"Mi Gente" (English: My People) is a song recorded by Colombian singer J Balvin and French singer and producer Willy William. It was released on 30 June 2017 through Scorpio Music and Universal Music Latin. The song's genre was described as "bending" with beats that fuse African, electronic and Caribbean sensibilities. It was serviced to US contemporary hit radio on 18 July 2017.

"Mi Gente" is a remix of Willy Wiliam's song "Voodoo Song", released two months prior to "Mi Gente".

Directed by 36 Grados, the accompanying music video premiered on Vevo the same day of the single release. Leila Cobo from Billboard magazine described the video as "an explosion of color and dance" which features people from around the globe and that is all about unifying through music. It has many cameo appearances, including Italian millionaire Gianluca Vacchi.

The video has received over 900 million views on YouTube as of September 2017.

On September 28, 2017, a remix version featuring vocals by American singer Beyoncé was released without prior announcement on Tidal, Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, and YouTube. The remix was released as a single by Universal Music Latin, Republic Records, Columbia Records, and Parkwood Entertainment. Beyoncé will donate all proceeds from the song to hurricane relief charities in Mexico, Puerto Rico, and other Caribbean islands.

Balvin and William stated Beyoncé was the "top choice" for the remix, and had no expectation of her agreeing to the song when they reached out to her.

The version featuring Beyoncé was named "Best New Track" by Pitchfork with Matthew Ismael Ruiz stating that the song "is about a shared cultural pride, one that transcends borders and race, from J Balvin's native Colombia to Puerto Rico and across all of Latinidad. It's a declaration that "El mundo nos quiere" (The world wants us) set to a head-nod bop. Beyoncé gets this, and with this remix, she backs up her words with action. This is what solidarity sounds like. Randall Roberts from Los Angeles Times wrote that: "To say Beyoncé lends a hand in the remix is an understatement. Unlike guests who limit their contributions to a single late-track verse or hook, Beyoncé upends "Mi Gente" from the first verse and proceeds to bilingually maneuver through the rhythmic, up-tempo jam like the queen she is."

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