"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 in December 2005, "Temperature" reached 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.
Commercial performance Throughout 2006, "Temperature" sold 1,533,362 digital copies in the United States.
Music video
The official music video, directed by Little X, has surpassed 500 million views on YouTube. 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 is sitting in a Chrysler 300 LX at an import tuner meet holding a dance off in a warehouse, rapping the beginning of "Breakout" and the meet is busted by a Toronto Metropolitan Police officer in a peculiarly long phased out vehicle.
Track listings
US 12-inch single A1. "Temperature" (album version) – 3:37 A2. "Temperature" (instrumental) – 3:37 B1. "Breakout" (album version) – 2:59 B2. "Breakout" (instrumental) – 2:59
Australian CD single "Temperature" (album version) "U a Pro" "As Time Goes On"
European CD single "Temperature" (album version) "U a Pro"
UK CD1 "Temperature" (album version) – 3:37 "As Time Goes On" – 4:53
UK CD2 "Temperature" – 3:37 "As Time Goes On" – 4:53 "U a Pro" – 2:57 "Temperature" (video) "Temperature" (Mytone ringtone)
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2006)PeakpositionCanada (Nielsen SoundScan)2Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)2European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)1France Airplay (SNEP) 1Russia Airplay (TopHit) Select Russia from Charts.146US Pop 100 (Billboard)2
Year-end charts Chart (2006)PositionAustralia (ARIA)30Australian Urban (ARIA)11Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)70Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)19Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)10Brazil (Crowley)66European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)42France (SNEP)32Germany (Media Control GfK)69Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)53Netherlands (Single Top 100)37Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)59UK Singles (OCC)111UK Urban (Music Week)14US Billboard Hot 1002US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)44US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)28US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard)8
Decade-end charts Chart (2000–2009)PositionUS Billboard Hot 10063
Certifications
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United States5 December 200523 January 2006Contemporary hit radioUnited Kingdom20 March 2006Australia22 May 2006CD
See also List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2006 (U.S.) List of European number-one hits of 2006
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