"
Gasolina" , is a
reggaetónReggaeton is a form of urban music that became popular with Latin American youth in the early 1990s. After its mainstream exposure in 2004, it spread to North American, European and Asian audiences. Reggaeton's predecessor was originated in Panama as reggae en español...
song written by
Daddy YankeeRamón "Raymond" Ayala Rodríguez , known artistically as Daddy Yankee, is a Latin Grammy Award winning Puerto Rican reggaeton recording artist. Ayala was born in Río Piedras, the largest district of San Juan, where he became interested in music at a young age. In his youth he was interested in...
and
Eddie Dee-Musical career:In 1993 Dee released his debut album Eddie Dee & The Ghetto Crew. His second album Tagwut featuring "Senor Oficial", won him the Puerto Rican Rap and Reggae Award for Best Lyrics in the year of its release...
for Daddy Yankee's 2004 album
Barrio FinoBarrio Fino is the seventh studio album and first commercially released album by Puerto Rican reggaeton performer Daddy Yankee, released on 13 July 2004, by Machete Music and El Cartel Records....
. It features
GloryGlory , also known as "La Gata Gangster", is a reggaeton singer.-Glory:Glory has one of reggaeton's most recognized female voices...
, who sings the line "dame más gasolina". The song was released as the album's
lead singleA lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band from a given album. Sometimes, the lead single is not the first single . The first single could be a radio promotion that ends up being part of an EPK...
in late
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and became a reggaeton mega-hit, peaking inside the top ten on the majority of the charts it entered. In Australia and the United States, "Gasolina" was certified platinum, and it received various nominations for awards including,
Record of the YearThe Record of the Year is one of the two most prestigious Latin Grammy Awards presented annually. It has been awarded since 2000. The honorees are the artists, producers, and engineers and/or mixers...
at the 2005 Latin Grammy Awards.
Background
Before the release of
Barrio Fino, Daddy Yankee was well known to reggaetón fans. "Gasolina," however became a worldwide hit, letting him gain popularity among
LatinoThe demonyms Latino and Latina , are defined in English language dictionaries as:* "a person of Latin-American or Spanish-speaking descent."* "A Latin American."...
mainstream music fans as well, becoming a hit in
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is a self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands...
, the rest of
Latin AmericaLatin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish, Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,501 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
and the
CaribbeanThe Caribbean is a region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands , and the surrounding coasts...
, the
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
,
CanadaCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
,
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, the
Arab WorldThe Arab World refers to Arabic-speaking countries stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the east, and from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the Horn of Africa and the Indian Ocean in the southeast...
, the
PhilippinesThe Philippines officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
,
IndiaIndia, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal...
,
ChinaChina is a cultural region, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
,
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,
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
, and
OceaniaOceania is a geographical, often geopolitical, region consisting of numerous lands—mostly islands in the Pacific Ocean and vicinity. The term "Oceania" was coined in 1831 by French explorer Dumont d'Urville...
.
Gasolina is one of the songs attributed with opening the door for reggaetón. The song stayed true to reggaetón’s musical stylings of synthesized beats yet had a catchy enough chorus.
Formats and track listings
Australian CD single
- "Gasolina" - 3:15
- "Machete" - 3:04
- "Gasolina" (Remix) featuring N.O.R.E.
Victor Santiago Jr., more widely known by his stage name N.O.R.E or Noreaga, is a Latino-American rapper. He is one half of the group Capone-N-Noreaga....
, Gemstar and Big Mato - 4:54
- "Gasolina" (Music Video) - 2:58
Belgium CD single
- "Gasolina" (3:12)
- "Like You" (3:22)
UK 12-inch vinyl
- A1: "Gasolina"
- A2: "Gasolina (Remix)" (Featuring Big Mato, Gem Star and N.O.R.E.)
- B1: "Gasolina (Instrumental)"
Credits and personnel
- Lead vocals: Daddy Yankee
- Additional vocals: Glory
- Producers
In the music industry, a record producer has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes...
: Luny Tunes
Chart positions
| Chart (2004) |
Peak
Position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |
32 |
| Chart (2005) |
Peak
Position |
| Austrian Singles Chart |
9 |
| Danish Singles Chart |
2 |
| Dutch Singles Chart |
29 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 Singles The European Hot 100 Singles has been compiled by Billboard and Music & Media magazine since March, 1984. The chart is based on national singles sales charts in fifteen European countries: Austria, Belgium , Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain,...
|
8 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart |
12 |
| Italian Singles Chart |
1 |
| German Singles Chart |
7 |
| Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is the Republic of Ireland music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data...
|
5 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart |
4 |
| Swedish Singles Chart |
44 |
|
| Chart (2005) |
Peak
Position |
| Swiss Singles Chart |
5 |
| UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The full chart contains the top 200 singles based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 of this list...
|
5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Ringtones Hot Ringtones is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. The chart first appeared in the November 6, 2004 issue of the magazine and is compiled by Nielsen Mobile's RingScan service....
|
3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks Rap Songs, formerly Hot Rap Tracks, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was...
|
10 |
| U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 |
11 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks The Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart is the most important music chart for Spanish language/Italian language singles in the American music market. It was established by the magazine in the 1970s, when music labels and Billboard realized that Spanish-language songs had a great potential to American...
|
17 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks Top 40 Tracks is a defunct airplay chart from Billboard Magazine. It was created in 1998, when Billboard Magazine changed the airplay profile of The Hot 100 Airplay to include more R&B, Country, and Rock stations to its profile . To preserve the notion of the former chart, Top 40 Tracks was...
|
37 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, formerly the Black Singles Chart, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues...
|
53 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 The Pop 100 was a songs chart that debuted in February 2005 and was released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It ranked songs based on airplay on mainstream top 40 radio stations, singles sales, and digital downloads.-History:...
|
68 |
| Chart (2006) |
Peak
Position |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart |
12 |
|
Uses in the media and live performances
- During his performance at the 2005 Premios Lo Nuestro, Daddy Yankee came into the show in a red Lamborghini
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, which was pulled down from the roof of American Airlines Arena in MiamiMiami is a major coastal city in southeastern Florida, in the United States. Miami is the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida. With an estimated population of 424,662 in 2007, Miami is the largest city within the Miami metropolitan area, which is the...
