# Evo-Devo (Despacito Biology Parody)

> A biology parody of Despacito passed 5 million Facebook views after a Halloween repost.

- Owner: Tim Blais / A Capella Science
- Kind: Music
- Sector: Education
- Seed date: 2017-09-23
- Peak date: 2017-11-02
- Spread Score: 38 (Niche, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Press loop, Newsjacking, Creator relay

## Summary

Blais released Evo-Devo on YouTube and Bandcamp. A Halloween Facebook repost passed 5 million views and received TIME coverage. Educators made assignments and classroom slides from the lyrics; a teacher offered a vocabulary exercise and an unaffiliated channel reacted.

## Timeline

- 2017-09-23 — A Capella Science (YouTube) — Tim Blais released Evo-Devo, a Despacito parody about genes and development.
- 2017-09-23 — Tim Blais (Audio) — Blais released Evo-Devo as a digital track, also dated September 23 in Apple and Spotify metadata.
- 2017-10-09 — José Manuel López Nicolás (Open web) — López Nicolás featured the parody on his Spanish-language SCIENTIA blog.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/evo-devo-despacito-parody

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Evo-Devo (Despacito Biology Parody).” Case HIS-00153. Spread Score v1.2: 38/100. Updated 2026-10-17. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00153