About Temperature

"Temperature" is the third worldwide and the second U.S single from Jamaican musician Sean Paul's album The Trinity (2005). 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 No. 1 in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Paul's third No. 1 hit single. It reached the top 10 in Canada and France and the top 20 in the United Kingdom, peaking at No. 11 there. In Australia, "Temperature" debuted at No. 19 but quickly found its way to No. 5 the following weeks.

"Temperature" became Sean Paul's biggest hit single in the U.S. Even though it only spent one week at No. 1, "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 10 for a single in 2006. 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 heard in the video games Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA 2, Dance Central (in the latter as DLC) and Just Dance 2021. It can also be heard in the 2007 film, Norbit. Officially, there are two versions of the song, which only differ in their rhythm.