Temperature (song)
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| Single by Sean Paul | ||
| from the album The Trinity | ||
| Released | March 2006: Worldwide | |
| Format | CD single: Worldwide | |
| Recorded | 2005 | |
| Genre | Reggae–Dancehall | |
| Length | 3:47 | |
| Label | Atlantic Records/VP Records | |
| Writer(s) | S. Henriques A. Marshall R. Fuller |
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| Producer(s) | Rohan "Snowcone" Fuller | |
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| Sean Paul singles chronology | ||
| "Ever Blazin'" (2005) |
"Temperature" (2006) |
"Cry Baby Cry" (Santana, Sean Paul and Joss Stone) (2006) |
"Temperature" is a reggae–dancehall song written by Sean Paul for his third album The Trinity (2005).
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[edit] About
"Temperature" was the third international single (second US single) from 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 smash 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 it three weeks on top, "Temperature" showed extreme longevity on The Billboard Hot 100 spending an amazing 17 weeks in the top 10. Until Nelly Furtado's 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 . However, as of January 2006 is still only certified gold for this achievement.
The song uses the dancehall riddim Applause.
[edit] 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 fall. 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 around spring. Finally he's at a tanning salon squirting sunscreen, centered around summer. At the end he raps and is in a club while performing to the song "Breakout."
[edit] 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)
- Mytone Ringtone
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position [1] |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Ringtones | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Songs | 10 |
| World R&B Top 30 Singles | 1 |
| World Dance/Trance Top 30 Singles | 4 |
| World Singles Official Top 100 | 5 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 2 |
| Polish Singles Chart | 2 |
| French Singles Chart | 4 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 6 |
| UK Singles Chart | 11 |
| German Singles Chart | 14 |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 5 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 10 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 20 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 26 |
| Belgian Singles Chart | 8 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 24 |
| Preceded by "So Sick" by Ne-Yo |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single April 1, 2006 |
Succeeded by "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter |
Studio albums: Stage One · Dutty Rock · The Trinity
Singles: "Deport Them" · "Gimme the Light" · "Get Busy" · "Like Glue" · "Breathe" · "Baby Boy" · "I'm Still in Love With You" · "We Be Burnin'" · "Ever Blazin'" · "Temperature/Breakout" · "Cry Baby Cry" · "Never Gonna Be the Same" · "(When You Gonna) Give It up to Me" · "Break It Off"
