"Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (; ) is a 2008 song originally produced by Sharon Acioly and Antônio Dyggs. Although the first versions of the song were well known by the Brazilian Northeastern public, the version that become a national and international success was recorded by the sertanejo singer Michel Teló. - Contigo, 21 de dezembro de 2011 - iG, 02 de dezembro de 2011
Released on July 25, 2011, the version of Teló became a national success, reaching the top position of the Brazilian music charts, and the video of the song reached a views record on YouTube for Brazilian music, with more than 1 billion views. According to Teló and co-author Sharon Acioly, the song gained global traction after footballer Cristiano Ronaldo performed the dance during a goal celebration. - R7, 10 de janeiro de 2012 - UOL, 22 de outubro de 2011 R7, 24 de setembro de 2011 - Terra, 20 de janeiro de 2012 By the end of 2011, "Ai Se Eu Te pego" became a worldwide hitBrazil: The Social Media Capital of the Universe 4 February 2013 "His song "Ai Se Eu Te Pego," or "Oh, If I Catch You," about meeting a pretty girl at a party, has become No. 1 on iTunes in countries throughout ."Brésil 2013-2014 ed. Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, Collectif - 2012 Page 70 "En 2011, le chanteur Michel Teló fait danser le monde entier en popularisant le tube Ai se eu te pego."Edvan Antunes - De caipira a universitário - Page 104 "Mesmo tendo conquistado o mundo com a música "Ai se eu te pego", Michel Teló não deixou de lado a simplicidade e humildade que sempre o acompanharam, desde ..." and would take Michel Teló reaching the number one spot in more than 20 countries worldwide. - Uai, 27 de fevereiro de 2013 The commercial success of the Teló version was so big that "Ai Se Eu Te pego" was the sixth best-selling single worldwide in 2012, with more than 7 million units sold that year.
Originally, the authorship of the song was initially credited to Sharon Acioly and Antônio Dyggs. - Correio da Bahia, 06 de janeiro de 2012 - G1, 06 de janeiro de 2012 However, in February 2012, was revealed that Amanda Cruz, Aline Medeiros and Karine Assis Vinagre (three students from Paraíba) were the authors of the verses that would become the basis for the chorus of "Ai se eu te pego", and they ended up being recognized as the co-authors next to Acioly and Dyggs. - G1, 04 de fevereiro de 2012 Another three students, Maria Eduarda Lucena dos Santos, Marcela Quinho Ramalho and Amanda Borba Cavalcanti de Queiroga, claim in court the co-authorship of the song. - Portal Correio, 09 de novembro de 2012
Lyrics The lyrics begin with two cries of "Nossa, nossa", short for "Nossa Senhora" – Our Lady, the Virgin Mary, an equivalent of "Wow!" in Brazilian Portuguese.Karen Keller Portuguese For Dummies 2011- Page 118 "Nossa senhora! (noh-sah seen-yoh-dah; Wow!)... Nossa senhora! literally means Our lady and would " Then follows Assim você me mata – "You'll kill me this way", another common exclamation.Milton Meira do Nascimento Jornal de resenhas 2001 Page 638 "O "autor", no auge da sua glória, se despede da posteridade: "É terrível! É terrível! Assim você me mata... Oh! Vou morrer...". Then there's the main line, "Ai, se eu te pego / Ai, ai, se eu te pego" – "Ooh, if I catch you".Jacqueline Jiménez Polanco Amma Chief 2012 "Y escucho pormi oído izquierdo la canción, "Nossa, nossa, assim você me mata, ai se eu te pego, ai, ai, se eu te pego." The verse then repeats with "Delícia, delícia" – "Delicious" or "So good" – instead of "Nossa, nossa". The third verse of the song is the only verse with a narrative text: describing a Saturday night, a crowd beginning to dance, and summoning courage to speak to the most beautiful girl. Verses 4 and 5 repeat the simple exclamations of verses 1 and 2.
Initial versions
With a new version, the first group to sing "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" were Os Meninos de Seu Zeh, led by Driggs:
The song did have a good local repercussion, but with the success on the Northeastern region of Brazil would come more versions. The version of Meninos de Seu Zeh attached the attention of the forró group Cangaia de Jegue, raising in Salvador, that became the first group to commercially record the song, in 2010. - O Globo, 04 de janeiro de 2012 with the recording of Cangaia de Jegue, "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" became a big success in Bahia.
In the same year, Garota Safada re-recorded "Ai Se Eu Te Pego", with a ballad mood, and this version became a big success on the North East region of Brazil, especially for cheering tradition parties of São João in the region. And it was during a party of São João in Salvador that the Paraná singer Michel Teló heard for the first time "Ai Se Eu Te Pego", sung by Cangaia do Jegue. After hearing the song, Teófilo Teló, Michel's brother and businessperson, realized that the song had the potential of becoming a national hit and sought the producers of Cangaia de Jegue, who in turn indicated Sharon Acioly, who finally authorized Michel Teló to record a version of the song.
Before the recording by Michel Teló, the song additionally got a recording by Alexandre Peixe and by the forró band Sacode.
Michel Teló's version
Antônio Dyggs, who co-wrote the song, realized it could become a national hit in Brazil and offered it for a release by Brazilian singer Michel Teló. The result was a hit in Brazil, Latin America and Europe.
Teló's version of the song became a hit in Brazil, reaching number one. Later, the song also reached number one in 23 countries in Europe and Latin America. In the United States, the single topped both the Billboard Hot Latin Songs and Latin Pop Airplay charts and peaked at 81 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Teló the eighth Brazilian act to enter the latter.
