DTMF (song)

"DTMF"
Song by Bad Bunny
from the album Debí Tirar Más Fotos
LanguageSpanish
English title"I Should Have Taken More Photos"
ReleasedJanuary 5, 2025
Genre
Length3:57
LabelRimas
Songwriter(s)Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio
Producer(s)
  • MAG
  • La Paciencia
  • Scotty Dittrich
  • Julia Lewis
  • Tyler Spry
Visualizer
"DTMF" on YouTube

"DTMF" (stylized as "DtMF"; initialism for "Debí Tirar Más Fotos"; transl. "I Should Have Taken More Photos") is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny. It was released on January 5, 2025, as the title track of his sixth studio album Debí Tirar Más Fotos.

Background and release

Only a few days after the release of Debí Tirar Más Fotos, the title track went viral on TikTok. Based on its lyrics of looking back on memories, the song was used as a dedication to loved ones with pictures that are special to users of the sound, mainly of those who had passed.[1][2]

Composition

"DTMF" is a "nostalgic" track[3] that blends "Nintendo-inspired beats", remniscent of his 2020 album YHLQMDLG, with "lively Plena", a Puerto Rican "folk call-and-response" genre.[4] On a "mellow beat" with occasional choir chants, Bad Bunny displays his emotions and regrets not having taken more pictures of loved ones or people with whom he had spent periods of time.[5]

Critical reception

In a ranking of all album tracks for Billboard, editors placed it sixth, saying that the song reminds listeners to value "the meaningful aspects of life" over superficiality. They particularly praised the "lively" interplay of reggaeton as a modern element and "a deep sense of nostalgia".[6] Maya Georgi of Rolling Stone thought the song was the album cover come to life, as the chants sound like they were recorded "in the emerald green backyard displayed".[4]

Charts

Chart performance for "DTMF"
Chart (2025) Peak
position
Bolivia (Billboard)[7] 1
Chile (Billboard)[8] 10
Colombia (Billboard)[9] 1
Ecuador (Billboard)[10] 2
El Salvador (ASAP EGC)[11] 7
Global 200 (Billboard)[12] 12
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 31
Italy (FIMI)[14] 2
Mexico (Billboard)[15] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 27
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[17] 3
Peru (Billboard)[18] 3
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[19] 6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 87
UK Singles (OCC)[21] 45
UK Indie (OCC)[22] 7
US Billboard Hot 100[23] 38
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[24] 5

References

  1. ^ Bowenbank, Starr (January 8, 2025). "Why Bad Bunny's "DtMF" Is Inspiring Viral—and Emotional—TikTok Tributes to Loved Ones". InStyle. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  2. ^ Hidalgo, Alma (January 9, 2025). "¿De qué trata el trend de "Debí tirar más fotos"? Los vídeos hicieron llorar a Bad Bunny". Organización Editorial Mexicana (in Spanish). Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  3. ^ Villa, Lucas (January 8, 2025). "Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos review: ode to homeland is a new high for the Puerto Rican star". NME. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Georgi, Maya (January 6, 2025). "Bad Bunny makes a triumphant homecoming on Debí Tirar Más Fotos". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  5. ^ Moreno Macias, Gabriela (January 10, 2025). "Bad Bunny's "DTMF" lyrics are going viral on TikTok, but what do they mean?". Her Campus. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
  6. ^ Ingrid Fajardo, Griselda Flores, Isabela Raygoza, Jessica Roiz (January 5, 2025). "Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos: All Tracks Ranked". Billboard. Retrieved January 11, 2025.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Bad Bunny Chart History (Bolivia Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  8. ^ "Bad Bunny Chart History (Chile Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  9. ^ "Bad Bunny Chart History (Colombia Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  10. ^ "Bad Bunny Chart History (Ecuador Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  11. ^ "Te compartimos el Top Internacional de la semana Te invitamos a que los exitos del momento suenen en tu negocio, restaurante, o local comercial; donde los necesites" (in Spanish). Asociación Salvadoreña de Productores de Fonogramas y Afines. January 17, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  12. ^ "Bad Bunny Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  13. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  14. ^ "Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 3 (dal 10.01.2025 al 16.01.2025)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  15. ^ "Bad Bunny Chart History (Mexico Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  16. ^ "Bad Bunny – DTMF" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  17. ^ "NZ Hot 40 Singles". Recorded Music NZ. January 17, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  18. ^ "Bad Bunny Chart History (Peru Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  19. ^ "Top 100 Canciones". PROMUSICAE. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  20. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 3" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  21. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  22. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  23. ^ "Bad Bunny Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  24. ^ "Bad Bunny Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 14, 2025.