Bon, Bon

For other songs, see Bonbon (disambiguation).
"Bon, Bon"
Single by Pitbull
from the album Armando
ReleasedAugust 27, 2010
Genre
Length3:35
Label
Songwriters
Producers
Pitbull singles chronology
"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love"
(2010) 		"Bon, Bon"
(2010) 		"Hey Baby (Drop It to the Floor)"
(2010)
Music video
"Bon, Bon" on YouTube

"Bon, Bon" is a song by Cuban-American rapper Pitbull from his fifth studio album, Armando. It was released as the album's third official single on August 27, 2010. It heavily samples the song "We No Speak Americano" by Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP, which itself samples the 1956 Italian song "Tu vuò fà l'americano" by Renato Carosone, a hit earlier in the year, but it was later known that the version of "We No Speak Americano" used was a bootleg remix done by DJ Alvaro. Pitbull later gave credit to Alvaro and promised that they were looking forward to making more songs together. The single peaked at number 61 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the US Top Latin Songs.

Music video

The official music video was released onto Pitbull's official Vevo channel on March 22, 2011. It features Pitbull with model Shanna Corrina and special guest stars like Nayer, Sophia Del Carmen and Sagia Castañeda who appeared in the "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" music video. Madai makes a cameo appearance in the video. The video has received over 177 million views.[1]

In 2012, Pitbull sued DJ Suave from Perth, Western Australia for streaming a remixed version of "Bon, Bon" on his website featuring an audio drop in which Pitbull says "Mr. 305 and I am putting it right down with DJ Suave." The drop was recorded to promote a 2008 Australian tour that ultimately did not go ahead, and Pitbull argued that when used out of context this was damaging to his reputation by implying that DJ Suave was a subject of the song. DJ Suave was simultaneously attempting to sue Pitbull in the NSW Supreme Court for cancelling the 2008 tour, which Pitbull's promoter said he did because he was not paid in full on time.[2] Pitbull and his legal team were successful in the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia and DJ Suave was ordered to pay $12,312 in damages.[3] The case is notable as a rare example of the enforcement of moral rights in Australian copyright law.[4] DJ Suave's simultaneous attempt to sue Pitbull for cancelling the tour was not successful. In 2016, DJ Suave was fatally stabbed during an argument over an misplaced envelope of cocaine. A jury determined this had occurred in self-defence.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Bon, Bon" (Album Version) – 3:35
  2. "Bon, Bon" (Radio Edit) – 3:06
  3. "Bon, Bon" (English Version) – 3:36

Source:[6]

Credits and personnel

  • Armando C. Perez – songwriter
  • Nicola Salerno - songwriter, arranger, instrumentation, recording and mixing
  • DJ Alvaro - producer, keyboards, arranger, instrumentation, recording and mixing
  • Johnson Peterson - songwriter
  • Sylvester Martinez - songwriter
  • Duncan MacLellan - songwriter

Source:[7]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[19] Gold 30,000*
United States (RIAA)[20] Gold 500,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Pitbull - Bon, Bon". YouTube. 22 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Pitbull entitled to cancel Oz tour: judge". 9 News. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Perez & Ors v Fernandez [2012] FMCA 2 (10 February 2012)". AustLII. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  4. ^ Hook, Sarah (23 January 2018). "Moral rights, artistic integrity and Cory Bernardi's Australia Day playlist". The Conversation. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  5. ^ Menagh, Joanna (21 August 2018). "Man who fatally stabbed Perth DJ Jaime Fernandez cleared of his murder". ABC News. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  6. ^ "PITBULL - BON, BON (SONG)".
  7. ^ Bon, Bon (liner notes). Pitbull. Sony Latino, Mr. 305. 2010.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "PITBULL – BON, BON" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  9. ^ "Pitbull – Bon, Bon" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  10. ^ "Media Forest Week 06, 2011". Israeli Airplay Chart. Media Forest.
  11. ^ "Dance Chart :: Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video" (in Polish). ZPAV. April 1, 2011. Archived from the original on May 13, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  12. ^ "PITBULL – BON, BON" Canciones Top 50.
  13. ^ "PITBULL – BON, BON". Swiss Singles Chart.
  14. ^ "Pitbull Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  15. ^ "Pitbull Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  16. ^ "Pitbull Chart History (Latin Pop Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  17. ^ "Pitbull Chart History (Latin Rhythm Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  18. ^ "Hot Latin Songs – Year-End 2011". Billboard. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  19. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved September 12, 2010. Type Pitbull in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Bon, Bon in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  20. ^ "American single certifications – Pitbull – Bon, Bon". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 29, 2022.


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