"Quiero Bailar" ('I Want To Dance') is a song by Puerto Rican reggaetón recording artist Ivy Queen, from the platinum edition of her third studio album, Diva (2003).
It was composed by Queen alongside her then-husband Gran Omar, produced by Iván Joy and released as the lead single from the album in 2004.
Following the release of Queen's first two studio albums En Mi Imperio (1997) and The Original Rude Girl (1998), she was dropped from the Sony label and took a hiatus from her musical career in 1999.
In 2003, Queen signed with Real Music, an independent label based in Miami, Florida and established by Jorge Guadalupe and Anthony Pérez.
Pérez would also produce a reggaetón television show "The Roof", which aired on mun2 and detailed urban music and lifestyle.
Jonathan Widran of AllMusic described the track as a song that "gets the party and people moving" and as well as being one of Ivy Queen's hits.
[35] Ramiro Burr of Billboard stated that "Quiero Bailar" shows how effortlessly and quickly she alternately sings and raps, claiming that she has a distinct vocal style that evokes Gwen Stefani.
[36] Kid Curry, program director of the Rhythmic Top 40 WPOW (Power 96) radio station, cites Ivy Queen's release of "Yo Quiero Bailar" as "the last reggaetón super-hit".
[47] The song’s chorus was sampled by Ecuadorian singer Sophy Mell, on her 2018 single "Ponte Pa Mi" with Puerto Rican duo Jowell & Randy.
The track is a mashup of and tribute to several iconic reggaetón anthems, including by Wisin, Nicky Jam and Zion & Lennox, and begins with an updated intro of "Quiero Bailar", in which Ivy Queen is heard saying: «Señoras y señores, bienvenidos al perreo intenso 2020.
Mujeres, pa’ la disco a perrear, pero que él no se creía pueda jugar.
Y cómo ya expliqué...» Im August 2018, the music streaming service Spotify created the Equal Studio Residency program from women.
Kerry Steib, Spotify's Director of Social Impact called Queen "a legend who has been talking about—and been a role model for—empowerment throughout her career.