Ai Se Eu Te Pego

"Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈaj sj ˈew tʃi ˈpɛɡu]; transl. Oh, If I Catch You) is a 2008 song originally produced by Sharon Acioly and Antônio Dyggs. Although the first versions of the song were well known by the Brazilian Northeastern public, the version that become a national and international success was recorded by the sertanejo singer Michel Teló.

Released on July 25, 2011, the version of Teló became a national success, reaching the top position of the Brazilian music charts, and the video of the song reached a views record on YouTube for Brazilian music, with more than 1 billion views. The song began having an international impact, according to Teló and Sharon Acioly, one of the authors, when the footballer player Cristiano Ronaldo began in one of the gols dancing the choreography of the song. By the end of 2011, "Ai Se Eu Te pego" became a worldwide hit and would take Michel Teló reaching the number one spot in more than 20 countries worldwide. The commercial success of the Teló version was so big that "Ai Se Eu Te pego" was the six best download single of 2011, with more than 7 million units sold.

Originally, the authorship of the song was initially credited to Sharon Acioly and Antônio Dyggs. However, in February 2012, was reveled that Amanda Cruz, Aline Medeiros and Karine Assis Vinagre (three students from Paraíba) were the authors of the verses that would become the basis for the chorus of "Ai se eu te pego", and they ended up being recognized as the co-authors next to Acioly and Dyggs. Another three students, Maria Eduarda Lucena dos Santos, Marcela Quinho Ramalho and Amanda Borba Cavalcanti de Queiroga, claim in court the co-authorship of the song.