Turn It Up (Sean Paul song)

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"Turn It Up"
Sean Paul Turn It Up.jpg
Single by Sean Paul
from the album Full Frequency
Released30 October 2013
Recorded2013
Genre Dancehall, dance-pop
Length3:54
Label Atlantic Records
Songwriter(s) Joshua Coleman, Sean Paul Henriques, David Listenbee, Jordan Orvosh
Sean Paul singles chronology
"Entertainment 2.0"
(2013)
"Turn It Up"
(2013)
"Want Dem All"
(2013)

"Turn It Up" is a song by Jamaican recording artist Sean Paul from his sixth studio album Full Frequency . It was released on 30 October 2013 as a digital download. The song peaked at number 35 on the UK Singles Chart.

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Chart performance

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Scotland (OCC) [1] 32
UK Singles (OCC) [2] 35

Release history

RegionsDatesFormatLabel
United Kingdom20 October 2013 [3] Digital downloadAtlantic Records
Germany22 November 2013 [4] Digital DownloadAtlantic Records

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