Mayor Que Usted

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"Mayor Que Usted"
Single by Natti Natasha, Daddy Yankee and Wisin & Yandel
LanguageSpanish
ReleasedJune 17, 2022 (2022-06-17)
Genre
Length3:54
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • DJ Luian
  • Mambo Kingz
  • Raphy Pina
  • Wisin
Natti Natasha singles chronology
"Wow BB"
(2022) 		"Mayor Que Usted"
(2022) 		"Lokita"
(2022)
Daddy Yankee singles chronology
"Para Siempre"
(2022) 		"Mayor Que Usted"
(2022) 		"Pasatiempo"
(2022)
Wisin & Yandel singles chronology
"Llueve"
(2022) 		"Mayor Que Usted"
(2022)
Music video
"Mayor Que Usted" on YouTube

"Mayor Que Usted" (English: "Older Than You") is a song by Dominican singer Natti Natasha, Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee and Puerto Rican duo Wisin & Yandel, released on June 17, 2022 under Pina Records and Sony Music Latin. It was written by Natti Natasha, Daddy Yankee, Wisin & Yandel, Puerto Rican producers DJ Luian, Mambo Kingz and Ovimael "OMB" Maldonado, Puerto Rican rapper Pusho, Puerto Rican businessman and Natti Natasha's husband Raphy Pina, Kevin Galván, Kedin Maysonet, Wander Méndez and Rafael Salcedo. It was produced by DJ Luian, Mambo Kingz, Raphy Pina and Wisin.

It is a reggaeton and bachata fusion reminiscent of the single "Mayor Que Yo" (2005), in which Daddy Yankee and Wisin & Yandel participated, blending contemporary sounds with those found on that song, as well as "touches of merengue ripiao". Commercially, it peaked at number one in the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Puerto Rico, at nine in Honduras, at 18 in El Salvador and at 29 on the US Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.

Background and composition[edit]

"Mayor Que Usted" was written by Natti Natasha, Daddy Yankee, Wisin & Yandel, DJ Luian, Mambo Kingz's members Edgar Semper and Xavier Semper, Ovimael "OMB" Maldonado, Pusho, Kevin Galván, Kedin Maysonet, Wander Méndez, Rafael Salcedo and Pina Records' CEO Raphy Pina, who is Daddy Yankee's manager and Natti Natasha's husband.[1] It was produced by DJ Luian, Mambo Kingz, Raphy Pina and Wisin.[1] It was recorded and mixed by DJ Luian and Mambo Kingz, with Santo Niño also serving a recording engineer, and was mastered by Puerto Rican audio engineer Esteban Piñero.[1]

Natti Natasha and Daddy Yankee had previously worked together on singles including "Otra Cosa" (2016), "No Lo Trates" and "Runaway" (both 2019),[2][3][4] while she also collaborated with Yandel on his Quien Contra Mí 2 track "Diablo En Mujer" (2020), and is her first song with Wisin and both Wisin & Yandel as duo.[5][6] It will be the last collaboration between Daddy Yankee and Wisin & Yandel, since the former announced that he will retire after the end of his farewell concert tour, La Última Vuelta, and the latters will disband as duo after their tour La Última Misión.[7] The three of them had also worked together on other singles including "No Me Dejes Solo" (2004), "Mayor Que Yo" (2005), "Noche de Entierro" (2006) and "Si Supieras" (2019).[8]

Natti Natasha felt that she was accomplishing something "nearly impossible" by working with Daddy Yankee and Wisin & Yandel, who she referred to as her "referents" and described collaborating with them as "priceless".[7] She also stated that "in this last stage of their careers, now they are the older ones and I am the younger, in charge of continuing to bring my music to the world."[7] Los Angeles Times reported that the collaboration was achieved before Daddy Yankee's retirement announcement in March 2022.[9]

The song's title, chorus and fusion between reggaeton and bachata are reminiscent of "Mayor Que Yo" (2005) by Puerto Rican singer Tony Tun Tun, Wisin & Yandel, Daddy Yankee and Puerto Rican rappers Héctor el Father and Baby Ranks.[10][11][12] It also interpolates Wisin & Yandel's singles "Mírala Bien" (2005) and "Ahora Es" (2007) and Daddy Yankee's Talento de Barrio track "Come y Vete" (2008). The collaboration was first announced on June 14, 2022 by Wisin & Yandel on their social media, who posted that it would be with Daddy Yankee and a to-be-announced artist.[13] Daddy Yankee posted that he "could not leave without this collaboration" and Natti Natasha's involvement was announced the following day.[14][15] It is a reggaeton song with a duration of three minutes and fifty-four seconds that blends modern sounds with those found in "Mayor Que Yo", as well as "touches of merengue ripiao".[1][12][9]

Commercial performance[edit]

"Mayor Que Usted" debuted at number 46 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs on the issue dated July 2, 2022, becoming Natti Natasha's 24th chart entry, Daddy Yankee's 99th and Wisin & Yandel's 49th, eventually peaking at number 29 on September 3, 2022.[16][17][18][19] It also reached number one in the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Puerto Rico, number nine in Honduras and number 18 in El Salvador.[20][21][22][23][24]

Live performances[edit]

Natti Natasha, Daddy Yankee and Wisin & Yandel performed the song live for the first time at the 19th Premios Juventud, held on July 21, 2022 at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[25][26]

Credits and personnel[edit]

