Temperature—the 2005 hit by Dancehall superstar Sean Paul on Rohan “Jah Snowcone” Fuller’s Applause riddim—is now certified double platinum in the United Kingdom.
According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the song was issued the BRIT Certified Multi-Platinum (2X) award on Friday (September 22) after it surpassed 1,200,000 units sold in the UK as measured by The Official Charts Company.
The track reached Platinum status (600,000 units) in September 2019, 14 years after its release, and took just four more years to double that figure in the country.
Released as a single on Paul’s third studio album, The Trinity, Temperature reached No. 11 on the UK Singles chart, where it spent 23 weeks.
In the United States, it topped the Billboard Hot 100. Even though it only spent one week at No. 1, Temperature showed extreme longevity on the chart, spending 17 weeks in the top 10. In 2017, it was certified 3X Platinum in the country for sales and streams exceeding 3,000,000 units.
The official music video, directed by Little X, has over 389 million views on YouTube, while the song has over 706 million plays on Spotify.
Temperature is among five Sean Paul-led songs certified Platinum or higher in the UK. No Lie with Dua Lipa is currently 2X Platinum, while Baby Boy with Beyonce, Get Busy, and She Doesn’t Mind are certified Platinum. Like Glue, Got 2 Luv U with Alexis Jordan, and Mad Love with David Guetta and Becky G are certified Gold.
Jah Snowcone’s Applause juggling riddim had also featured Sizzla’s Run Out Pon Dem, Shane O’s Lighting Flash, Kiprich’s Tek Time, Wayne Wonder’s Eyes On You, Capleton’s Wait A Bit, Red Rat’s Shake That, Beenie Man’s Clean Yuh Heart, and more.
When Temperature was included in an episode of Hulu’s The Dropout last year, Jah Snowcone expressed gratitude for the song’s enduring appeal.
“When you put in the prayer and you put in the work, then it must work. Mi just a give thanks, this song ah carry me through so mi just a give God thanks,” he had told DancehallMag.
It has also been featured in the TV series Girls (2013), Workaholics (2012), The Boondocks (2007), and in the film Norbit (2007).
Sean Paul’s 18-track The Trinity album had also featured We Be Burnin’, Ever Blazin’, and Give It Up To Me.
The album, which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart and No. 11 on the UK Albums chart, is currently certified Platinum in the US, for sales exceeding 1,000,000 units, and Gold in the UK for sales exceeding 100,000 units.
It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album, but lost to Damian Marley’s Welcome To Jamrock in 2006.
(DancehallMag)
