Tomahawk Technique

Tomahawk Technique
Studio album by Sean Paul
Released	January 24, 2012 (2012-01-24) (see release history)
Recorded	2010–2011
Genre	Dancehall, dance-pop, hip house, R&B
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Stargate, Shellback, Benny Blanco
Sean Paul chronology
Imperial Blaze (2009) Tomahawk Technique (2012) Full Frequency (2013)
Singles from Tomahawk Technique
"Got 2 Luv U" Released: July 19, 2011 (2011-07-19) "She Doesn't Mind" Released: October 31, 2011 (2011-10-31) "Hold On" Released: February 7, 2012 (2012-02-07) "Dream Girl (Remix)" Released: March 28, 2012 (2012-03-28) "How Deep Is Your Love" Released: July 24, 2012 (2012-07-24) "Touch The Sky" Released: August 03, 2012

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(48/100)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Guardian	[3]
NME	(3/10)[4]
Now	[5]

Tomahawk Technique is the fifth studio album by Jamaican dancehall recording artist Sean Paul, released through Atlantic Records (Warner Music Group) from January 24, 2012.^[6] This album was released on January 24, 2012 in USA.

Background

Sean said to music blog Rap-Up that Akon, Stargate, DJ Ammo, Benny Blanco, and Kelly Rowland, would appear on the album.^[7] "There's a broadening of my artistry, I’m working with other producers and artists I’ve never worked with," the Jamaican rapper told Reuters at the recent KIIS FM Jingle Bell Ball in Los Angeles. "Tomahawk Technique" follows the success of the singer’s 2009′s record “Imperial Blaze,” which earned Paul a Grammy nomination for Best Reggae album. For the new CD, he has teamed up with producers Rico Love, Benny Blanco and Stargate, who have been behind artists such as Katy Perry, Rihanna and Natasha Bedingfield, to work on his new album. “What’s going to surprise fans is that there’s a lot more singing, more high notes that I never used to do before,” said Paul, adding “it’s a mixture of pop music into dance music.”^[8]

“I’m trying to bridge the gap, broaden my artistry,” Sean told Rap-Up TV. “I’m asking [the producers] to try and make dancehall from their perspective. So it’s sounding more international than dancehall.”^[9] The album's Japanese version features an upcoming Japanese singer/songwriter, Zia Benjamin.,^[10] as well as a remix of the song "Dream Girl" featuring Japanese artiste, Lecca.

Singles

The first single "Got 2 Luv U" features vocals from American singer Alexis Jordan. It was released on the July 19, 2011 by Atlantic Records. The song was written by Sean Paul, Ryan Tedder and Stargate, and it was produced by Stargate.^[11][12] It reached number 1 in Switzerland and the Top 10 in several countries worldwide.

"She Doesn't Mind" was released as the second single taken from Tomahawk Technique. It was written by Sean Paul, Shellback and Benny Blanco and was produced by Shellback and Benny Blanco. It was released on September 29, 2011 on NRJ & Skyrock (French radios), and to iTunes on October 31.^[13] Like its predecessor, "She Doesn't Mind" topped the Swiss Singles Chart as well as the Austrian Singles chart and reached top-ten in many other European territories. "Hold On" was released as the third single in February 2012. It reached number 1 in Belgium and number 35 in France. "Dream Girl (remix)" featuring Lecca was released as a single in Japan on March 28, 2012 while in the United States, "How Deep Is Your Love" featuring Kelly Rowland was released as the fifth single on July 24, 2012. The single has so far reached number seventy-two in Switzerland.^[14]

Track listing

Charts

Release history

References

External links

• Tomahawk Technique at Metacritic