"Quitarte To" is

Tego Calderón Tegui Calderón Rosario (born February 1, 1972) is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer and actor. He began his musical career in 1996 (as Tego Tec) and was supported by the famous Puerto Rican rapper Eddie Dee, who invited him on his second studio a ...

's second single for his album ''

El Abayarde Contraataca ''El Abayarde Contraataca'' is the third studio album by Tego Calderón. It was released on August 28, 2007. The tracks in the album are a fusion of African and Caribbean rhythms, including salsa, merengue, Colombian and Venezuelan sounds. ...

''. It had a lot of airplay for more than a month. The song features Randy Ortiz of

Jowell & Randy Jowell & Randy are a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo composed of Joel Muñoz Martínez (born March 3, 1982) and Randy Ortiz Acevedo (born July 16, 1983). The duo have been active since the early-2000s and have become one of the most popular acts in r ...

and has an unofficial

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remix with the dembow and other reggaeton features added. "Quitarte To" was a major reggaeton hit, and had significant airplay.

Background

"Quitarte To" was a major reggaeton hit, and had a lot of airplay throughout the United States, Latin America, and Europe. It was heard for a longer time than the previous single from the album, " Tradicional A Lo Bravo". It has the same style as most reggaeton songs at its time. It is still heard throughout the radio, and reached #2 on the Latin charts.

Remix

Two remixes of the song were made, which are both with the same artists, Tego Calderón and Randy. The remixes are the following: * A Reggaeton mix was made which is the beat and instrumentals, with an additional dembow and other reggaeton sounds. * Another remix appears on one of Tego's mixtapes titled Gongoli (The Mixtape). It has the same vocals, but with a different beat, and the chorus is heard an additional time.

Music video

Like all other singles on ''

'', "Quitarte To" has a music video. The video was not played anywhere near as much as the song was heard. It was the least watched video on the album, but was watched a lot throughout the internet. The video premiered on

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Charts performance

References

External links

Tego Calderon's official website
{{Tego Calderón 2007 singles Tego Calderón songs Jowell & Randy songs 2007 songs Songs written by Tego Calderón