Barrio Fino en Directo

In 2004, following the success of "Gasolina" and his third studio album Barrio Fino, Yankee embarked at the Barrio Fino World Tour to promote the album. In December 2004, Yankee performed at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico, becoming the first urban act to do so. As of July 2005, Barrio Fino had sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide.{{Cite web |date=2005-07-27 |title=Daddy Yankee lanza su gira estadounidense por 16 ciudades |url=https://www.eluniverso.com/2005/07/27/0001/259/C9E27B396787484FBB20339AFFFA835C.html |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=El Universo |language=es}} On July 27, 2005 it was revealed to the press the dates of Yankee US leg of the tour under the name Who's Your Daddy Tour including a presentation co-headlined with Carlos Vives at Madison Square Garden in New York City.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lhQEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Daddy+Yankee+Tour&pg=PA8 |title=Billboard |date=2005-08-06 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=July 27, 2005 |title=Daddy Yankee se va de gira en agosto |url=https://peopleenespanol.com/article/daddy-yankee-se-va-de-gira-en-agosto/ |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=People en Español |language=es}} Also, at the same press conference, he explained his intentions to release a DVD recorded during his concert in Puerto Rico the past year titled Barrio Fino en Directo.{{Cite web |date=2005-07-28 |title=Daddy Yankee abre gira en Madison Square Garden con Carlos Vives |url=https://www.impactousa.com/ci_2895730/ |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=Excelsior California |language=es-MX}} Other sources stated that the live album and the DVD were going to include footage of the tour along with new recorded songs, and was set to be released late that year along with the movie Talento de Barrio, and with his clothing line and shoe line with the partnership of Reebok.

On August 30, 2005, Yankee signed a distribution contract with Interescope Records. On the press note, he stated his intentions to release his new album El Cartel in November of the same year and Barrio Fino Directo in early 2006.{{Cite web |date=August 30, 2005 |title=Daddy Yankee firma con Interscope Records |url=https://peopleenespanol.com/article/daddy-yankee-firma-con-interscope-records/ |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=People en Español |language=es}} On October 16, 2005, Daddy Yankee performed as the last act at the closure day of the Festival Presidente in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in front of 50,000 fans. It was the first urban act to perform at the festival.{{Cite web |date=2005-12-25 |title=El 2005 fue el año del reggaetón |url=https://hoy.com.do/el-2005-fue-el-ano-del-reggaeton/ |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=Hoy Digital |language=en}} The album was set to be released in September 2005, however it was pushed back for unknown reasons. The first single, "Rompe", was released on September 30, 2005. In late November 2005, MTV announced that the release date was December 13, 2005, and the album was going to include five new tracks produced by Urba y Monserrate and Luny Tunes.

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Barrio Fino en Directo received mixed to positive reviews. Jason Birchmeier from Allmusic gave it a score of 3.5 out of 5, and stated "The new studio recordings are all promising, raising the level of anticipation for Daddy's next studio album to a ridiculous level".{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/barrio-fino-en-directo-mw0000264557|title=Barrio Fino en Directo - Daddy Yankee {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic|language=en-us|access-date=2019-04-05}}

In the United States, the first week predictions were between 50k-60k.{{Cite web|url=https://hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=277857|title=HITS Daily Double : Rumor Mill - ONE-DAY SALES: THE BICE SQUAD HITS RETAIL|website=HITS Daily Double|language=en|access-date=2020-04-03}} Barrio Fino en Directo debuted at number 24 in the Billboard 200 in the last week of 2005 with over 100,000 copies sold.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/eminem-stays-on-top-of-the-chart-89670/|title=Eminem Stays on Top of the Chart|last=Mar|first=Alex|date=2005-12-21|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-09}} It spent 13 weeks at the top of the US Billboard Top Latin Albums and was the best-selling Latin album in the US in 2006 with 484,000 copies sold.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/music-latin-dc-idUSN1043099320071210|title=Latin music sales plummet in 2007|date=2007-12-10|work=Reuters|access-date=2019-07-17|language=en}} The album was also certified Gold by the RIAA with an excess of 500,000 copies sold. It is the 13th best-selling Latin album in the US according to Nielsen SoundScan, Billboard with 809,000 copies sold.{{Cite web|title=The Top 25 Biggest Selling Latin Albums of the Last 25 Years: Selena, Shakira & More|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/selena-quintanilla-top-selling-latin-albums-ranking-25-years/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-27|website=Billboard Pro|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127213717/https://www.billboard.com/pro/selena-quintanilla-top-selling-latin-albums-ranking-25-years/ |archive-date=2022-01-27 }}

