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Mi Gente
[mee hen-tey]
What does聽Mi Gente mean?
Literally meaning “my people” in Spanish, “Mi Gente” is a hit 2017 reggaeton song, latter remixed with Beyonc茅 … so it’s awesome.
When not rocking out to the song, Spanish speakers widely use聽mi gente when referring to family, friends, and other national, ethnic, and cultural groups.
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Where does Mi Gente come from?
In Spanish, mi gente聽literally translates to “my people” or “my folks”鈥攁nd that’s exactly how Spanish speakers use it for friends, family, compatriots, communites, and fans, at least for the famous people. In the song聽“Mi Gente,” it’s all of the above.
Released in June, 2017 by Colombian singer J Balvin and French singer Willy William as remix of the latter’s “Voodoo Song,” “Mi Gente”聽calls on “my people” to get the party jumping. As the hook goes: “驴Y d贸nde est谩 mi gente? (And where are my people?) / Say yeah yeah yeah.”
The song went to #19 on the Billboard Top 100. The 聽video was a smash hit, too, the ninth most liked on YouTube and with nearly two billion views as of 2018.聽It shows people of different ages, genders, and races dancing along to the beat against colorful backdrops.
A September, 2017 remix of the song with聽Beyonc茅 made聽“Mi Gente” even hotter on the charts. This version toppled the summer’s indefatigable “Despacito” on the Billboard‘s Hot Latin charts and climbed to #3 on Billboard overall.聽All proceeds from the remix went to charities helping the parts of the Caribbean ravaged by hurricanes that summer.
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Who uses Mi Gente?
In everyday Spanish, people use聽mi gente as a greeting聽(e.g.,聽Hola, mi gente!) or to refer to a group of people they strongly identify with (“Toda mi gente est谩n en esta fiesta,” or “All of my people are at this party”).
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Otherwise, expect “Mi Gente” to be bumping to the infectious rhythm of the hit song.聽At the 2018 Coachella music festival, Beyonc茅 notably performed the remix.
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This is not meant to be a formal definition of Mi Gente like most terms we define on 亚洲网紅露点, but is rather an informal word summary that hopefully touches upon the key aspects of the meaning and usage of Mi Gente that will help our users expand their word mastery.