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2005 single by Sean Paul From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Temperature" is the third worldwide and the second US single from Jamaican musician Sean Paul's third studio album, The Trinity (2005). The song uses the dancehall riddim "Applause". Officially, there are two versions of the song, which only differ in their rhythm. The track was produced by Rohan "Snowcone" Fuller and received a positive reception from music critics. Released as the second US single in December 2005, the song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 the following year to become Paul's third US No. 1 single. The single also reached the top 10 in Canada and France and the top 20 in Australia and the United Kingdom. "Temperature" is widely regarded as Paul's signature song.[1]
"Temperature" | ||||
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Single by Sean Paul | ||||
from the album The Trinity | ||||
B-side | "Breakout" | |||
Released | 5 December 2005 | |||
Genre | Dancehall | |||
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Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Rohan "Snowcone" Fuller | |||
Sean Paul singles chronology | ||||
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The official music video, directed by Little X, has surpassed 400 million views on YouTube.[2] In the video, Sean Paul is seen rapping with female backup dancers. The first dance sequence was with blowing leaves, centered in autumn. Then as weather gets cooler, Paul is in the snow while the thermometer freezing, centered in winter. The third sequence is in the rain, centered on spring. Finally, Paul 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, Paul raps and is in a club while performing to the song "Breakout".
US 12-inch single[3]
Australian CD single[4]
European CD single[5]
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UK CD1[6]
UK CD2[7]
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Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[52] | Gold | 35,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[53] | 3× Platinum | 240,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[54] | Platinum | 90,000‡ |
Germany (BVMI)[55] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[56] | Platinum | 100,000‡ |
Japan (RIAJ)[57] | Gold | 100,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[58] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[59] | Gold | 20,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[60] | 2× Platinum | 1,200,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[61] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
Ringtone | ||
Canada (Music Canada)[62] | 3× Platinum | 120,000* |
United States (RIAA)[63] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | 5 December 2005 | [64] | ||
23 January 2006 | Contemporary hit radio | [65] | ||
United Kingdom | 20 March 2006 |
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Australia | 22 May 2006 | CD | [67] |
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