

His first European hit, the song reached the top 10 in France, and also charted elsewhere around Europe. One week after the recording, his producer proposed shooting a music video, which was eventually shot in Tunisia. He claims his producers "came to an arrangement" with Daddy Yankee's 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 New York".

said that he initially refused to release the single before Daddy Yankee but was convinced to do so by his producers. It was the first single from his second studio album, Assesina.

It caused some controversy for being released there prior to Daddy Yankee's version, which had been released the previous year in the United States. released a cover version of "Gasolina" in Europe in 2005.
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The song was used in a TV advertising for the 2006 Citroën C2, which ran through the spring and summer of 2005.The song was used as a warm-up song by pitcher Johan Santana during his time with the New York Mets and by former Texas Rangers closer Neftalí Feliz, as well as Julio Lugo's music.The song was featured in the 2006 comedy film, The Benchwarmers and was also featured in Fast Food Nation.This moment was voted as the best moment of the show by online voters at Univision's website. During his performance at the 2005 Lo Nuestro Awards, Daddy Yankee came into the show in a red Lamborghini, which was pulled down from the roof of American Airlines Arena in Miami, while singing "Gasolina".Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. "Gasolina" is one of the songs attributed with opening the door for reggaeton and creating a pathway for other stars in reggaeton.

Australia saw the single enter their charts in late January 2006 during their summer season, rising to number 12. On July 4, 2005, "Gasolina" was released as a single in the UK, eventually earning a Silver certification in March 2019. "Gasolina" became a worldwide hit, gaining Daddy Yankee popularity among Latino mainstream music fans as well, becoming a hit in Puerto Rico, the rest of Latin America, the Caribbean, United States, Canada and Europe. It entered the US Billboard Hot 100 chart a week later, rising to number 32 on January 28, 2005. 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. The song was released as a single in the US on November 1, 2004, supported by a television appearance by Daddy Yankee on MTV's Total Request Live on November 4, when the video was introduced. 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. Daddy Yankee's album Barrio Fino was released in July 2004, containing the song "Gasolina". "Gasolina" was composed in 2003 by Daddy Yankee and Eddie Dee, assisted by a production duo known as Luny Tunes.
