| "Yo Contra Ti" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Single by Daddy Yankee featuring Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra | ||||
| Language | Spanish | |||
| English title | "Me Against You" | |||
| Released | September 1, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | June – July 2017[1][2][3] | |||
| Studio |
| |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 3:51 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ramón Ayala | |||
| Producer(s) | Echo | |||
| Daddy Yankee singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Music video | ||||
| "Yo Contra Ti" on YouTube | ||||
"Yo Contra Ti" (Spanish pronunciation: [ʝo kontɾa ti]; English: "Me Against You") is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee featuring the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra. It was composed for a breast cancer campaign in partnership with foundations Susan G. Komen Puerto Rico and J. Walter Thompson. The song was released on September 1, 2017 accompanied by a music video directed by Kacho López and filmed at a Comprehensive Cancer Center in Puerto Rico. The clip shows a woman with breast cancer being injected during a chemotherapy process which gives her strength, proceeding to stand up and lip-sync the lyrics while Daddy Yankee performs the track. The song was written by Daddy Yankee and was produced by Echo, with additional production by Beatboy and Daddy Yankee.
It is a hip hop song with lyrics about breast cancer and empowerment, representing the struggle of women who are diagnosed with it.[4] "Yo Contra Ti" has been critically well received, garnering Susan G. Komen Puerto Rico and J. Walter Thompson numerous awards for its campaign, as well as five nominations at the 2018 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity for the song and music video. "Yo Contra Ti" was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Fusion/Performance at the 19th Latin Grammy Awards. Commercially, the single failed to rank on any chart, although it was reported that the campaign has amassed over a million dollars for Susan G. Komen.
- ^ Kacho Lopez (July 14, 2017). "Con @daddyyankee en el estudio cocinando. @echohits #comingsoon #filmeszapatero #daddyyankee #dyarmy" (in Spanish). Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ Daddy Yankee; Echo (July 14, 2017). "Creando con @echohits transformando el #ecosistema #playbachstudios @playbach @carlosvpb" (in Spanish). Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ Echo (June 22, 2017). "Y asi con el #bigboss @daddyyankee comienza el #echosistema, en Madrid @lahuertamusic @elbeatboy metiéndole en la madre !! #laquimicasigueintacta #makinghits #despacito #barriofino #theechoteam #theechosound #notreadyforthis" (in Spanish). Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ^ "Cáncer hasta en el reguetón / Cancer even in the reggaeton". ETHOS ANTROPOLÓGICO (in European Spanish). June 3, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.