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Bandoleros

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Released
  
2005

Label
  
All Star Records

"Bandoleros" (2005)
  
"Los Maté" (2006)

Length
  
3:15

"Bandoleros" (2005)
  
"Donqueo" (2005)

Genre
  
Hip hop, rap, reggaeton

"Bandoleros" is a single from Don Omar that promotes both the album Los Bandoleros and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift. It was one of the songs that brought reggaeton airplay to the United States, and was heard worldwide. Its lyrics talk about the reggaeton genre. The song was also featured in the 2006 film The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, 2009 film Fast & Furious and in the 2013 film Fast & Furious 6.

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Background

"Bandoleros" is one of the songs that brought reggaeton airplay to the United States. It has both Don Omar and Tego Calderón talking about the reggaeton genre, and how they are at this point in their reputation. Tego Calderón talks about his respect for Tempo, who was in jail and got a lot of haters, and eventually regained respect among other reggaeton artists.

Music video

The music video shows Don Omar in a car talking on his cell phone, and Tego Calderón rapping in the streets about his reputation.

Other versions and covers

The music for this song is used in the "Fiji Gunda" by Pacifik.

References

Bandoleros Wikipedia