
On 8 October 2019, Pitbull's legal team applied for a trademark on the popular "EEEEEEYOOOOOO!" grito, most popularly brought to market by Pitbull. The Pitbull remix intentionally used both Pitbull's and that of the original track to show the similarity. After being released, many fans saw the striking resemblance between the two gritos being used. Pitbull's first action was releasing an illegal remix to the record, including his own grito, titling the track "Mi Gente. The issue became very mainstream, with many reporters falsely believing that the grito was of Pitbull, which it was not. Shortly after the song's release, many listeners noticed a very similar resemblance to Pitbull's grito, first appearing at 0:52 on the record, and twice more throughout the duration of the 3:09 track. The music video has over 3 billion views on YouTube as of April 2022, making it the 30th most viewed video on the site. It has many cameo appearances, including Italian millionaire Gianluca Vacchi. Leila Cobo from Billboard magazine described the video as "an explosion of color and dance" which features people from around the globe and that is all about unifying through music. Music video ĭirected by 36 Grados, the accompanying music video premiered on Vevo the same day of the single release. J Balvin and Willy William dropped six additional "Mi Gente" remixes with Steve Aoki, Alesso, Cedric Gervais, Dillon Francis, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, and Henry Fong. In Canada, the remix version of the song featuring Beyonce peaked at number 2 on the Canadian Hot 100 and number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. In the United States, the original version of the song peaked at number two on the Hot Latin Songs chart and at number 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The original version topped the charts in most Latin American countries. "Mi Gente" is a reworking of Willy William's previous single "Voodoo Song".Īt 105 BPM, it is an uptempo moombahton song about ignoring barriers and just having fun while partying. J Balvin and Willy William released six more "Mi Gente" remixes on 20 October 2017 with Steve Aoki, Alesso, Cedric Gervais, Dillon Francis, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, and Henry Fong.

A remix version featuring Beyoncé was released on 28 September 2017. The single was serviced to United States contemporary hit radio on 18 July 2017.

It is a remake of Willy William's song "Voodoo Song" which is an original French song by Willy William that went viral on Facebook in 2016 and released one year after. It was released on 30 June 2017 through Scorpio Music and Universal Music Latin. " Mi Gente" (English: My People) is a song recorded by Colombian singer J Balvin and French singer and producer Willy William.
