Make My Love Go

"Make My Love Go" is a song by English singer Jay Sean, and the lead single from his upcoming studio album. It is Jay Sean's first single release in three years. The song features Jamaican singer Sean Paul, who previously collaborated with Jay Sean on the 2010 single "Do You Remember". The song was produced by J-Remy and also features vocals from Kiana Ledé. The single was released on 5 February 2016, by Sony Music.

"Make My Love Go"
Single by Jay Sean featuring Sean Paul
Released	5 February 2016 (2016-02-05)
Genre	Dancehall[1][2] tropical house[2]
Length	3:31
Label	Sony
Songwriter(s)	Kamaljit Jhooti Sean Paul Henriques Jeremy Skaller Marty James Louis Bell Harry Hyams Max Elliott Winston Sela
Producer(s)	J-Remy OFM
Jay Sean singles chronology
"Freak" (2015) "Make My Love Go" (2016) "Thinking About You" (2016)
Sean Paul singles chronology
"Dangerous Love" (2014) "Make My Love Go" (2016) "Cheap Thrills" (2016)

Background

Sean collaborated with Sean Paul on his second single, "Do You Remember", from his third album overall (and his first studio album in the United States) All or Nothing. The single received positive reviews from critics, and reached number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 on 9 January 2010, becoming Sean's second most successful single in the US, after his multi-platinum hit, "Down".

It contains a sample of lyrics from Maxi Priest's song "Close to You" (1990).

Release

The single was released worldwide on 5 February 2016.^[3]

Music video

The music video for the song featured Jay Sean, Sean Paul and Candice Craig, who has also featured Sean's "All I Want" music video. It was released on 12 February 2016.^[4]

Chart performance

The song reached number 16 on the Dutch Top 40 chart and number 24 on the Single Top 100 chart.

The Song reached No.1 on the UK Asian Music Charts.

The song has reached number 49 on the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

• Digital download

1. "Make My Love Go" (featuring Sean Paul) – 3:31

• iTunes download

1. "Make My Love Go" (Remix) (featuring Sean Paul and Maluma) – 3:41

Credits

• Jay Sean – lead vocals
• Sean Paul – lead vocals
• Kiana Ledé - background vocals (chorus)

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2016) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 52 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[6] 16 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[7] 33 Germany (GfK)[8] 22 Ireland (IRMA)[9] 65 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 14 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 22 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[12] 79 Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[13] 9 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 78 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 48 UK Singles (OCC)[16] 49 UK Asian (Official Charts Company)[17] 1 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[18] 7

Year-end charts Chart (2016) Position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 66 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 79

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[21]	Gold	200,000‡
Netherlands (NVPI)[22]	Platinum	30,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[23]	Gold	20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[24]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Jay Sean Talks About Zayn Malik & Being Back With New Music". Capital FM. 13 April 2016. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
2. Breihan, Tom (6 October 2021). "The Number Ones: Maxi Priest's "Close To You". Stereogum. Retrieved 9 December 2023. Jay Sean heavily interpolated "Close To You" on "Make My Love Go"..."Close To You" translated just fine to a dancehall-inflected tropical-house context.
3. "Make My Love Go - Jay Sean Feat. Sean Paul Out Feb 5". Jay Sean club. 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
4. "Make My Love Go - Jay Sean Feat. Sean Paul Is Out Now (Worldwide)". Jay Sean club. 8 February 2016. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
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6. "Jay Sean feat. Sean Paul – Make My Love Go" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
7. "Jay Sean feat. Sean Paul – Make My Love Go" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
8. "Jay Sean feat. Sean Paul – Make My Love Go" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
9. "Chart Track: Week 23, 2016". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
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11. "Jay Sean feat. Sean Paul – Make Me Love Go" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
12. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
13. "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201638 into search. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
14. "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
15. "Jay Sean feat. Sean Paul – Make My Love Go". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
16. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
17. "Official Asian Chart". Official Charts Company. 3 April 2016. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
18. "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
19. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2016". Dutch Top 40. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
20. "Jaaroverzichten - Single 2016". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 9 March 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
21. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Jay Sean; 'Make My Love Go')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
22. "Dutch single certifications – Jay Sean – Make My Love Go" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 14 October 2021. Enter Make My Love Go in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 2016 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
23. "Sverigetopplistan – Jay Sean" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
24. "British single certifications – Jay Sean – Make My Love Go". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 October 2021.