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By Daniele Antonaglia.
Miami born rapper Pitbull has announced a collaboration with global superstar Jennifer Lopez for his upcoming tenth studio album Climate Change set for release on March 17. The song titled Sexy Body marks the ninth time the two Latin stars have released a song together.
In an interview with Fuse TV Pitbull shared his excitement to be working with Lopez again and said that the song was a perfect collaboration for the two of them. “What better record for Jennifer, than a record called Sexy Body,” he said.
The song which samples parts of Jamaican DJ Sasha’s 1998 tropical hit “Dat Sexy Body” is likely to be a Latin infused dance-club track, however, it is not yet known whether the song will be released as one of the album’s official singles.
Pitbull and Lopez first worked together in 2009 on the electro-R&B track Fresh Out of the Oven which was released as a promotional single for Love?, Lopez’s seventh studio album. Despite topping the US Dance charts the song did not achieve mainstream success and subsequently did not feature on the album after Lopez changed record labels.
In 2011 the pair released their second song together, On the Floor, which served as the eventual lead single of Lopez’s Love? album. The song, which coincided with Lopez’s successful judging stint on American Idol’s 10th season rose to the top of Charts globally including the national singles charts of Australia, Canada, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) the song was the highest selling single by a female artist in 2011, with 8.4 million copies sold globally, outselling Adele’s Rolling in the Deep and Lady Gaga’s Born This Way. The song is often regarded as the biggest hit of Lopez’s career and the music video has since passed 1 billion views on YouTube.
The following year the pair attempted to replicate this success with Dance Again. Written in part by Enrique Iglesias, the song was intended to be a duet between him and Lopez, however, it was later given to Lopez to record with Pitbull as the lead single for her greatest hits album. While it did not reach the huge levels of success attained by On the Floor, the song was still a staple in the upper regions of global charts and achieved Platinum level sales in markets including Australia, Canada and the United States. It also spurred Lopez’s successful 2012 world tour of the same name.
In 2014 the pair reached another significant milestone together and recorded the FIFA World Cup anthem We are one (Ole Ola) along with Brazilian singer Claudia Leitte. The three of them performed the song together in Brazil for the opening ceremony.
For a full Timeline of JLO and Pitbull’s collaborations see the timeline below.
Note: A remixed version of Lopez’s song Papi features a verse by Pitbull, however it was never officially released.
Samuel Falzon said:
Great article Daniele Antonaglia; thanks for not making this some ‘celebrity spiel’ and actually being informative about the topic. This is far more useful for me to read than some over exaggerated celebrity gossip which is all too common these days.
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journofeed said:
Thank-you. I really appreciate your positive feedback. I’m Glad you enjoyed the way in which I chose to structure this article.
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Jeanie said:
Wow, Lopez has certainly had an amazing career. Go girl !
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Jordy said:
Loved to know the history behind it all, and it was really great to learn facts that I hadn’t heard about some favourite songs!
Can’t wait to see more 😊
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Ramon said:
Love their songs, they have amazing chemistry. Great article!
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JournoFeed said:
Thanks Ramon, they certainly do have great chemistry.
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JA96PRO said:
I wish I was as hot as JLO!
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Michael Hills said:
They should record 3 hot new songs together and complete a full álbum with 12 tracks !!! I love Jennifer I think she has amazing chemistry with Ja Rule, and Pitbull
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Fran said:
What a great read! Loved the facts in this article & can’t wait for the next one. Jlo tunes always make for a great night out!
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JournoFeed said:
Thanks, hopefully I will have some new content to post soon.
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Dome said:
Commendable perspective on entertainment news. It is refreshing to enjoy an article which juxtaposes relatable facts alongside legitimately interesting insights as opposed to the all too common dribble written by illiterate hacks which seems to infiltrate social media platforms. Looking forward to more of your work.
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Stef said:
What a great article! I really enjoyed reading it!! I can’t wait to read your next post 🙂
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Serina said:
Really enjoyed reading this! What a cool article with who I also like to call one of Pitbull’s ‘serial partners in rhyme’ They make a great team and NINE released songs! Really informative with interesting facts about the pair!
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JournoFeed said:
Thanks for the feedback. They do know how to make a great track together. Glad I could be informative.
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Eva Soléndra said:
Great article Daniele. I love many of Jlo’s songs with Pitbull in them. On the Floor takes it out for me though. Who can go past that voice!
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JournoFeed said:
Thanks Glad you enjoyed the article. On the Floor is definitely an epic club track.
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