Temperature

"Temperature" is a reggae–dancehall song written by Sean Paul for his third album The Trinity (2005). The song reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, Sean Paul's third U.S. #1 along with "Get Busy" and "Baby Boy" with Beyonce. "Temperature" was the (second US single) from Sean Paul's The Trinity album. The song was produced by Rohan "Snowcone" Fuller and received a positive reception from music critics. The song was released as the second U.S. single in the first quarter of 2006 and reached number one in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Paul's third number one hit single. It reached the top ten in Canada and France and the top twenty in the United Kingdom, peaking at #11 there. In Australia, "Temperature" debuted at number nineteen but quickly found its way to number five the following weeks. "Temperature" became Sean Paul's biggest hit single in the US. In Australia it became a smash hit, with Sean Paul making interview appearances on the Paul Celoni Radio Show, and shows alike. Even though it only spent one week at #1, as opposed to "Get Busy" and its three weeks on top, "Temperature" showed extreme longevity on The Billboard Hot 100 spending 17 weeks in the top 10. Until Nelly Furtado and Timbaland's "Promiscuous,"this was the longest run in the top ten for a single in 2006. On top of that it became Sean Paul's first single to sell an excess of one million digital downloads, earning platinum certification. The song uses the dancehall riddim "Applause". It was also used in the game Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA 2. It can be heard in the 2007 film, Norbit. Officially, there are two versions of the song. Only the use of the riddim makes both versions different. In 2008 the media reported a story regarding Stacey Gayle of New York City who experienced seizures as a result of hearing the song.

[Intro] Oh-oh Oh-oh Di gyaldem Schillaci, Chanderpaul Suh mi give it to, suh mi give it to Suh mi give it to, to all girls Five million and forty naughty shorty Baby girl, all my girls All my girls, Chanderpaul seh [Chorus] Well woman, the way the time cold, I wanna be keepin' you warm I got the right temperature fi shelter you from the storm Oh Lord, gyal, I got the right tactics to turn you on And girl, I wanna be the papa, you can be the mom, oh-oh! [Refrain] Make I see di gyal dem breakout 'pon di floor From you don't want no worthless performer (Oh-oh) From you don't want no man weh can't turn you on Gyal, make I see your hand dem up on ya (Oh-oh) Can't tan 'pon it long, nah eat no yam No steam fish, nor no green banana (Oh-oh) But down in Jamaica, we give it to you hot like a sauna [Chorus] Well woman, the way the time cold, I wanna be keepin' you warm I got the right temperature fi shelter you from the storm Oh Lord, gyal, I got the right tactics to turn you on And girl, I wanna be the papa, you can be the mom, oh-oh! [Verse 1] Bumper exposed and gyal, ya got your chest out But you no wasters 'cause gyal, ya impress out (Oh-oh) And if ya diss out a me, ya fi test out 'Cause I got the remedy fi make ya de-stress out (Oh-oh) Mi haffi flaunt it, become a God bless out And girl, if you want it, you haffi confess out (Oh-oh) I no lie, weh we need, set speed Haffi test the mattress out [Chorus] Well woman, the way the time cold, I wanna be keepin' you warm I got the right temperature fi shelter you from the storm Oh Lord, gyal, I got the right tactics to turn you on And girl, I wanna be the papa, you can be the mom, oh-oh [Verse 2] Gyal, don't say me crazy now This strange love it a no Brigitte and Flavor show (Oh-oh) Time fi we make baby now So stop, gwaan like you a actin' shady, yo (Oh-oh) Woman, don't play me now 'Cause I no Fred Sanford, not Grady, yo (Oh-oh) My lovin' is the way to go My lovin' is the way to go [Chorus] Well woman, the way the time cold, I wanna be keepin' you warm I got the right temperature fi shelter you from the storm Oh Lord, gyal, I got the right tactics to turn you on And girl, I wanna be the papa, you can be the mom, oh-oh! [Verse 3] When you roll with a player like me With a bredda like me, gyal, there is no other (Oh-oh) No need to talk it right here Just park it right here, keep it undercover (Oh-oh) From me love how you fit inna your blouse And you fat inna your jeans and mi wan' discover (Oh-oh) Everything 'bout you, baby girl Can't you hear when me utter? [Chorus] Well woman, the way the time cold, I wanna be keepin' you warm I got the right temperature fi shelter you from the storm Oh Lord, gyal, I got the right tactics to turn you on And girl, I wanna be the papa, you can be the mom, oh-oh! [Refrain] Make I see di gyal dem breakout 'pon di floor From you don't want no worthless performer (Oh-oh) From you don't want no man weh can't turn you on Gyal, make I see your hand dem up on ya (Oh-oh) Can't tan 'pon it long, nah eat no yam No steam fish, nor no green banana (Oh-oh) But down in Jamaica, we give it to you hot like a sauna [Chorus] Well woman, the way the time cold, I wanna be keepin' you warm I got the right temperature fi shelter you from the storm Oh Lord, gyal, I got the right tactics to turn you on And girl, I wanna be the papa, you can be the mom, oh-oh! [Outro] Oh-oh Oh-oh Oh-oh