What do Puerto Ricans think of the viral song about their homeland?

People from Puerto Rico reflect on how the catchy tune has attracted attention to where they live.

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A big corner of the internet has been singing and dancing to those lyrics over the last few weeks, with the red, white and blue of Puerto's flag emoji proudly sprinkled all over captions.

Some are claiming this catchy tune is a new "song of the summer" - it was created by internet personality and comic Bill Stiteler, known as Saxboy Billy, who's said he used AI music platform Suno to transform his lyrics into a song.

Since the original post, the song has had more than million views on TikTok, and celebrities including Mila Kunis, Charlie Puth and Jennifer Love Hewitt have made their own lip sync videos.

So how does it feel when your home has become a viral hit?