"Like Glue" is a song by Jamaican

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artist

Sean Paul Sean Paul Ryan Francis Henriques (born 9 January 1973) is a Jamaican dancehall musician. Paul's first album, ''Stage One'', was released in 2000. He gained international fame with his second album, ''Dutty Rock'', in 2002. Its single "Get Busy ...

, from his second album, ''

Dutty Rock ''Dutty Rock'' ( West Indian patois for "dirty rock") is the second studio album by Jamaican dancehall musician Sean Paul. Released on 12 November 2002, it features four top 15 ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hits, " Gimme the Light", " Get Busy", " L ...

'' (2002). The song was produced by Tony "CD" Kelly, and written by Kelly and Sean Paul. Lyrics from "Like Glue" were originally intended to be the intro to "

Gimme the Light "Gimme the Light" is the first single from Jamaican dancehall musician Sean Paul's second studio album, ''Dutty Rock'' (2002). The song was originally released in Jamaica in 2001 as "Give Me the Light" and was issued internationally in 2002. "G ...

" until Sean Paul expanded it and made it into a full song. Lyrically, the song refers to how Sean Paul does not care what people say and that he has to stick to his girlfriends "like glue". Following the successful chart performances of "Gimme the Light" and "

Get Busy "Get Busy" is a song by Jamaican dancehall singer Sean Paul, from his album ''Dutty Rock''. The song was one of the many hits from the jumpy handclap riddim known as the Diwali Riddim, produced by then-newcomer Steven Marsden, and was the on ...

", "Like Glue" was released worldwide on 27 May 2003 as the album's third

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. It was distributed through K-Licious Music in Jamaica and through VP and

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internationally. The single peaked at number 13 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and achieved success worldwide, becoming a top ten hit in Switzerland, the UK, Canada and Ireland. The song was listed as the 325th best song of the 2000s by ''

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''. The single's accompanying

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was directed by

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. The video earned Paul a Best International Artist Video award at the 2003

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Background and video

When Sean Paul appeared on the music channel Flava, he revealed that the song was originally going to be the intro of "

" until he expanded on the lyrics. The song was originally released in 2001 as part of the "Buy Out" riddim, but became a hit on the strength of Sean Paul's popularity from "Gimme the Light". The song samples T.O.K.'s song "Money 2 Burn" from their album '' My Crew, My Dawgs''. According to

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, the song is influenced by the song "

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". The song has two censored words in the edited version: "Trees" in the chorus, when he says "Need a lot of trees up in my head", and "chronic" in verse 2, when he says "After a chronic, we take a drag", both referring to

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. The

was directed by

, and instead of Sean Paul singing verse 3, Paul's brother Jason shouts out dances, and the dancers in the video perform them accordingly. The fourth verse is the repeat of the first verse. Also, there's a verse in

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. The song is also played at the end of the "

" video. This song is also featured on the

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of the video game '' Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition''.

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's single from 2004, "

Papi Te Quiero "Papi Te Quiero" ''( English: Daddy I Love You)'' is a song by Puerto Rican reggaetón recording artist Ivy Queen, from the platinum edition of her third studio album, ''Diva'' (2003). It was composed by Queen and her then husband Gran Omar, pro ...

" samples "Like Glue" but blends a reggaeton beat produced by

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. The English version of "Papi Te Quiero", however, features the original beat of "Like Glue". Both can be found on the platinum edition of Queen's third studio album ''

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'' (2003).

Reception

The song ranked 70th on

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's list of the Top 100 Pop Songs of 2003. It was also listed as the 325th best song of the 2000s by ''

''. The music video won the 2003

for Best International Artist Video.

Track listings

Jamaican 7-inch single (2001) :A. "Like Glue" :B. "Buy Out" US 12-inch single and UK 7-inch single :A. "Like Glue" (album version) – 3:53 :B. "Like Glue" (instrumental) – 4:01 UK CD single # "Like Glue" (album version) – 3:53 # "Get Busy" (Clap Your Hands Now remix featuring

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and Crooklyn Clan—amended radio short edit) – 3:50 # "Ignite It" – 3:21 # "Like Glue" (video) – 4:14 UK 12-inch single :A1. "Like Glue" (video version) – 4:14 :A2. "Like Glue" (instrumental) – 4:01 :B1. "Get Busy" (Clap Your Hands Now remix featuring Fatman Scoop and Crooklyn Clan—street club long version) – 4:18 European CD single # "Like Glue" (album version) – 3:53 # "Get Busy" (Clap Your Hands Now remix featuring Fatman Scoop and Crooklyn Clan—amended radio short edit) – 3:50 Australian CD single # "Like Glue" (album version) – 3:53 # "Get Busy" (Clap Your Hands Now remix featuring Fatman Scoop and Crooklyn Clan—amended radio short edit) – 3:50 # "Ignite It" – 3:21

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2003 singles Music videos directed by Benny Boom Number-one singles in Hungary Sean Paul songs Songs written by Sean Paul