Despacito is the title of the 2017 song by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee, a Spanish-language hit that became one of the most-streamed songs in the world. Its title, meaning slowly in Spanish, became recognisable even to listeners who did not know the lyrics. As the song spread through radio, charts and online video, the single word took on a life of its own as a shorthand joke and musical reference. Stripped of the rest of the track, it still signals the song immediately, which is why short clips of it remain popular in memes and edits.