Jamaican dancehall star Shenseea’s 2019 single “Foreplay” has earned Silver certification in the United Kingdom, while her latest EP, Catalyst, has missed this week’s UK Official Albums Chart.
According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), “Foreplay” was certified Silver on November 13, 2026, representing 200,000 units in the UK.
Produced by Rvssian, “Foreplay” was released in 2019 under Head Concussion during Shenseea’s Interscope era.
The song’s music video was previously at the centre of a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by American multimedia artist Stephanie Sarley against Shenseea and Interscope Records in October 2022. Sarley alleged that nearly 40 seconds of footage from three of her sensual fruit-themed videos had been used in the “Foreplay” music video without her permission.
In May 2023, Sarley sought to expand the lawsuit to include the video’s director, Marco “FrameXGod” Ruiz, alleging that he had acknowledged sampling her work and offered to credit her after she raised concerns about the alleged infringement.
Sarley sought damages and profits or, alternatively, statutory damages of up to US$150,000 for each of the three works, totalling a potential US$450,000.
However, in June 2023, Shenseea and Interscope Records reached a settlement with Sarley, resolving the claims in the lawsuit. The terms of the agreement were not publicly disclosed. The original “Foreplay” music video had previously been removed from YouTube following Sarley’s copyright complaints.
Meanwhile, Shenseea’s eight-track EP, Catalyst, released via Columbia Records/Since ’93, divisions of Sony Music Entertainment, under exclusive license from Shenyeng Inc., marks her third project to miss the UK Official Albums Chart.
Despite her international exposure, Shenseea’s UK chart history includes just one appearance on the Official Singles Chart with “Obsessed,” a collaboration with Calvin Harris and Charlie Puth, in August 2022. The song peaked at No. 71 and remained on the chart for one week.
Catalyst features collaborations with Asake, Loe Shimmy, Vybz Kartel, and Rvssian.