, while singing Gasolina. This moment was voted as the best moment of the show by online voters at UnivisiónUnivision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest Latin American audience, largely due to repurposed telenovelas and other Mexican programs produced by Grupo Televisa...
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.
- The song was featured in the 2006 comedy film, The Benchwarmers
The Benchwarmers is a 2006 comedy film that was released on April 7, 2006. It stars Rob Schneider, David Spade and Jon Heder and is directed by Dennis Dugan. It is produced by Happy Madison Productions and distributed by Columbia Pictures and Revolution Studios...
and was also featured in Fast Food NationFast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal is a book by investigative journalist Eric Schlosser that examines the local and global influence of the United States fast food industry. First serialized by Rolling Stone in 1999, the book has drawn comparisons to Upton Sinclair's classic...
.
- The song is used as Johan Santana's
Johan Alexander Santana is a Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher who plays for the New York Mets.He is a two-time Cy Young award winner...
warm-up song and Julio Lugo'sJulio Cesar Lugo is a major league shortstop who currently plays for the St. Louis Cardinals. He bats and throws right-handed. Lugo is the older brother of baseball pitcher Ruddy Lugo....
walk up music
- The song was used in a TV ad campaign for the 2006 Citroën C2
The Citroën C2 is a supermini-class car produced by the French manufacturer Citroën since autumn of 2003, replacing the Citroën Saxo. A different model, based on the Peugeot 206, is sold in China as the C2...
Deejay, which ran through the spring and summer of 2005.
- At a campaign stop for Republican presidential nominee John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
, Daddy Yankee endorsed McCain and performed this song live for students at Phoenix's Central High. A New York Times blogger has questioned if McCain and his campaign understood the song's double-entendres.
Papa A.P. version
Salvadoran singer
Papa A.P.Papa A.P. a groove and R&B singer and producer of reggeaton, from El Salvador . His biggest hits are his cover version of "Gasolina" and "Entre tu y yo " , released in 2005. He has eight brothers and sisters....
released a
cover versionIn popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition of a previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of Gasolina in Europe in 2005. It caused some controversy for being released there prior to Daddy Yankee's version, which had been released the previous year in the
U.S.The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was the first single from his second album,
Assesina.
Papa A.P. said that he initially refused to release the single before Daddy Yankee but was convinced to do so by his producers. He said about his version : "I do not regret that choice because even if it's not my title, everyone has very well accepted my version, even in the hood of
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". He claims his producers "came to an arrangement" with Daddy Yankee's producers. One week after the recording, his producer proposed shooting a music video, which was eventually shot in
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.
His first European hit, the song reached the top ten in France, and also charted elsewhere around Europe.
Track listings
CD single
- "Gasolina" (radio mix) – 3:13
- "Gasolina" (bikes club mix) – 4:45
- "La noche" – 3:30
CD maxi
- "Gasolina" (radio dy bikes) – 3:15
- "Gasolina" (club dy bikes) – 4:46
- "La noche" – 3:30
- "Gasolina" (video)
CD maxi - Finland
- "Gasolina" (radio mix bikes) – 3:14
- "Gasolina" (club mix bikes) – 4:45
12" maxi
- "Gasolina" – 3:13
- "Gasolina" (club mix) – 4:44
- "Gasolina" (bikes club mix) – 4:45
- "La Noche" – 3:30
Certifications
| Country |
Certification |
Date |
Sales certified |
Physical sales |
| France |
Silver |
June 22, 2005 |
125,000 |
107,000 |
Charts
| Chart (2005) |
Peak
position |
| Austrian Singles Chart |
65 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart |
10 |
| French SNEP Singles Chart |
8 |
| German Singles Chart |
46 |
| Spanish Singles Chart |
18 |
| Swiss Singles Chart |
14 |
| End of year chart (2005) |
Position |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart |
49 |
| French Singles Chart |
49 |
Other versions and remixes
- The song was remixed in late 2004 by DJ Buddha, featuring Pitbull
Armando Christian Pérez , better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American recording artist. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records...
and N.O.R.E.Victor Santiago Jr., more widely known by his stage name N.O.R.E or Noreaga, is a Latino-American rapper. He is one half of the group Capone-N-Noreaga....
, and was also a smash hit. Later, Lil JonJonathan Smith , better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American composer, producer, promoter, and rapper. He is best known as a pioneer of the hip hop sub-genre crunk...
mixed his own vocals to the remix, which is featured on the Crunk JuiceCrunk Juice is the seventh album by Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz and is Lil Jon's third notable album. Although he had two albums released prior to Put Yo Hood Up, they were much more low-profile, and did not have many/any successful singles....
remix CD.
- This song was also recorded by La Fabrica and released in Europe before the song's official release by Daddy Yankee. La Fabrica's version peaked at number 3 in Greece before the original "Gasolina" was released.
- The song was featured in Sivaji:The Boss