Bombón (Daddy Yankee song)

"Bombón"
Single by Daddy Yankee featuring El Alfa and Lil Jon
from the album Legendaddy
Language
  • Spanish
  • English
ReleasedMarch 24, 2022 (2022-03-24)
GenreDembow
Length3:02
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Daddy Yankee singles chronology
"Agua"
(2022)
"Bombón"
(2022)
"Hot"
(2022)
El Alfa singles chronology
"Galapin"
(2022)
"Bombón"
(2022)
"Máquina de Dinero"
(2022)
Lil Jon singles chronology
"Bloodbath"
(2022)
"Bombón"
(2022)
"Dance"
(2022)
Music video
"Bombón" on YouTube

"Bombón" is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee with Dominican rapper El Alfa and American rapper Lil Jon. It was released on March 24, 2022 simultaneously with Daddy Yankee's eighth and final studio album, Legendaddy, among various other singles from the record. It was accompanied by a music video directed by Venezuelan director Daniel Durán. It was written by Daddy Yankee, El Alfa, Lil Jon, Mexican producer David "Scott Summers" Macías, Puerto Rican producer Ovimael "OMB" Maldonado and American production duo Play-N-Skillz members Juan Salinas and Oscar Salinas, while Spanish duo Los del Río members Antonio Romero and Rafael Ruíz received songwriting credits for their single "Macarena" (1993), which the song interpolates. It was produced by Daddy Yankee, Play-N-Skillz and Scott Summers.

It is a dembow song that received mixed reviews from music critics; some commented positively about it, while others criticized Lil Jon's ad-libs. Commercially, it reached number three in Nicaragua, 10 in El Salvador, 11 in Honduras, 19 in the Dominican Republic, 33 on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart and at 88 in Spain. It became a TikTok trend and was nominated for Best Social Dance Challenge at the 19th Premios Juventud.