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 American Airlines Arena in Miami, while singing Gasolina. This moment was voted as the best moment of the show by online voters at Univisión's website.
- The song was featured in the 2006 comedy film, The Benchwarmers and was also featured in Fast Food Nation.
- The song is used as a warm-up song by the New York Mets pitcher Johan Santana and Texas Rangers closer Neftali Feliz, as well as Julio Lugo's walk up music
- The song was used in a TV ad campaign for the 2006 Citroën C2 Deejay, which ran through the spring and summer of 2005.
- 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. A New York Times blogger has questioned if McCain and his campaign understood the song's double-entendres.
- The song is used in a portion of the Universal Studios Studio Tour (Hollywood).
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