  • Kevin Galván – songwriting
  • DJ Luian – producer, recording engineer, mixing engineer, songwriting
  • Kedin Maysonet – songwriting
  • Wander Méndez – songwriting
  • Natti Natasha – vocals, songwriting
  • Santo Niño – recording engineer
  • OMB – songwriting
  • John Eddie Pérez – A&R director
  • Raphy Pina – producer, songwriting
  • Esteban Piñero – mastering engineer
  • Pusho – songwriting
  • Rafael Salcedo – songwriting
  • Mambo Kingz – producer, recording engineer, mixing engineer, songwriting
  • Mayra del Valle – A&R coordinator
  • Wisin – vocals, producer, songwriting
  • Yandel – vocals, songwriting
  • Daddy Yankee – vocals, songwriting

Charts[edit]

Chart (2022) Peak
position
Dominican Republic (Monitor Latino)[20] 1
El Salvador (Monitor Latino)[24] 18
Honduras (Monitor Latino)[23] 9
Mexico (Monitor Latino)[21] 1
Puerto Rico (Monitor Latino)[22] 1
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[27] 29
US Latin Airplay (Billboard)[28] 1

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[29] Platinum (Latin) 60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Credits / Mayor Que Usted / Daddy Yankee". Tidal. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  2. ^ Vernon, Beatriz (December 7, 2016). "Exclusiva: Todo sobre 'Otra cosa', la nueva canción de Daddy Yankee y Natti Natasha" [Exclusive: Everything about 'Otra Cosa', Daddy Yankee's and Natti Natasha's new song] (in Spanish). Univisión. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  3. ^ Bustios, Pamela (September 11, 2019). "Pitbull, Natti Natasha & Daddy Yankee's 'No Lo Trates' Tops Latin Airplay Chart". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  4. ^ Fernandez, Suzette (June 20, 2019). "Sebastian Yatra, Jonas Brothers, Natti Natasha & Daddy Yankee Premiere Colorful 'Runaway' Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  5. ^ Villa, Lucas (August 5, 2020). "Here are our 5 Favorite Video Game-Inspired Collabs on Yandel's 'Quien Contra Mi 2'". Remezcla. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  6. ^ Ratner-Arias, Sigal (July 31, 2020). "17 años después, Yandel lanza Quién contra mí 2" [After 17 years, Yandel released Quién Contra Mí 2]. Chicago Tribune (in Spanish). Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c Mauro, Florencia (June 18, 2022). "Natti Natasha: "Cantar con Daddy Yankee y Wisin y Yandel no tiene precio"" [Natti Natasha: "Singing with Daddy Yankee and Wisin & Yandel is priceless"]. Billboard Argentina (in Spanish). Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "Los Número 1 de Monitor Latino / agosto 15, 2022" [Monitor Latino's Number Ones / August 15, 2022] (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
  9. ^ a b Calle, Tommy (June 16, 2022). "Natti Natasha despierta emociones al reunir nuevamente a Daddy Yankee, Wisin y Yandel en 'Mayor que usted'" [Natti Natasha wakes up emotions by reuniting Daddy Yankee, Wisin and Yandel again on 'Mayor Que Usted']. Los Angeles Times (in Spanish). Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  10. ^ Lopez, Julyssa (June 17, 2022). "Natti Natasha Releases Legends-Only Track 'Mayor Que Usted' With Daddy Yankee and Wisin & Yandel". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  11. ^ Vicente, Juan (June 20, 2022). "Natti Natasha estrena nueva canción, 'Mayor que usted', con Daddy Yankee, Wisin y Yandel" [Natti Natasha premieres new song, 'Mayor Que Usted', with Daddy Yankee, Wisin and Yandel] (in Spanish). Los 40. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Natti Natasha se junta con Daddy Yankee y Wisin y Yandel para "Mayor que usted"" [Natti Natasha joins with Daddy Yankee and Wisin & Yandel for "Mayor Que Usted"]. Primera Hora (in Spanish). June 17, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  13. ^ Pecherska, Izabela (June 16, 2022). "Natti Natasha cumple un sueño con canción junto a Daddy Yankee, Wisin y Yandel: "Será histórico"" [Natti Natasha fulfills a dream with a song with Daddy Yankee, Wisin and Yandel: "It will be historic"] (in Spanish). CiberCuba. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  14. ^ Daddy Yankee [@daddyyankee] (June 14, 2022). "No me podía ir sin este junte" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022 – via Instagram.
  15. ^ Wisin & Yandel [@wisinyyandel] (June 15, 2022). "Taggeen a la 👑 y al 🐐 si quieren un preview" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022 – via Instagram.
  16. ^ "Hot Latin Songs – Week of July 2, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  17. ^ "Natti Natasha Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 23, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  18. ^ "Daddy Yankee Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 23, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  19. ^ "Wisin & Yandel Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 23, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  20. ^ a b "Top 20 General – RD – Del 25 al 31 de Julio, 2022" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  21. ^ a b "Top 20 General – México – Del 1 al 7 de Agosto, 2022" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
  22. ^ a b "Top 20 General – Puerto Rico – Del 20 al 26 de Junio, 2022" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  23. ^ a b "Top 20 General – Honduras – Del 12 al 18 de Septiembre, 2022" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  24. ^ a b "Top 20 General – El Salvador – Del 22 al 28 de Agosto, 2022" (in Spanish). Monitor Latino. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  25. ^ "Premios Juventud 2022: 9 momentos inolvidables de la gran fiesta del verano de la música latina" [Premios Juventud 2022: 9 unforgettable moments of the great Latin music summer party] (in Spanish). Univisión. July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  26. ^ Hoyos, Estefani (July 21, 2022). "Premios Juventud 2022: revive aquí todo el show y conoce a los ganadores" [Premios Juventud 2022: revive here the entire show and know the winners]. El Popular (in Spanish). Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  27. ^ "Natti Natasha Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  28. ^ "Natti Natasha Chart History (Latin Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  29. ^ "American single certifications – Natti Natasha, Daddy Yankee, Wisin & Yandel – Mayor Que Usted". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 27, 2022.
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