Sean Paul’s hit single “Temperature” has officially surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify.
It’s his first solo song to reach the milestone and his third overall. The track, produced by Rohan “Snowcone” Fuller on the Applause Riddim, was released as a single on December 5, 2005, and has remained one of the genre’s most enduring anthems.
Temperature was the second U.S. single (third worldwide) from Sean Paul’s triple platinum album The Trinity, released on September 29, 2005, via VP/Atlantic Records. The album also spawned hits like “Ever Blazin’” (2005) and “Never Gonna Be the Same” (2006).
The song remains one of Sean Paul’s biggest commercial successes being carried 3x Platinum as of August 17, 2017. It peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 10 in Canada and France, and reached the top 20 in Australia and the UK. It has also earned multiple Platinum and Gold certifications worldwide, including:
- Canada (Music Canada): 3× Platinum (240,000 units sold)
- UK (BPI): 2× Platinum (1,200,000 units sold)
- Australia (ARIA): Gold (35,000 units sold)
- Denmark (IFPI Danmark): Gold (4,000 units sold)
- Italy (FIMI): Gold (10,000 units sold)
- Japan (RIAJ): Gold (100,000 units sold)
- Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland): Gold (20,000 units sold)
In 2023, Temperature was the second most streamed dancehall song on Spotify, a testament to its longevity and global appeal. Now, in 2025, its 1 billion streams milestone solidifies Sean Paul’s place as one of the most successful dancehall artists of all time.
