"Reggaetón Lento (Bailemos)" is a song by Latin American boy band CNCO. It was released on August 26, 2016, as the third single from their debut studio album, Primera Cita (2016). The song was written by Eric Perez, Jadan Andino, Jorge Class and Yashua Camacho. As of September 2025, the video has received over 1.8 billion views on YouTube. On August 18, 2017, the group released an English-language remix of the song recorded with British girl group Little Mix.
Music video The song's music video was released along with the single. The clip sees the boys playing at a bowling alley and meeting and trying to impress some girls. It also features scenes of the group performing the song with choreography and solo shots of the guys singing their individual parts.
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2016–18) Peakposition Argentina (Monitor Latino) 2 Argentina Digital (CAPIF) To view the peak position, select digital mensual, 2017 and Enero. 1 Bolivia (Monitor Latino) 3 Brazil Pop Airplay (Billboard Brasil) 15 Bulgaria (PROPHON) 1 Chile (Monitor Latino) 1 Colombia (National-Report) 6 Ecuador (Monitor Latino) The song's peak position is next to Max. 9 Ecuador (National-Report) 1 El Salvador (Monitor Latino) 15 Guatemala (Monitor Latino) 2 Italy (FIMI) 55 Mexico (Billboard Mexican Airplay) 1 Panama (Monitor Latino) The song's peak position is next to Max. 2 Paraguay (Monitor Latino) The song's peak position is next to Max. 2 Peru (Monitor Latino) 5 Slovenia (SloTop50) 3 Uruguay (Monitor Latino) The song's peak position is next to Max. 3 Venezuela (National-Report) 32 Venezuela (Record Report) 49
Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position Spain (PROMUSICAE) 61 Chart (2017) Position Argentina (CAPIF) If necessary, click Digital Anual, then click 2017. 8 Argentina (Monitor Latino) 7 Italy (FIMI) 57 Chart (2018) Position Iceland (Plötutíóindi) 70
Certifications
Release history Date Version Format Label August 26, 2016 Album version Sony Latin February 17, 2017 Zion & Lennox remix
Little Mix remix
CNCO recorded an English-language remix of the song with British girl group Little Mix. It was released on August 18, 2017, through Sony Music and Syco Music. The remix version is included on the reissue of Little Mix's fourth studio album, Glory Days: The Platinum Edition (2017), and on CNCO's self-titled second studio album (2018).
"Reggaetón Lento (Remix)" is a reggaeton and latin pop song, with lyrics that addresses themes of love and romance. The song topped the charts in Romania and the Bulgaria World chart. It reached number five in the United Kingdom, becoming CNCO's first top ten single in that country and Little Mix's twelfth. It reached the top ten of the charts in eleven other territories including the Netherlands, Hungary, and Lebanon.
The song received its debut performance during the final of The X Factor UK in 2017. The song won "Best Remix" at the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Awards. It has since received one triple platinum, two double platinum, three platinum and four gold music certifications worldwide.
Background and release The collaboration was announced a day before the release on the social media accounts of both groups, with Billboard magazine saying "As far as bilingual remixes go, this one will be huge."
Music video The music video to the remix was released on September 18, 2017, on Little Mix's Vevo YouTube channel. It was directed by Marc Klasfeld and is set in a club where the two groups dance across the floor from each other. As of June 2021 the music video has received over 300 million views on YouTube.
Live performances Both groups performed the single for the first time on television during the UK version of the final of series 14 of the UK's version of The X Factor, on December 3, 2017.
Commercial performance The song reached number one in Romania and the Bulgaria World charts, becoming Little Mix's first number-one single in those countries. In the United Kingdom the song debuted at number five on the Official UK Singles Chart, becoming CNCO's first and Little Mix's twelfth top ten hit there.
Elsewhere the song reached the top ten in five other countries, including Belgium (Flanders), Lebanon, and the Netherlands. It peaked within the top twenty on the Argentina Anglo chart, Ireland, Mexico Ingles Airplay chart, Spain, and Switzerland. It reached the top forty in five other territories and charted in a further ten additional countries including Germany, Brazil, and Canada.
"Reggaetón Lento (Remix)" was the sixteenth-best selling single by a girl group in the United Kingdom between 1994 and 2019, and Little Mix's sixth-most successful single there. The song has been certified triple platinum in Brazil, double platinum in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, and has received three platinum and four gold music certifications in other countries.
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2017–2018) Peak position Argentina Anglo (Monitor Latino) 15 Australia (ARIA) 68 Bulgaria (PROPHON) 1 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 96 Croatia International Airplay (Top lista) 28 Euro Digital Songs (Billboard) 4 Finland Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 8 France (SNEP) 62 Italy (FIMI) 32 Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20) 7 Mexico (Billboard Ingles Airplay)11Netherlands (Mega Top 50)" " (in Dutch). Mega Top 50 3 New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ) 4 Panama Anglo (Monitor Latino Anglo) 2 Philippines (Philippine Hot 100) 33 Romania (Airplay 100) Note: User may scroll down the 'Podcasturi' menu to play or download the respective podcast. 1 Slovenia (SloTop50) 2 Spain (PROMUSICAE) 14 Spain Digital Song Sales (Billboard) 1 Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan) 1 Switzerland Digital Sales (Billboard) 8 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard) 6
Year-end charts Chart (2017) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) 92 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 22 Netherlands (Single Top 100) 86 Portugal (AFP) 85 Romania (Airplay 100) 85 UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 55 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard) 8 Chart (2018) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders) 76 Hungary (Dance Top 40) 25 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 39 Hungary (Single Top 40) 53 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 92 Portugal (AFP) 131 Romania (Airplay 100) 51 Slovenia (SloTop50) 3
Certifications
Release history Region Date Format Label United Kingdom September 1, 2017 Contemporary hit radio United States October 24, 2017 Columbia
See also List of Airplay 100 number ones of the 2010s
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