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Tempted to Touch

{{Short description|2004 single by Rupee}}

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| name = Tempted to Touch

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| type = single

| artist = Rupee

| album = 1 on 1

| released = {{start date|2004|8|9|df=y}}

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| length = 3:42

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| writer =

  • Rupert Antonio Clarke
  • Darron Sean Grant

| producer = Darron Sean Grant

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"Tempted to Touch" is a song by Barbadian soca musician Rupee. The song was first released in 2002 on the VP Records sublabel Waist Line Muzik, backed with the song's riddim, "The Grippa Riddim".{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2597680-Rupee-Tempted-To-Touch|title = Rupee – Tempted to Touch (2002, Vinyl)|website = Discogs}} It also appeared on the compilation album Soca Gold 2003 before getting a slightly different sound for its 2004 single release. Upon its release, the song reached number 44 on the UK Singles Chart, number 39 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and number five on the Romanian Top 100.

A reggaeton remix of the song features Daddy Yankee. The song was included on Billboard's "12 Best Dancehall & Reggaeton Choruses of the 21st Century" at number five.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/7776734/best-dancehall-reggaeton-choruses-21st-century|title=The 12 Best Dancehall & Reggaeton Choruses of the 21st Century|last=Platon|first=Adelle|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=28 April 2017|access-date=14 May 2017}}

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!Chart (2004–2005)

!Peak
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{{single chart|Australiapandora|74|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050319130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050320-0000/ISSUE782.pdf|urltitle=Issue 782|rowheader=true|access-date=17 June 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
{{single chart|Australiaurban|18|url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222437/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050420-0000/issue789.pdf|urltitle=Issue 789|rowheader=true|access-date=March 5, 2022}}
{{single chart|France|32|artist=Rupee|song=Tempted to Touch|rowheader=true|access-date=17 June 2021}}
{{single chart|Germany|53|artist=Rupee|song=Tempted to Touch|songid=81981|rowheader=true|access-date=17 June 2021}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|73|artist=Rupee|song=Tempted to Touch|rowheader=true|access-date=17 June 2021}}
scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100){{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10166.html|title=Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 17, saptamina 02.05 – 08.08, 2005|publisher=Romanian Top 100|language=ro|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050514170728/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10166.html|archive-date=May 14, 2005|access-date=June 23, 2023}}

|5

{{single chart|Sweden|32|artist=Rupee|song=Tempted to Touch|rowheader=true|access-date=17 June 2021}}
{{single chart|UK|44|date=20041023|rowheader=true|access-date=17 June 2021}}
scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2004-11-20/|title=Billboard Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|date=20 November 2004|access-date=22 December 2023}}

|39

scope="row"|US Dance Club Play (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/2005-02-19/|title=Dance Club Songs|magazine=Billboard|date=19 February 2005|url-access=subscription|access-date=22 December 2023}}
{{small|Lenny B./Ford/DJ Volume/Eric S. mixes}}

|42

scope="row"|US Dance Radio Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-dance-airplay/2005-01-22/|title=Dance/Mix Show Airplay|magazine=Billboard|date=22 January 2005|url-access=subscription|access-date=22 December 2023}}

|4

scope="row"|US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-dance-singles-sales/2004-12-25/|title=Dance Singles Sales|magazine=Billboard|date=25 December 2004|access-date=22 December 2023}}
{{small|Remixes}}

|1

scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/2004-11-20/|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|magazine=Billboard|date=20 November 2004|url-access=subscription|access-date=22 December 2023}}

|26

scope="row"|US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/rhythmic-40/2004-11-06/|title=Rhythmic Airplay|magazine=Billboard|date=6 November 2004|url-access=subscription|access-date=22 December 2023}}

|27

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=Year-end charts=

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!Chart (2005)

!Position

scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100){{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/romanian-top-100-2005.html|title=Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 2005|publisher=Romanian Top 100|language=ro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060410152756/http://www.rt100.ro/romanian-top-100-2005.html|archive-date=April 10, 2006|access-date=June 23, 2023}}

|11

scope="row"|US Dance Radio Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=2005 The Year in Charts: Top Dance Songs|magazine=Billboard Radio Monitor|volume=13|issue=50|page=60|date=December 16, 2005}}

|39

scope="row"|US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=2005 The Year in Music & Touring: Hot Dance Singles Sales|magazine=Billboard|volume=117|issue=52|page=YE-58|date=December 24, 2005}}

|3

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Rupee|title=Tempted to Touch|award=Gold|relyear=2004|certyear=2024|access-date=12 December 2024}}

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Release history

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scope="row"|United States

|9 August 2004

|{{hlist|Rhythmic contemporary|urban radio}}

|rowspan="3"|{{hlist|Atlantic|Boomtunes}}

|{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-08-06.pdf|title=Going for Adds|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1567|page=23|date=6 August 2004|access-date=17 June 2021}}

scope="row"|United Kingdom

|11 October 2004

|{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD}}

|{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=29|date=9 October 2004}}

scope="row"|Australia

|14 February 2005

|CD

|{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/ISSUE781.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 14th February 2005|publisher=ARIA|page=28|date=14 February 2005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050220-0000/ISSUE781.pdf|archive-date=19 February 2005|access-date=17 June 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

References

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{{Daddy Yankee collaborations}}

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Category:2002 songs

Category:2004 singles

Category:Atlantic Records singles

Category:Barbadian songs

Category:Daddy Yankee songs

Category:Reggaeton songs

Category:Soca songs

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