Temperature (song)

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"Temperature"
Sean Paul Temperature.jpg
Single by Sean Paul
from the album The Trinity
B-side "Breakout"
Released5 December 2005 (2005-12-05)
Genre Dancehall
Length
  • 3:36 (album version)
  • 3:06 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Rohan "Snowcone" Fuller
Sean Paul singles chronology
"Ever Blazin'"
(2005)
"Temperature"
(2005)
"Never Gonna Be the Same"
(2006)

"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]

Contents

Music video

The winter sequence from the music video. TemperatureVideo.png
The winter sequence from the music video.

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".

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [52] Gold35,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [53] 3× Platinum240,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [54] Platinum90,000
Germany (BVMI) [55] Platinum600,000
Italy (FIMI) [56] Platinum100,000
Japan (RIAJ) [57] Gold100,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [58] Gold30,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [59] Gold20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [60] 2× Platinum1,200,000
United States (RIAA) [61] 3× Platinum3,000,000
Ringtone
Canada (Music Canada) [62] 3× Platinum120,000*
United States (RIAA) [63] 2× Platinum2,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United States5 December 2005 [64]
23 January 2006 Contemporary hit radio [65]
United Kingdom20 March 2006
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
[66]
Australia22 May 2006CD [67]

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