel, was released later on June 15, 2010.

A lead single is the first single to be released from a studio album, by a musician or a band, usually before the album itself is released.

Jowell & Randy are a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo composed of Joel Muñoz and Randy Ortíz. The duo have been active since the early-2000s and have become one of the most popular acts in reggaeton. They have released three studio albums, five mixtapes and twenty-three singles as of June 2017. They were also members of the short-lived group Casa de Leones alongside J King & Maximan and Guelo Star. They became the first reggaeton acts to perform in the Principality of Monaco and the first reggaeton duo to do so in Australia.

<i>El Momento</i> album by Jowell & Randy

El Momento is the second studio album of Jowell y Randy which was released by WY Records. There are 15 tracks which include collaborations with Wisin & Yandel, Plan B, Guelo Star, Yaviah, Franco "El Gorila", De La Ghetto, Cosculluela, Gadiel, and Tico. It was released in Puerto Rico on April 27, 2010, and was released worldwide on May 4, 2010.

Contents

Live performances

The remix version was performed on the 2010 Premios Juventud on July 15, before that, Wisin & Yandel performed their single "Irresistible", including a choreography by the dancers of Step Up 3D dancing behind them. [2]

The 7th Annual Premios Juventud were broadcast by Univision on July 15, 2010.

Wisin & Yandel Puerto Rican reggaeton duo

Wisin & Yandel is a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo consisting of Wisin and Yandel. They started their career in the late 1990s and have been together since, winning several awards including a Grammy Award in 2009. They became the first and the only reggaeton artists to win one. In late 2013, they announced they would take a pause in their career as a duo, after their Líderes tour. In a 2014 interview with People en Español, Yandel confirmed that the group would not be disbanding. In February 2018, following a 5-year hiatus, the duo announced they would be reuniting, and are set to embark on a world tour, as well as release new music.

Irresistible (Wisin & Yandel song) song by Wisin & Yandel

"Irresistible" is a song performed by reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel. The song is taken from Step Up 3D's soundtrack album. It was released for digital download on July 27, 2010. The song was also included on their live album La Revolución: Live, Vol. 2 and the deluxe edition from their 2011 collaborative album Los Vaqueros: El Regreso.

Music video

A music video for both versions (album version & remix) was filmed since February 23, 2010 in San Juan, Puerto Rico directed by Music video director Ulysses Terrero.

A music video is a short film that integrates a song with imagery, and is produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings. There are also cases where songs are used in tie-in marketing campaigns that allow them to become more than just a song. Tie-ins and merchandising can be used for toys or for food or other products. Although the origins of the music video date back to musical short films that first appeared in the 1920s, they again came into prominence in the 1980s when the channel MTV based their format around the medium. Prior to the 1980s, these kinds of videos were described by various terms including "illustrated song", "filmed insert", "promotional (promo) film", "promotional clip", "promotional video", "song video", "song clip" or "film clip".

San Juan, Puerto Rico Capital and municipality of Puerto Rico (U.S.)

San Juan is the capital and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it is the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of the United States, with a population of 395,326. San Juan was founded by Spanish colonists in 1521, who called it Ciudad de Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico's capital is the third oldest European-established capital city in the Americas, after Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, founded in 1496 and Panama City, in Panama, founded in 1519. Several historical buildings are located in San Juan; among the most notable are the city's former defensive forts, Fort San Felipe del Morro and Fort San Cristóbal, and La Fortaleza, the oldest executive mansion in continuous use in the Americas.

The video for the album version was premiered on March 30, 2010, [3] while the remix version with Wisin & Yandel was premiered on July 8, 2010. [4]

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
US Hot Latin Songs ( Billboard ) [5] 22
US Latin Pop Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 15
US Tropical Airplay ( Billboard ) [7] 3
US Latin Rhythm Digital Songs [8] 3

Year-end charts

End of year chart (2010)Position
US Latin Songs Year End 2010 [9] 59
US Latin Tropical Songs Year End 2010 [9] 13

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References

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