Despacito remix made top of the billboard with a little touch from Bieber

The original version of "Despacito" was already a hit with Spanish language stations in  the U.S. and on music charts across the globe , but it was the remix featuring Justin Bieber that catapulted the sensual song into not only the mainstream but music history.

Billboard’s chart manager for Latin/R&B/Hip-Hop/Rap, Amaya Mendizabal, has watched the growth and explosion of the “Despacito” Remix. “It’s great for the industry as a whole and it sheds a great light onto Latin music,” she told NBC Latino.

But, was it just the Bieber touch that's to credit or is there more to it? That depends on who’s asked.

“[The song] is dominated by a Latin urban platform with a little salt and pepper from Bieber,” said Ramón H. Rivera-Servera, the chair and director of graduate studies in the Department of Performance Studies at Northwestern University.