The Ping Pong Song

Who the heck would title a track “The Ping Pong Song”? That is what Enrique Iglesias must have been thinking when record executives suggested it as an addition to the track’s original title, “Do You Know?” They got this idea from the percussion track of the song which is a sample of a bouncing ping pong ball.

Iglesias first performed the song on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show. It hit the charts a short time after that. The song had mild success commercially as well. It was released on iTunes on May 15, 2007 and a physical CD followed in June 11 of the same year.

The music video was directed by Jesse Terrero and parodies the process of making a music video. In the video, various ideas for the video of the song are pitched to Iglesias. There is a comical and surreal quality to the video that lends it its distinctive feel. In fact, it may feel a little off-putting the first time you watch it.

Another distinctive thing about it is that all the backing tracks are pre-fabricated instrumental loops from a well known production company. The same package where the loops came from is freely available to music consumers. In fact, the entire song is constructed from one library in the package. There is no modification to the loops at all. Now, go out there and be a music producer. It can’t be that hard if all you have to is buy a bunch of loops right…?

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