Draft:Bailar Contigo (Black Eyed Peas and Daddy Yankee song)

"Bailar Contigo"
Single by Black Eyed Peas and Daddy Yankee
from the album Elevation
Language
  • English
  • Spanish
English title"Dance With You"
ReleasedMarch 31, 2023 (2023-03-31)
Recorded2022
GenrePop
Length3:44
LabelUniversal Music
Composer(s)Allan Pineda • Jimmy Gomez • Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez • William Adams
Lyricist(s)Daddy Yankeewill.i.amapl.de.apTaboo
Black Eyed Peas singles chronology
"Double D'Z"
(2022)
"Bailar Contigo"
(2023)
Daddy Yankee singles chronology
"La Hora y El Día"
(2023)
"Bailar Contigo"
(2023)
"Gasolina (Safari Riot Remix)"
(2023)
Music video
"Bailar Contigo" on YouTube

"Bailar Contigo" (Spanish for "Dance With You") is a song by the American band Black Eyed Peas and Puerto Rican singer Daddy Yankee, as the fourth single from the album Elevation.[1] It interpolates "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)" by Scatman John.

Lyric video

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A song visualizer audio of the song lyrics was uploaded to YouTube on November 11, 2022, along with other video visualizers of the audio song lyrics that premiered simultaneously with the release of Elevation.[2]

Music video

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The official music video for the song was released to YouTube by the official Black Eyed Peas channel on March 31, 2023.[3] In the video, at the beginning, sounds of ambulance sirens are heard, while two members of the band appear painting the wall and end up painting the camera screen. Later, the members of the band and Daddy Yankee appear dancing in a nightclub, including J. Rey Soul, while in a part of the song they clap and sing. The video clip featuring the members of the Black Eyed Peas, Daddy Yankee and J. Rey Soul, and the background and other people appear in animated mode.[4]

Plagiarism allegations

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In March 2024, Iceberg Records sued the Black Eyed Peas and Daddy Yankee, alleging that the song sampled "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)", when they only agreed that it could be interpolated.[5] On July 7 of that year, the Black Eyed Peas and Daddy Yankee filed a motion to dismiss the case.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Noticias, R. C. (March 31, 2023). "Black Eyed Peas se unen con Daddy Yankee para 'Bailar Contigo'" (in Spanish). Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  2. ^ Black Eyed Peas, Daddy Yankee – BAILAR CONTIGO (Official Lyric Video), November 10, 2022, retrieved May 14, 2023
  3. ^ Black Eyed Peas, Daddy Yankee – BAILAR CONTIGO (Official Music Video), March 31, 2023, retrieved May 14, 2023
  4. ^ "Black Eyed Peas y Daddy Yankee lo dan todo en el videoclip animado de 'Bailar Contigo'". EuropaFM (in Spanish). April 10, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  5. ^ Donahue, Bill (March 15, 2024). "Black Eyed Peas & Daddy Yankee Hit With Lawsuit Over Alleged Illegal Sample From 'Scatman' Song". Billboard. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  6. ^ King, Ashley (July 8, 2024). "Daddy Yankee, Black Eyed Peas, Sony Music Move to Dismiss Fraud Charges in 'Bailar Contigo' Copyright Infringement Battle". Digital Music News. Retrieved November 3, 2024.