"Gasolina" (Gasoline in Spanish), is a Latin Grammy Award-nominated reggaeton song by Daddy Yankee. It features Glory, who sings the line "dame más gasolina". Released in 2004 as part of Daddy Yankee's Barrio Fino album, the song became a reggaeton mega-hit, becoming one of the most popular reggaeton songs in the genre's history, although it did not top the Latin songs charts. A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Ramón (Raymond) Ayala (born February 3, 1977 in San Juan, Puerto Rico), known artistically as Daddy Yankee El puerco de los puercos, is a Latin Grammy Award-winning reggaeton recording artist. ... Barrio Fino, Daddy Yankees third solo album, was released on July 13, 2004. ... “B-Sides” redirects here. ... See also: 2004 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2004 Record labels established in 2004 2000s in music. ... See also: 2005 in heavy metal music 2005 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2005 Record labels established in 2005 Albums released in 2005 January 1 - In most of Europe, copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock-and-roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier, including... The 12-inch [30 cm] single gramophone record gained popularity with the advent of disco music in the 1970s. ... A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Reggaeton (also spelled Reggaetón, and known as Reguetón and Reggaetón in Spanish) is a form of urban music which became popular with Latin American youth during the early 1990s and spread over the course of 10 years to North American, European, Asian, and Australian audiences. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Eddie Dee is a hip hop artist most known for his compilation album, Los 12 Discipulos (Translated literally as The 12 Disciples), released in early 2004. ... Daddy Yankee Raymond Ayala (born on February 3, 1976 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico), also known as Daddy Yankee and sometimes El Cangri (The Boss), is a reggaeton singer. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music 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 are a Dominican reggaeton production duo composed of Francisco Saldaña (Luny) (born June 23, 1979) and Víctor Cabrera (Tunes) (born April 12, 1981) . Both members were born in Dominican Republic but grew up in the Boston metropolitan area until they moved to Puerto Rico where their... Ramón (Raymond) Ayala (born February 3, 1977 in San Juan, Puerto Rico), known artistically as Daddy Yankee El puerco de los puercos, is a Latin Grammy Award-winning reggaeton recording artist. ... The Latin Grammy Awards were launched in 2000 with a telecast aired on CBS. It was the first primarily Spanish-language prime-time program carried on network television. ... Reggaeton (also spelled Reggaetón, and known as Reguetón and Reggaetón in Spanish) is a form of urban music which became popular with Latin American youth during the early 1990s and spread over the course of 10 years to North American, European, Asian, and Australian audiences. ... Ramón (Raymond) Ayala (born February 3, 1977 in San Juan, Puerto Rico), known artistically as Daddy Yankee El puerco de los puercos, is a Latin Grammy Award-winning reggaeton recording artist. ... Glory (birthname: Glorimar Montalvo Castro, also known as La Gata Gangster) was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Barrio Fino, Daddy Yankees third solo album, was released on July 13, 2004. ...

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. For the Brazilian pop singer, see Latino (singer). ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Oceania (disambiguation). ...

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. The song 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.

Chart positions

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Trivia

• 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.^[13] This moment was voted as the best moment of the show by online voters at Univisión's website.^[13]
• 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.
• It is Johan Santana's warm-up song.
• This song was illegally redone by Papa A.P., relabelled as his own and released in Europe before it's official release by Daddy Yankee. It peaked at number 8 in France before the real Gasolina was released.

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References

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External link

• Music video for "Gasolina" at YouTube