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"Se Va Conmigo" is a song performed by Puerto Rican profession
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Carlos Arroyo Carlos Alberto Arroyo Bermúdez (born July 30, 1979) is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association with the Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic, ...
. The song features guest vocals from
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. The official remix features
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. The song is Arroyo's second single release for his independent record label Arroyo Hit Music. The song officially impacted Latin rhythmic radio on August 28, 2010, debuting at number forty-five on the ''Billboard'' Latin Digital Songs chart, number twenty-six on the ''Billboard'' Latin Rhythm Songs chart and number thirteen on the ''Billboard'' Latin Rhythm Digital Songs chart.


Background

Prior to launching a musical career, Arroyo played in the
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with the
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,
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,
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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. In the 2008–2009 season, he played for
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in the
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, winning the league's championship and being named the Final's
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. He has also played professionally in Puerto Rico and Spain. Arroyo was a member of the
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that defeated the United States at the 2004 Olympic Basketball Tournament. He also represented Puerto Rico at the 2006
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in Japan. Interested with the genre of reggaetón, Arroyo launched his own studio and independent record label, entitled Arroyo Hit Music in 2009. The first single release for the label was entitled "Oculto Secreto".


Reception

Dan Devine for Yahoo! Sports described the song as not being his "brand of vodka", however expressed that "he rroyodefinitely sounds less heinous 'neath auto-tons of AutoTune than
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. Matt Flores agreed that there was an overuse of AutoTune within the song, claiming "if Arroyo can abuse opposing teams like he abused auto-tune in this song, the Heat are destined for big things." Paul Torres, for the ''
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'', however had a different output on the song. Torres described the song as "very respectable" and "radio-friendly". He continued by stating that Arroyo was "laying catchy, auto-tune laden vocals over a fusion of classic reggaeton rhythms with club-ready electronic melodies".


Charts


References

{{Ivy Queen singles 2010 singles Reggaeton songs Ivy Queen songs Songs written by Ivy Queen Song recordings produced by Luny Tunes 2010 songs