Tempted to Touch

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"Tempted to Touch"
Single by Rupee
from the album 1 on 1
Released9 August 2004 (2004-08-09)
Genre
Length3:42
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Rupert Antonio Clarke
  • Darron Sean Grant
Producer(s) Darron Sean Grant

"Tempted to Touch" is a song by Barbadian soca musician Rupee. The song was first released in 2002 on the VP Records sublabel Waist Line Muzik, backed with the song's riddim, "The Grippa Riddim". [1] It also appeared on the compilation album Soca Gold 2003 before getting a slightly different sound for its 2004 single release. Upon its release, the song reached number 44 on the UK Singles Chart, number 39 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number five on the Romanian Top 100.

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A reggaeton remix of the song features Daddy Yankee. The song was included on Billboard's "12 Best Dancehall & Reggaeton Choruses of the 21st Century" at number five. [2]

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United States9 August 2004
 [20]
United Kingdom11 October 2004
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 [21]
Australia14 February 2005CD [22]

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