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. The song was used in the 2007 Indian Tamil-language action film.The song was used as MMA fighter Eddie Sanchez's entrance theme at UFC 67: All or Nothing.
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The song was used on seventh week of Dancing with the Stars as the music for James Maslow and his professional partner Peta Murgatroyd's during the night.The song is used in a portion of the Studio Tour in Universal Studios Hollywood.A New York Times blogger has questioned if McCain and his campaign understood the song's double-entendres. 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.