Rompe

"Rompe" (English: "Break It") is a song recorded by Puerto Rican rapper Daddy Yankee. The song held the number one spot on Billboard's Hot Latin Tracks chart for over three months and reached a peak position of number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart of the same publication, showcasing an evident trend among Latin songs having great cross-over appeal among the mainstream American market (since Shakira and Alejandro Sanz's "La Tortura" entered the top 20 on the same chart). The music video was in heavy rotation on MTV becoming one of the few reggaeton videos to do so reaching the position number 10 of Billboard MTV Video Monitor in 2006.^[1]

"Rompe"
Single by Daddy Yankee
from the album Barrio Fino en Directo
Released	September 30, 2005
Recorded	2005
Genre	Reggaeton
Length	3:10
Label	El Cartel Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Ramón Ayala Eddie Ávila
Producer(s)	Sam "Fish" Fisher Monserrate & DJ Urba
Daddy Yankee singles chronology
"Tu Príncipe" (2005) "Rompe" (2005) "Gangsta Zone" (2005)
Alternative Cover
Alternative cover of Rompe
Alternative Cover
Cover of the remix featuring Lloyd Banks & Young Buck

Remix

A remix of "Rompe" has been released that features G-Unit members Lloyd Banks and Young Buck. It was nominated for "Best Latin/Reggaeton Track" at the 22nd Annual International Dance Music Awards in 2007, which was ultimately won by Shakira and Wyclef Jean with their number one single "Hips Don't Lie".^[2][3]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (2005–2006)	Peak position[4]
German Singles Chart[5]	64
Peru Top 100	3
US Billboard Hot 100[6]	24
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[7]	1
US Latin Urban Top 30 (Radio & Records)[8]	1
US Tropical Top 30 (Radio & Records)[8]	1
US Rap Airplay (Billboard)[9]	16
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10]	89
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[11]	19
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[12]	13
Venezuela (National-Report)[13]	9

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100[14]	74
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[15]	3

All-time charts

Chart (2021)	Position
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[16]	38

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[17] Mastertone	Platinum	1,000,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.