Released January 2006 Length 3:58 | ||
Format Digital download, CD single Writer(s) Eduardo Cabra, Rene Perez | ||
"Atrévete-te-te" (English: Dare Yourself-self-self) is a Grammy-Nominated reggaeton song by Puerto Rican urban 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 Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2006. This song is featured in the soundtrack of Grand Theft Auto IV. The song was later named the 2nd best single of the decade by Latin music website Club Fonograma.
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Song information
Atrévete-te-te is based on a Colombian cumbia beat and a clarinet riff also typical of traditional music from Colombia's coast. It was especially popular in that country.
The lyrics found in the song contain Spanglish words such as "estárter" and anglicisms 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 Commonwealth in free association with the United States. The song has been featured in an MTV Tr3́s commercial.
It was used in a version of the song for Manuel Rosales' 2006 presidential campaign in Venezuela. Rosales' campaign motto was Atrévete.
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Chart performance
The song became a big success on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart, peaking at #15. It also peaked at #6 on the U.S. "Latin Tropical Airplay" chart.