"Rompe" (English: "Break It") is a song recorded by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee. The song held the number one spot on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart for over three months and reached a peak position of number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart of the same publication, showcasing an evident trend among Latin songs having great cross-over appeal among the mainstream American market (since Shakira's "La Tortura" entered the top 20 on the same chart). The music video was in heavy rotation on MTV becoming one of the few reggaeton videos to do so reaching the position number 10 of Billboard MTV Video Monitor in 2006.[1]

"Rompe"
Single by Daddy Yankee
from the album Barrio Fino en Directo
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2005
Recorded2005
GenreReggaeton
Length3:10
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Daddy Yankee singles chronology
"Tu Príncipe"
(2005)
"Rompe"
(2005)
"Gangsta Zone"
(2005)
Alternative Cover
Alternative cover of Rompe
Alternative Cover
Cover of the remix featuring Lloyd Banks & Young Buck

Remix

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A remix has been released that features G-Unit members Lloyd Banks and Young Buck. It was nominated for "Best Latin/Reggaeton Track" at the 22nd Annual International Dance Music Awards in 2007, which was ultimately won by Shakira and Wyclef Jean with their number one single "Hips Don't Lie".[2][3]

Chart performance

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2005–2006) Peak
position[4]
German Singles Chart[5] 64
Peru Top 100 3
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 24
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[7] 1
US Latin Urban Top 30 (Radio & Records)[8] 1
US Tropical Top 30 (Radio & Records)[8] 1
US Rap Airplay (Billboard)[9] 16
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 89
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[11] 19
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[12] 13
Venezuela (National-Report)[13] 9

Year-end charts

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Chart (2006) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 74
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[15] 3

All-time charts

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Chart (2021) Position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[16] 38

Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[17]
Mastertone
Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/2006/2006-02-25-Billboard-Page-0063.pdf#search=%22daddy%20yankee%20in%20japan%22 [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ "22nd Annual International Dance Music Awards". International Dance Music Awards. United States: Winter Music Conference. 2007. Archived from the original on 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  3. ^ Slomowicz, Ron. "22nd Annual International Dance Music Awards - Time to Vote". About.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-03-05.
  4. ^ Daddy Yankee Chart Positions on Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2008.
  5. ^ Rompe worldwide chart positions and trajectories. aCharts.us. Retrieved April 8, 2008.
  6. ^ "Daddy Yankee Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  7. ^ "Daddy Yankee Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  8. ^ a b https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-RandR-IDX/IDX/00s/00/RR-2006-01-20-OCR-Page-0081.pdf#search=%22daddy%20yankee%20platinum%22 [bare URL PDF]
  9. ^ "Daddy Yankee". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  10. ^ "Daddy Yankee Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  11. ^ "Daddy Yankee Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  12. ^ "Daddy Yankee Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  13. ^ "Top 10 Música Nacional Radio" (in Spanish). National-Report. Archived from the original on 8 August 2006. Retrieved 28 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  14. ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  15. ^ "Hot Latin Songs – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  16. ^ "Greatest Of All Time Hot Latin Songs Chart". Billboard. 2021. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  17. ^ "American single certifications – Daddy Yankee – Rompe". Recording Industry Association of America.
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