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Follow the Leader (Wisin & Yandel song)

"Follow the Leader"
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Single by Wisin & Yandel featuring Jennifer Lopez
from the album Líderes
Released April 10, 2012
Format Digital download
Genre Latin Dance Reggaeton
Length 4:00
Label WY, Machete
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Jonas Saeed and Niclas Kings for Cave Music
Wisin & Yandel singles chronology
"Tu Olor"
(2011)
"Follow the Leader"
(2012)
"Algo Me Gusta de Ti"
(2012)
Jennifer Lopez singles chronology
"Dance Again"
(2012)
"Follow the Leader"
(2012)
"Goin' In"
(2012)

"Follow the Leader" is a song by Puerto Rican duo Wisin & Yandel featuring American entertainer Jennifer Lopez. Wisin & Yandel and Jennifer Lopez performed the song during the American Idol season eleven finale.

On January 24, 2012, Lopez teased a collaboration between her and Wisin and Yandel by posting a picture online. "Follow the Leader" contains South American rhythms. "'Wisin sings in the style of Yandel and Yandel in that of Wisin', referring to the more powerful tone of the former and the lighter vocal touch of the latter." The song was produced by Jonas Saeed and Niclas Kings for Cave Music, a Swedish company of producers, and written by the Jamaican writing team Bloodline (Nyanda, Nailah, Tasha and Candace Thorbourne).

The music video for "Follow the Leader" was shot in Acapulco, Mexico by director Jessy Terrero and Lopez's partner Casper Smart. For the first shot, Lopez wore a pair of tight latex leggings with a silver and black long-sleeved shirt with tornado sirens blaring in the background. The singer paired the look with metallic makeup, nude lips and a "funky" hairstyle, which included cornrows. For the second shoot in Mexico, Lopez wore a sparkly silver vest and tight white jeans. During the shooting of the video, the Government of Acapulco gave additional police cars, ambulance and helicopter services to the team working with the duo and López, with the goal to promote the city among "all the young people who will watch the clip".

The Tourism secretary, Graciela Báez Ricardez, commented that the clip "will help reshape the image of the port city". She also said that "the music video will be watched in many countries, millions of times mainly by young people who will soon choose their vacation destination". The video premiered on Thursday May 3 on both Twitter and official VEVO channel of Wisin & Yandel. Jordan Zakarin from The Hollywood Reporter described the video's plot:


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