"Gasolina" (Spanish for "Gasoline") is a song on Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee's 2004 album Barrio Fino (Nice 'Hood).[2] Glory sings the line "dame más gasolina" ("give me more gas"), although she is not credited. The song was released as the album's lead single in October 2004 and became a hit in 2005, peaking inside the top 10 on some of the charts it entered. "Gasolina" was the first reggaeton song to be nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Record of the Year.

"Gasolina"
Single by Daddy Yankee
from the album Barrio Fino
LanguageSpanish
B-side"Machete"
ReleasedOctober 2004 (2004-10)[1]
GenreReggaeton
Length3:12
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Luny Tunes
Daddy Yankee singles chronology
"King Daddy"
(2004)
"Gasolina"
(2004)
"No Me Dejes Solo"
(2005)
Music video
"Gasolina" on YouTube

In 2015, the song was ranked number nine on the "50 Greatest Latin Songs of All Time" list according to Billboard. In 2018, it was ranked number 38 on Rolling Stone's 50 Greatest Latin Pop Songs.[3] In 2017, it was included on Billboard's "12 Best Dancehall & Reggaeton Choruses of the 21st Century" at number eight.[4] In 2021, it was ranked number 50 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time",[5] and a year later it was ranked at the first place on their 2022 "100 Greatest Reggaeton Songs of All Time" list.[6] In 2023, "Gasolina" was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."[7][8]

Background

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"Gasolina" was composed in 2003 by Daddy Yankee and Eddie Dee, assisted by a production duo known as Luny Tunes.[9] Daddy Yankee's album Barrio Fino was released in July 2004, containing the song "Gasolina". At the beginning of August, Daddy Yankee shot a video for the song in the Dominican Republic's capital city, Santo Domingo, at the Autodrómo Internacional de Las Américas motorsports track and in the historic center of town, the Zona Colonial.[10] The song was released as a single in the US in October 2004,[1] supported by a television appearance by Daddy Yankee on MTV's Total Request Live on November 4, when the video was introduced. By November 6, WSKQ-FM in New York City reported "Gasolina" in their top 10 rotation, and WRTO-FM in Florida said the song was their number one most-played track.[11] It entered the US Billboard Hot 100 chart a week later, rising to number 32 on January 28, 2005. "Gasolina" was a hit in North America and the Caribbean, gaining Daddy Yankee popularity among Latino mainstream music fans. On July 4, 2005, "Gasolina" was released as a single in the UK, eventually earning a Silver certification in March 2019.[12] Australia saw the single enter their charts in late January 2006 during their summer season, rising to number 12. Enjoying worldwide success, "Gasolina" is one of the songs attributed with opening the door for reggaeton and creating a pathway for other stars in the genre.[9]

Charts

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Sales and certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[55] Gold 45,000
Germany (BVMI)[56] Gold 150,000
Italy 11,000[57]
Italy (FIMI)[58]
since 2009
Platinum 100,000
Japan 100,000[59]
United Kingdom (BPI)[60] Gold 400,000
United States 595,000[61]
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[62] Gold 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States October 2004 Radio VI Music [1]
Australia January 16, 2006 CD Universal Music Australia [63]

Uses in the media and live performances

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Papa A.P. version

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"Gasolina"
 
Single by Papa A.P.
from the album Assesina
B-side"La Noche"
ReleasedApril 25, 2005
GenreReggaeton
Length3:15
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Monello
Papa A.P. singles chronology
"Gasolina"
(2005)
"Entre tu y yo (Entre toi et moi)"
(2005)

Salvadoran singer Papa A.P. released a cover version of "Gasolina" in Europe in 2005. It caused some controversy for being released there prior to Daddy Yankee's version,[citation needed] which had been released the previous year in the United States. It was the first single from his second studio 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.[68][unreliable source?] 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 New York". He claims his producers "came to an arrangement" with Daddy Yankee's producers.[citation needed] One week after the recording, his producer proposed shooting a music video, which was eventually shot in Tunisia.[69]

His first European hit,[70] the song reached the top 10 in France, and also charted elsewhere around Europe.

Track listings

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CD single

  1. "Gasolina" (radio mix) – 3:13
  2. "Gasolina" (bikes club mix) – 4:45
  3. "La noche" – 3:30

CD maxi

  1. "Gasolina" (radio dy bikes) – 3:15
  2. "Gasolina" (club dy bikes) – 4:46
  3. "La noche" – 3:30
  4. "Gasolina" (video)

CD maxi – Finland

  1. "Gasolina" (radio mix bikes) – 3:14
  2. "Gasolina" (club mix bikes) – 4:45

12-inch maxi

  1. "Gasolina" – 3:13
  2. "Gasolina" (club mix) – 4:44
  3. "Gasolina" (bikes club mix) – 4:45
  4. "La Noche" – 3:30

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[71] Silver 100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Charts

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Other cover versions and remixes

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  • The song was remixed in late 2004 by DJ Buddha, featuring Pitbull and N.O.R.E., and was also a smash hit. Later, Lil Jon mixed his own vocals to the remix, which is featured on the Crunk Juice 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 three in Greece before the original "Gasolina" was released.[76]
  • The song was covered by Australian alternative metal/metalcore quintet Future Static in 2023. The metal cover unites the vastly different metal and reggaeton worlds of singer Amariah Cook's Barcelona upbringing in the L'Hospitalet de Llobregat district, home to a large number of people of Latin American descent, immersed in the reggaeton musical culture.[77]

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