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Tempted to Touch
2004 single by Rupee

"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". 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.

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Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004–2005)Peakposition
Australia (ARIA)374
Australian Urban (ARIA)418
France (SNEP)532
Germany (GfK)653
Netherlands (Single Top 100)773
Romania (Romanian Top 100)85
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)932
UK Singles (OCC)1044
US Billboard Hot 1001139
US Dance Club Play (Billboard)12Lenny B./Ford/DJ Volume/Eric S. mixes42
US Dance Radio Airplay (Billboard)134
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)14Remixes1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard)1526
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)1627

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)Position
Romania (Romanian Top 100)1711
US Dance Radio Airplay (Billboard)1839
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)193

Certifications

RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)20Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United States9 August 200421
United Kingdom11 October 2004
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
22
Australia14 February 2005CD23

References

  1. "Rupee – Tempted to Touch (2002, Vinyl)". Discogs. https://www.discogs.com/release/2597680-Rupee-Tempted-To-Touch ↩

  2. Platon, Adelle (28 April 2017). "The 12 Best Dancehall & Reggaeton Choruses of the 21st Century". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 14 May 2017. http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/7776734/best-dancehall-reggaeton-choruses-21st-century ↩

  3. "Issue 782" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 June 2021. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050319130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050320-0000/ISSUE782.pdf ↩

  4. "Issue 789" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved March 5, 2022. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222437/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050420-0000/issue789.pdf ↩

  5. "Rupee – Tempted to Touch" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 17 June 2021. https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Rupee&titel=Tempted+to+Touch&cat=s ↩

  6. "Rupee – Tempted to Touch" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 17 June 2021. https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-81981 ↩

  7. "Rupee – Tempted to Touch" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 17 June 2021. https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Rupee&titel=Tempted+to+Touch&cat=s ↩

  8. "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 17, saptamina 02.05 – 08.08, 2005" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on May 14, 2005. Retrieved June 23, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20050514170728/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10166.html ↩

  9. "Rupee – Tempted to Touch". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 17 June 2021. https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Rupee&titel=Tempted+to+Touch&cat=s ↩

  10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 June 2021. https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20041023/7501/ ↩

  11. "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. 20 November 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2023. https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2004-11-20/ ↩

  12. "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. 19 February 2005. Retrieved 22 December 2023. https://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/2005-02-19/ ↩

  13. "Dance/Mix Show Airplay". Billboard. 22 January 2005. Retrieved 22 December 2023. https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-dance-airplay/2005-01-22/ ↩

  14. "Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. 25 December 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2023. https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-dance-singles-sales/2004-12-25/ ↩

  15. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. 20 November 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2023. https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-songs/2004-11-20/ ↩

  16. "Rhythmic Airplay". Billboard. 6 November 2004. Retrieved 22 December 2023. https://www.billboard.com/charts/rhythmic-40/2004-11-06/ ↩

  17. "Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 2005" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on April 10, 2006. Retrieved June 23, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20060410152756/http://www.rt100.ro/romanian-top-100-2005.html ↩

  18. "2005 The Year in Charts: Top Dance Songs". Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 13, no. 50. December 16, 2005. p. 60. /wiki/Billboard_Radio_Monitor ↩

  19. "2005 The Year in Music & Touring: Hot Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 52. December 24, 2005. p. YE-58. ↩

  20. "American single certifications – Rupee – Tempted to Touch". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 12 December 2024. https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Rupee&ti=Tempted+to+Touch&format=Single&type=#search_section ↩

  21. "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1567. 6 August 2004. p. 23. Retrieved 17 June 2021. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-08-06.pdf ↩

  22. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 9 October 2004. p. 29. /wiki/Music_Week ↩

  23. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 14th February 2005" (PDF). ARIA. 14 February 2005. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2005. Retrieved 17 June 2021. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20050219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050220-0000/ISSUE781.pdf ↩