"Ai Se Eu Te Pego" (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈaj sj ˈew tʃi ˈpɛɡu]; transl.
[2][4][5][6][7] At the end of 2011, "Ai Se Eu Te pego" became a worldwide hit [8][9][10] and would take Michel Teló reaching the number one spot in more than 20 countries in the entire world.
[11] The commercial success of the Teló version was so big that "Ai Se Eu Te pego" was the six best download single of 2011, with more than 7 million units sold.
[2][12][13] However, in February 2012, was reveled that the Paraiban students Amanda Cruz, Aline Medeiros e Karine Assis Vinagre was the authors of the verses which would be the base of the chorus of "Ai se eu te pego", and they ended up being recognized as the co-authors next to Acioly and Dyggs.
[14] Another three students, Maria Eduarda Lucena dos Santos, Marcela Quinho Ramalho e Amanda Borba Cavalcanti de Queiroga, claim in court the co-authorship of the song.
With an new version, the first group to sing "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" was Os Meninos de Seu Zeh, conduter by Driggs: in the time, the lyrics was very different.
[13][19] with the recording of Cangaia de Jegue, "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" became a big success in Bahia.
[2][3] 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.
[20] 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 popularity was such that on 12 January 2012, Michel Teló was invited to the Real Madrid training ground and posed for pictures with Marcelo and Ronaldo.
[citation needed] Muay Thai kickboxer Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee danced and sang along to "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" in the ring following his win over Marco Piqué at Yokkao Extreme 2012 in Milan on 21 January 2012.