Temptation (The Tea Party song)

"Temptation" is a song by Canadian rock band The Tea Party from the album Transmission. It was released as a single in Australia and a promotional single in Canada and the United States.^[1] The music video was shot in Toronto.

"Temptation"
Commercial CD Single, Australia
Single by The Tea Party
from the album Transmission
A-side	"Temptation", "Pulse"
B-side	"The River (Alhambra Tour)"
Released	July 1997
Recorded	Alkemical Studios (Montreal), Studio Morin Heights (Morin Heights)
Genre	Industrial rock
Length	2:55
Label	EMI Music Canada
Songwriter(s)	The Tea Party
Producer(s)	Jeff Martin
The Tea Party singles chronology
"Sister Awake Remix" (1996) "Temptation" (1997) "Babylon" (1997)

"Temptation" is a standard three-piece rock song with keyboard accompaniment and an introduction composed of tar (lute) and a sped-up sample of Led Zeppelin's "When the Levee Breaks".

The song ranked #5 on CILQ-FM's Top 107 songs of 1997.^[2]

Trivia

• An instrumental of this song was used in Trailer Park Boys: The Movie.
• Also, this song was featured on the soundtrack of the video game Road Rash 3D.
• Additionally, this song was a track on the EA Sports NHL 2002 video game soundtrack.
• The song is covered by Nevermore and released as bonus song on their album The Obsidian Conspiracy
• This song is The Tea Party's only US Chart entry (US Billboard Active Rock Chart #36 ^[3]).

Track listing

1. "Temptation"
2. "The River (Alhambra Tour)"
3. "Pulse"

Charts

Chart performance for "Temptation"

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	57