Temperature (song)
| "Temperature" | ||||
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| Single by Sean Paul | ||||
| from the album The Trinity | ||||
| Released | 24 January 2006 | |||
| Format | CD single | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | R&B, dancehall | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | Atlantic/VP Records | |||
| Writer(s) |
S. Henriques A. Marshall R. Fuller | |||
| Producer(s) | Rohan "Snowcone" Fuller | |||
| Certification | 2x Platinum (RIAA) | |||
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"Temperature" was the third worldwide and the second American single from Jamaican rapper Sean Paul's The Trinity album. The song was produced by Rohan "Snowcone" Fuller and received a positive reception from music critics. The song was released as the second U.S. single in the first quarter of 2006 and reached number one in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Paul's third number one hit single. It reached the top ten in Canada and France and the top twenty in the United Kingdom, peaking at #11 there. In Australia, "Temperature" debuted at number nineteen but quickly found its way to number five the following weeks.
"Temperature" became Sean Paul's biggest hit single in the US. In Australia it became a hit, with Sean Paul making interview appearances on the Paul Celoni Radio Show, and shows alike. Even though it only spent one week at #1, as opposed to "Get Busy" and its three weeks on top, "Temperature" showed extreme longevity on The Billboard Hot 100 spending 17 weeks in the top 10. Until Nelly Furtado and Timbaland's "Promiscuous, "this was the longest run in the top ten for a single in 2006. On top of that it became Sean Paul's first single to sell an excess of one million digital downloads, earning platinum certification.
The song uses the dancehall riddim "Applause". It was also used in the game Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA 2. It can be heard in the 2007 film, Norbit. This song was also used in the game Dance Central how DLC
Officially, there are two versions of the song. Only the use of the rhythm makes both versions different.
In 2008, the media reported a story regarding Stacey Gayle of New York City who experienced seizures as a result of hearing the song.[1]
Music video
In this video Sean Paul is seen dancing quite close with female dancers. The first dance sequence was with blowing leaves, centered in autumn. Then as weather gets colder, he is in the snow with the thermometer frozen, centered in winter. The third sequence is in the rain, centered on spring. Finally he's at a tanning salon squirting sunscreen, centered on summer. There is evident sexual innuendo in the squirting of the lotion from the sunscreen bottles. At the end he raps and is in a club while performing to the song "Breakout."
Track listing
UK - CD: 1
- "Temperature" (Album Version)
- "As Time Goes On" (Album Re-Release Version)
UK - CD: 2
- "Temperature" (Album Version)
- "As Time Goes On" (Album Re-Release Version)
- "U a Pro" (Non-Album Track)
- "Temperature" [Video Enhancment]
- "Temperature" (Ringtone)
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Certifications
Yearly charts
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See also
- List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2006 (U.S.)
- List of European number-one hits of 2006
References
- ↑ Sean Paul Music Triggers Woman's Seizures
- ↑ "European Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. April 22, 2006. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 17, 2006" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Temperature - Sean Paul". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2006 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 2006". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Rapports Annuels 2006". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2006". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Charts Plus Year End 2006". Charts Plus. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Best of 2006 - Hot 100 Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
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