"Ai Se Eu Te Pego" was the sixth best-selling single of 2012 worldwide with over 7.2 million in sales that year, placing it on the list of best-selling singles of all time. The single has become the most downloaded digital track in Germany since 2006. As of July 2014, it is the 90th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 308,000 units sold. The official YouTube video has over a billion views as of April 2022.
This version was nominated for Best Brazilian Song at the 2012 Latin Grammy Awards, but lost out to "Querido Diário" by Chico Buarque.
This song also featured as soundtrack in Konami football video game, Pro Evolution Soccer 2013.
Track listing Digital download "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" – 2:46
CD single "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" – 2:46 "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (Music Video) – 2:46
"If I Catch You" (Remixes) - EP "If I Catch You" (Original Mix) – 2:47 "If I Catch You" (Live Mix) – 2:47 "If I Catch You" (Chill Version 1) – 2:51 "If I Catch You" (Chill Version 2) – 2:43
German Digital EP "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" – 2:46 "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (A Class Edit) – 3:04 "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (A Class Floor Mix) – 3:39 "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (Rudeejay Remix) – 5:57 "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (Sagi Abitbul Remix) – 3:36
UK Digital EP "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (feat. Becky G) – 3:18 "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (Live) – 2:52 "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (If I Get Ya) (Worldwide Remix) [feat. Pitbull] – 4:07 "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (Cahill Remix) – 3:13
Other versions "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (Spanish Version) – 2:45
Commercial performance Brazil In Brazil, the song debuted and reached the top position on the Brasil Hot 100 Airplay chart. The song also reached No. 1 on the Billboard Latin Songs chart, and also peaked at No. 81 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Outside of Brazil Internationally, the song debuted and peaked at number one in Spain, where 12,000 copies were sold in the first week, and remained in the number one spot for 16 consecutive weeks between 2011 and 2012.
On the weekly charts of the Italian Singles Chart, the song debuted at No. 2 in November, and in the next week, the song reached No. 1 and would stay there for nine non-consecutive weeks between 2011 and 2012.
In Germany, the song became the best-selling song of 2011.
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2011–12) Peakposition Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) 1 scope="row" scope="row" Brazil (Billboard Hot 100)1 Brazil (Billboard Hot Popular Songs)"Brasil Hot Pop & Popular Songs". Billboard Brasil (Brasil: bpp) (2): 97. November 2011. 977-217 1 Bulgaria (IFPI)1 scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" Colombia (National-Report)1 scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) 2 France (SNEP) 1 scope="row" Global Dance Songs (Billboard)9Greece Digital Song Sales (Billboard)1 Honduras (Honduras Top 50)1 scope="row" scope="row" Ireland (IRMA) 53 scope="row" Italy (FIMI) 1Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20) 2 scope="row" Mexico (Monitor Latino) 6 Mexico (Billboard Mexican Airplay)11Moldova Radio Songs (Media Forest)7 scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" Romania (Romanian Top 100) 1scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" Spain (PROMUSICAE) 1 scope="row" Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) 1 scope="row" scope="row" US Heatseekers Songs (Billboard) 5 scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" scope="row" Venezuela Top 100 (Record Report) 18 Venezuela Top Latino (Record Report) 1 Venezuela Pop/Rock General (Record Report) 1
Year-end charts Chart (2011)PositionBrazil (Billboard Hot 100)5Italy (FIMI)8Spain (PROMUSICAE)9Chart (2012)PositionArgentina Digital Chart (CAPIF)2Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)1Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)1Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)2Brazil (Billboard Hot 100)13 Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 92 Denmark (Tracklisten)2 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)2 France (SNEP)1 Germany (Official German Charts)1 Hungary (Dance Top 40)10 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)6 Israel (ACUM)9Italy (FIMI)1Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)2Netherlands (Single Top 100) 1Poland (ZPAV)1 Russia Airplay (TopHit) 12Spain (PROMUSICAE)1Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)7Sweden Digital Chart (DigiListan) 2Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)1 Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 61US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard) 5US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard) 1US Latin Tropical Airplay (Billboard) 31Venezuela (Record Report) 85World (IFPI)6
Decade-end charts Chart (2010–2019) Position Germany (Official German Charts) 9Netherlands (Single Top 100) 24 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard) 31
Certifications and sales
Release history Region Release date Format Brazil October 10, 2011Ai Se Eu Te Pego – Michel Teló Digital Single . Terra NetworksDigital download Portugal July 2011 Austria November 11, 2011 France Germany Greece Italy Poland Switzerland Canada November 16, 2011 United States SpainNovember 22, 2011Belgium November 25, 2011LuxembourgNetherlandsDenmarkNovember 28, 2011MexicoGermanyDecember 16, 2011CD singleUnited KingdomOctober 14, 2012 Digital download
Other versions There are many translated versions of "Ai Se Eu Te Pego", such as: Dutch singer Gerard Joling released "Dan voel je me beter" (English: "You will feel me better that way"). This version reached the 9th position in the Mega Single Top 100. Dutch singer Tom Haver also recorded a Dutch version of the song, called "Samen vanavond" ("Together tonight"). This version reached the 66th position in the Mega Single Top 100. Serbian singer Dragan Kojić released "Kosa" (English: "Hair"). This version was very popular in Serbia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Croatia, as well in the Republic of Macedonia.
In popular culture
Popularity in sport The song is especially popular among footballers. It was first danced by Brazilian player Neymar who initially appeared on a video dancing to the song "Ai Se Eu Te Pego". Many other videos of the same player emerged later leading to its huge popularity in Brazil.