DTMF (song)
"DTMF" | ||||
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Single by Bad Bunny | ||||
from the album Debí Tirar Más Fotos | ||||
Language | Spanish | |||
English title | "I Should Have Taken More Photos" | |||
Released | January 13, 2025 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:57 | |||
Label | Rimas | |||
Songwriter(s) | Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio | |||
Producer(s) |
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"DTMF" on YouTube |
"DTMF" (stylized as "DtMF"; initialism for "Debí Tirar Más Fotos"; transl. "I Should Have Taken More Photos") is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny. It was initially released on January 5, 2025, as the title track of his sixth solo studio album Debí Tirar Más Fotos (2025). The song was later serviced to American radio on the week starting January 13, 2025 as the album's fifth single. A plena song, with elements of reggaeton and salsa music, the track sees Bad Bunny singing about how he regrets not having taken more pictures of people he had spent time with.
Background and release
[edit]On October 13, 2023, Bad Bunny released his fifth solo studio album Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana, which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, with the addition of reaching the top 10 in five more countries.[1] It was also supported by his fifth concert tour, the Most Wanted Tour, spanning dates from February to June 2024, all of which sold out and broke multiple records.[2] Between December 2024 and January 2025, he began promoting his sixth solo album Debí Tirar Más Fotos, releasing supporting singles, an accompanying short film and revealing its tracklist, where "DTMF" was featured as the 16th track and its title track.[3][4]
"DTMF" was released for digital download and streaming on January 5, 2025, through Rimas Entertainment, as part of Debí Tirar Más Fotos.[5] Only a few days after the release of the track, it went viral on TikTok. Based on its lyrics of looking back on memories, the song was used as a dedication to loved ones with pictures that are special to users of the sound, mainly of those who had passed.[6] Bad Bunny later shared his reaction on the trend on the platform, which sees him in tears.[7][8] It was released as the fourth single from the album on January 24, 2025.[9][10]
Composition
[edit]"DTMF" is a "nostalgic" track[11] that blends "Nintendo-inspired beats", remniscent of his 2020 album YHLQMDLG, with "lively Plena", a Puerto Rican "folk call-and-response" genre.[12] On a "mellow beat" with occasional choir chants, Bad Bunny displays his emotions and regrets not having taken more pictures of loved ones or people with whom he had spent periods of time.[13]
Critical reception
[edit]In a ranking of all album tracks for Billboard, editors placed it sixth, saying that the song reminds listeners to value "the meaningful aspects of life" over superficiality. They particularly praised the "lively" interplay of reggaeton as a modern element and "a deep sense of nostalgia".[14] Maya Georgi of Rolling Stone thought the song was the album cover come to life, as the chants sound like they were recorded "in the emerald green backyard displayed".[12]
Commercial performance
[edit]North America
[edit]Despite having only five days of tracking, "DTMF" debuted at number 38 on the US Billboard Hot 100, on the issue dated January 18, 2025, with 11 million official on-demand streams in the country.[15] The week after, it reached a peak of number two on the chart, earning 34.9 million additional streams within its first full tracking week. It became his 15th top-ten song on the chart.[16] On the issue dated February 1, 2025, the song maintained its peak at number two while simultaneously topping the US Streaming Songs for a second consecutive week.
After its five days of tracking, "DTMF" initially debuted at number five on the US Hot Latin Songs chart.[17] The week after, it rose up four positions to reach a new peak of number one on the chart, additionally reaching this peak on both Latin Streaming Songs and Latin Digital Song Sales charts. It became his 16th number-one song on the former chart.[18] Additionally, it debuted atop the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart, on the issue dated January 18, 2025, becoming the fifth song to debut atop the chart since it was launched in 2023.[15] The week after, it reached the top of the US Streaming Songs chart, becoming his second number-one song on the chart, after his 2022 single "Me Porto Bonito".[19]
South America
[edit]With limited tracking, "DTMF" debuted at number 1 in Bolivia and Colombia, staying atop for multiple weeks on both charts. The song instantly swept charts across the continent, reaching number 1 in Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru during the subsequent week. "DTMF" made its debut at number 56 on the Brazil Hot 100, becoming his first ever entry in Brazil and making him the first foreign Latin artist in history to enter the chart solo.[20]
Europe
[edit]"DTMF" was an instant success across the European continent, debuting straight into the top ten in Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and Switzerland. The song debuted at number 1 in Portugal and Luxembourg, while reaching number 1 during its second week in France, Greece, Italy, Switzerland, and Spain. The song became his seventeenth number 1 and seventieth top ten song in Spain, extending his own record as the artist with the most number 1 songs in the country’s history. It would also mark his first ever top ten song in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, and Poland. In the United Kingdom, "DTMF" debuted at 45 and jumped to 26 in its second week, becoming the highest peaking Latin song in the United Kingdom of the 2020’s decade, and the highest peaking Latin song overall since Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s "Despacito". In other European countries, “DTMF” also charted in Belgium (5), Czech Republic (41), Estonia (5), Hungary (33), Iceland (17), Ireland (15), Latvia (8), Lithuania (2), Romania (16), Slovakia (11), Sweden (22), and Ukraine (56). The song received a Platinum Certification in Spain for selling 60.000 units.
Global
[edit]On the issue dated January 25, 2025, "DTMF" reached a new peak of number one on the Billboard Global 200 chart, earning 130.5 million official streams and 3,000 digital downloads worldwide. It became Bad Bunny's fourth song to top the chart.[21] On the same issue date, it reached a peak of number two on the Billboard Global Excl. US chart, marking his 23rd top ten hit on the chart, and breaking his tie with Taylor Swift (20) for the all time record.[22]
Streaming Figures
[edit]"DTMF" debuted on the daily Spotify global chart on January 5 with only eight hours of tracking, and two days later reached the top ten with 4,755,519 streams. The song would rise to number 1 for sixteen non-consecutive days, reaching an increased peak of 14,369,234 streams in a singular day. On the weekly chart, the song jumped to number 1 with 88,786,254 streams in its second week, becoming the biggest streaming week for a Latin song in history. "DTMF" would surpass 200 million total streams in only nineteen days, becoming the fastest Latin song in history to do so. The song reached number 1 on daily Spotify charts designated for Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Additionally, the song reached top 10 in daily Spotify charts for Germany, Canada, Poland, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, United Arab Emirates, Slovakia, and Estonia. In total, the song charted in 59 of the 72 countries with available Spotify charts; making additional appearances in the top 200 for Australia, Belarus, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Kazakhstan, Latvia, New Zealand, Norway, Morocco, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Ukraine, and United Kingdom. The song had a notable global impact, as it entered charts in every continent.
Charts
[edit]Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Spain (PROMUSICAE)[87] | Platinum | 60,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
See also
[edit]- 2025 in Latin music
- List of Billboard Global 200 number ones of 2025
- List of Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Latin Airplay number ones of 2025
- List of number-one singles of 2025 (Spain)
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