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This article is about the song named Gasolina. For a definition of the term "gasolina", see the Wiktionary entry gasolina.
"Gasolina"
Song
B-side"Machete"

"Gasolina" (Gasoline in Spanish), is a reggaeton song written by Daddy Yankee and Eddie Dee for Daddy Yankee's 2004 album Barrio Fino. It features Glory, who sings the line "Dame más gasolina" (Give me more gasoline).

The song was released as the album's lead single in late 2004 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 Year at the 2005 Latin Grammy Awards.

The song was successfully covered in 2005 by Papa A.P.

Daddy Yankee version

History, release and popularity

Before the release of Barrio Fino, Daddy Yankee was well known to reggaeton fans.[citation needed] "Gasolina," however, became a worldwide hit, letting him gain popularity among Latino mainstream music fans as well, becoming a hit in Puerto Rico, the rest of Latin America, the United States, Canada, Europe, the Philippines, Japan, Australia, and Oceania. It reached #5 in the UK Singles Chart, #12 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and #32 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Gasolina is one of the songs attributed with opening the door for reggaeton to become such a powerful force in the North American mainstream music scene. Other successful reggaeton songs were Oye Mi Canto and Mayor Que Yo. Gasolina stayed true to reggaeton’s musical stylings of synthesized beats yet had a catchy enough chorus for a bilingual, multi-racial, and socio-economically diverse following to develop.

Formats and track listings

Australian CD single

  1. "Gasolina" - 3:15
  2. "Machete" - 3:04
  3. "Gasolina" (Remix) featuring Lil Jon, Pitbull, N.O.R.E., Gemstar and Big Mato - 4:54
  4. "Gasolina" (Music Video) - 2:58

Credits and personnel

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
Position[1]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] 32
Chart (2005) Peak
Position[2]
Colombian Singles Chart 1
Italy Singles Chart[1] 1
Mexican Singles Chart 1
Denmark Singles Chart[1] 2
Greece Top 20[3] 2
Chile Top 40 Singles Airplay Chart 3
U.S. Billboard Hot Ringtones[2] 3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Recurrents[4][5] 3
Norway Singles Chart[1] 4
Irish Singles Chart[1] 5
Swiss Singles Chart[1] 5
U.K. Singles Chart[6] 5
German Singles Chart[1] 7
Chart (2005) Peak
Position[2]
Austria Singles Chart[1] 9
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks[2] 10
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40[7] 11
French Singles Chart[1] 12
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks[8][9][10] 17
Japanese Singles Chart 27
Dutch Singles Chart[1] 29
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks[11] 37
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[12] 53
U.S. Billboard Pop 100[2] 68
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles[13] 8
United World Chart[1] 27
Chart (2006) Peak
Position[1]
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[1] 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, which was pulled down from the roof of AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, while singing Gasolina.[14] This moment was voted as the best moment of the show by online voters at Univisión's website.[14]
  • The song was remixed in late 2004, 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.
  • The song was featured in the 2006 comedy film, The Benchwarmers and was also featured in Fast Food Nation.
  • It is Johan Santana's warm-up song.
  • This song was illegally redone by Papa A.P. and La Fabrica, relabelled as their own and released in Europe before it's official release by Daddy Yankee. Papa A.P.'s illegal version peaked at number 8 in France and La Fabrica's illegal version peaked at number 3 in Greece before the real Gasolina was released.
  • The song is used as Julio Lugo's walk up music
  • The brazilian singer MC Pelé made a cover of this song in portugese called "Maria Gasolina". [15]
  • At a campaign stop for Republican presidential nominee John McCain, Daddy Yankee endorsed McCain and performed this song live for students at Phoenix's Central High. Given the double-entendre meaning of the song's chorus, some have questioned if McCain and his campaign understood the song's actual meaning.[16]

Papa A.P. version

"Gasolina"
Song
B-side"La Noche"

In 2005, Papa A.P. covered the song on his album Assesina and his version was charted at the same time as the original one by Daddy Yankee. In France, this version was more successful, peaking at #8. The radio mix version also features one his next single "Entre tu y yo (Entre toi et moi)".

Track listings

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

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales
France[17] Silver 2005 125,000 107,000[18]

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[19] 65
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[19] 10
French Singles Chart[19] 8
German Singles Chart[20] 46
Spanish Singles Chart[19] 18
Swiss Singles Chart[19] 14
End of year chart (2005) Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[21] 49
French Singles Chart[22] 49

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Gasolina worldwide chart positions and trajectories. aCharts.us. Retrieved April 8 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Daddy Yankee Chart Positions on Billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved April 8 2008.
  3. ^ Greece Top 20 Top 40 Charts. Retrieved May 7, 2008.
  4. ^ Hot 100 Recurrent Airplay Billboard. Accessed April 7, 2008.
  5. ^ Hot Singles Recurrents Billboard. Accessed April 7, 2008.
  6. ^ U.K. Singles chart Billboard. Accessed April 7, 2008.
  7. ^ Rhythmic Top 40 Billboard. Accessed April 7, 2008.
  8. ^ Hot Latin Songs Billboard. Accessed April 7, 2008.
  9. ^ Latin Pop Airplay Billboard. Accessed April 7, 2008.
  10. ^ Latin Regional Mexican Airplay Billboard. Accessed April 7, 2008.
  11. ^ Top 40 Tracks Billboard. Accessed April 7, 2008.
  12. ^ Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Billboard. Accessed April 7, 2008.
  13. ^ European Hot 100 Singles Billboard. Accessed April 7, 2008.
  14. ^ a b Y sigue siendo el Daddy Univision. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
  15. ^ maria gasolina
  16. ^ Thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com (Retrieved August 28, 2008)
  17. ^ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved August 5, 2008)
  18. ^ Papa A.P.'s certifications and sales in France See: "Les Ventes => "Toutes les certifications depuis 1973" => "PAPA AP" Infodisc.fr (Retrieved August 5, 2008)
  19. ^ a b c d e Papa A.P. worldwide chart positions and trajectories Lescharts.com Retrieved July 11, 2008
  20. ^ Papa A.P. worldwide chart positions and trajectories Acharts.us Retrieved July 11, 2008
  21. ^ 2005 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved August 5, 2008)
  22. ^ 2005 French Singles Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved August 5, 2008)
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