{{Track listing

| total_length = 53:12

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = En Directo

| extra1 = Echo

| length1 = 1:36

| title2 = King Daddy (Live)

| extra2 = Luny Tunes

| length2 = 2:35

| title3 = Dale Caliente (Live)

| extra3 = {{hlist|Fido|Monserrate & DJ Urba}}

| length3 = 3:17

| title4 = El Empuje (Live)

| extra4 = Monserrate & DJ Urba

| length4 = 3:28

| title5 = Tu Príncipe (Live)

| note5 = featuring Zion & Lennox

| extra5 = Luny Tunes

| length5 = 3:35

| title6 = Santifica Tus Escapularios (Live)

| extra6 = Luny Tunes

| length6 = 3:25

| title7 = Corazones (Live)

| extra7 = {{hlist|Echo|Diesel}}

| length7 = 1:37

| title8 = No Me Dejes Solo (Live)

| extra8 = {{hlist|Fido|Monserrate & DJ Urba}}

| length8 = 1:37

| title9 = Lo Que Pasó, Pasó (Live)

| extra9 = {{hlist|Luny Tunes|Eliel}}

| length9 = 3:37

| title10 = Gasolina (Live)

| extra10 = Luny Tunes

| length10 = 5:06

| title11 = Rompe

| extra11 = {{hlist|Sam "Fish" Fisher|Monserrate & DJ Urba}}

| length11 = 3:08

| title12 = Machucando

| extra12 = Luny Tunes

| length12 = 2:58

| title13 = Gangsta Zone

| note13 = featuring Snoop Dogg

| extra13 = {{hlist|Nely|Naldo}}

| length13 = 3:33

| title14 = Machete Reloaded

| note14 = featuring Paul Wall

| extra14 = Monserrate & DJ Urba

| length14 = 3:27

| title15 = Como Dice Que Dijo

| note15 = Skit

| extra15 = Sam "Fish" Fisher

| length15 = 0:41

| title16 = El Truco

| extra16 = {{hlist|DJ Urba|Sam "Fish" Fisher}}

| length16 = 3:39

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = iTunes Bonus Tracks

| total_length = 1:10:38

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title17 = El Caldo

| extra17 = Luny Tunes

| length17 = 3:39

| title18 = Gangsta Zone (Official Remix)

| note18 = featuring Arcángel, De La Ghetto, Héctor el Father, Yomo and Angel Doze

| extra18 = {{hlist|Nely|Naldo}}

| length18 = 6:53

| title19 = Rompe (Official Remix)

| note19 = featuring Lloyd Banks and Young Buck)

| extra19 = Monserrate & DJ Urba

| length19 = 3:27

| title20 = Rompe (Official Remix)

| note20 = featuring Lloyd Banks, Young Buck and Nelly Furtado

| extra20 = Monserrate & DJ Urba

| length20 = 3:27

}}

      DVD

1. "En Directo" (Documentary)

• DY Live

2. "King Daddy"
3. "Dale Caliente"
4. "El Caldo"
5. "Gasolina"

• Special Features

6. "Corazones" - Video
7. "Corazones" - Behind The Scenes
8. "Talento De Barrio" Trailer
9. "Long Distance"
10. "Studio Recordings, Miami"
11. "Zion & Lennox, World Tour"
12. "Coming Soon"

• Photo Gallery

1. "Barrio Fino Album"
2. "Barrio Fino Promo"
3. "2005 Tour Shoot"

This was an alternative version with mostly studio songs.

{{Track listing

| headline = Tormenta Tropical, Vol. 1

| total_length =

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Rompe

| extra1 = {{hlist|Sam "Fish" Fisher|Monserrate & DJ Urba}}

| length1 = 3:08

| title2 = Gangsta Zone

| note2 = featuring Snoop Dogg

| extra2 = {{hlist|Nely|Naldo}}

| length2 = 3:33

| title3 = Machucando

| extra3 = Luny Tunes

| length3 = 2:58

| title4 = Gasolina

| extra4 = Luny Tunes

| length4 = 3:12

| title5 = Lo Que Pasó, Pasó

| extra5 = {{hlist|Luny Tunes|Eliel}}

| writer5 = {{hlist|Ayala|Joan Ortiz}}

| length5 = 3:30

| title6 = Machete (Remix)

| note6 = featuring Paul Wall

| extra6 = Luny Tunes

| length6 = 3:25

| title7 = El Truco

| extra7 = {{hlist|DJ Urba|Sam "Fish" Fisher}}

| length7 = 3:39

| title8 = Rompe (International Remix)

| note8 = featuring Lloyd Banks, Young Buck and Nelly Furtado

| extra8 = Monserrate & DJ Urba

| length8 = 3:27

| title9 = King Daddy (Live In San Juan, Puerto Rico)

| extra9 = Luny Tunes

| length9 = 2:35

| title10 = Gasolina (Live In San Juan, Puerto Rico)

| extra10 = Luny Tunes

| length10 = 7:39

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Videos

| title1 = King Daddy (Live Video)

| title2 = Gasolina (Live Video)

| title3 = Rompe (Latin Version) (Music Video)

| title4 = Gangsta Zone (Music Video)

| note4 = featuring Snoop Dogg

}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|title=Barrio Fino En Directo|artist=Daddy Yankee|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2005}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Barrio Fino En Directo|artist=Daddy Yankee|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2005|salesamount=809,000|salesref={{cite magazine|last1=Estevez|first1=Marjua|title=The Top 25 Biggest Selling Latin Albums of the Last 25 Years: Selena, Shakira & More|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8005603/selena-quintanilla-top-selling-latin-albums-ranking-25-years|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=October 18, 2017|date=October 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017153546/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8005603/selena-quintanilla-top-selling-latin-albums-ranking-25-years|archive-date=October 17, 2017}}}}

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• 2005 in Latin music
• List of best-selling Latin albums in the United States
• List of number-one Billboard Latin Rhythm Albums of 2005
• List of number-one Billboard Latin Rhythm Albums of 2006

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