We Be Burnin'

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“We Be Burnin'”
“We Be Burnin'” cover
Single by Sean Paul
from the album The Trinity
Released 18 August 2005: Worldwide
Format Digital download, CD: Worldwide
Recorded 2005
Genre Reggae–Dancehall
Length 3:35
Label Atlantic Records/VP Records
Producer Delano Thomas
Sean Paul singles chronology
"I'm Still In Love With You'"
(2004)		 "We Be Burnin'"
(2005)		 "Ever Blazin'"
(2005)

"We Be Burnin'" is the first single from Sean Paul's third studio album The Trinity.

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[edit] About

"We Be Burnin'" was released as the first single from The Trinity in August 2005 in the US and in September 2005 in the UK. In the US, the single peaked inside the Billboard Hot 100 at #6 and in the UK the single was an even bigger hit peaking at #2, held off #1 by The Pussycat Dolls single "Don't Cha". The single became his biggest solo hit in the UK, beating the #3 peak of "Like Glue" and spent just under 5 months inside the UK top 75. It was the single biggest hit from the album in the UK. However, it was "Temperature" that was the biggest hit from the album in the US.

"We Be Burnin'" was named "Best Pot Song" of 2005 by High Times Magazine. There are three official versions of the song:

  • "We Be Burnin' (Recognize It)" - the album version.
  • "We Be Burnin' (Legalize It)"
  • "Legalize It (Bubble Up riddim)".

The main difference between the 'Recognize It' and 'Legalize It' version is a change in the chorus lyrics to make the single more radio-friendly. While not explicit, 'Legalize It' contains lyrics that are suggestive of the legalization of marijuana.

Although the lyrics are different, Tami Chynn's single "Hyperventilating" as well as Capleton's single "Reign of Fire" utilizes the same riddim as Sean Paul's "We Be Burnin'", since both use the riddim "Stepz."

[edit] Track listings

UK - CD: 1

  1. "We Be Burnin' (Recognize It)" (Album Version)
  2. "We Be Burnin' (Legalize It)"

UK - CD: 2

  1. "We Be Burnin' (Recognize It)" (Album Version)
  2. Bounce It Right There (Non-Album Bonus Track)
  3. We Be Burnin (Video)
  4. Free ringtone

[edit] Music Video

The video was shot in LA deserts by Jesse Terrero showing two girls and an overheated Hummer H2 in the background and showing the two girls again but before their breakdown. Sean Paul is seen dancing with three other girls in front of highly modified semi-trucks and a truck that shoots flames.

[edit] Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position [1]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 6
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks 6
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 17
UK Singles Chart 2
Italy Singles Chart 6
German Singles Chart 5
Swiss Singles Chart 6
Irish Singles Chart 11
Austrian Singles Chart 10
Japanese Singles Chart 14
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Sean Paul
Albums
Stage One (2000) · Dutty Rock (2002) · The Trinity (2005)
Singles

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sean Paul's Temperature: Chart Positions. Retrieved on May 30, 2006.