"Turn Me On" is the first single from Kevin Lyttle

Kevin Lyttle

Kevin Lyttle is a soca artist hailing from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, who had a worldwide hit with the interpellative soca ballad "Turn Me On", which was recorded by Lyttle and the dancehall artist Spragga Benz.-Career:Previously, Lyttle had subsisted on day jobs, such as customs officer...

's self-titled debut album. The song is originally a soca

Soca music

Soca is a style of music from Trinidad and Tobago. Soca is a musical development of traditional Trinidadian calypso, through loans from the 1960s onwards from predominantly black popular music....

 ballad recorded in 2001 and released in 2003; however, in the United States

United States

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 it was released in summer 2004 and slightly remixed into a dance hit rather than a soca hit.

Song information

The song is Lyttle being very turned on by a girl in a club as he sings "you've got me goin' crazy, you, turn me on, turn me on". He makes some reference of the girl pushing him off and Lyttle then says" if you think you're gonna get away from me, you better change your mind". The end of the song does not tell if the girl goes home or does not go home with him, however, in the music video, the girl is dancing with Kevin Lyttle as if she is also turned on.

There are various remixes of the song. Many radio stations played the pop mix that had added drums to it to have a more club feel. Another is a Bubbling/Part II remix by DJ Lipe (Santiago, Chile), which the girl is on the track and is turned on. It also has a club feel. There is a Mad Hatters Ball Remix featuring Queen of Soca, Alison Hinds

Alison Hinds

Alison Hinds is a Bajan female soca artist based in the Caribbean island of Barbados. She is one of the most popular soca singers in the world and has been given the nickname the "Queen of Soca".-Biography:...

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The song sampled, "All My Love", a song on Room 112

Room 112

Room 112 is the second studio album by R&B quartet 112, released on October 20, 1998. The album features label mates Mase and Faith Evans. Also features Lil' Kim, Lil' Zane and MJG...

 by R&B group 112.

Chart performances

The song performed very well on the Billboard Hot 100

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, staying months on the chart and peaking at number four. The song was also successful worldwide, reaching number two in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 for two weeks (being the best selling non new entry song twice), number one in Denmark

Denmark

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, and number three in Australia

Australia

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Cover versions

As with most songs that become an overnight hit, "Turn Me On" has been covered by numerous artists, including Raghav

Raghav

Raghav Mathur , known professionally as Raghav, is a Canadian singer currently signed to Cordova Bay Records. He is best known for his single "Angel Eyes" which peaked at number 7 in the UK in 2005...

, Jay Sean, Mumzy Stranger

Mumzy Stranger

Muhammad Mumith Ahmed , better known by his stage name Mumzy Stranger, is a British MC, singer-songwriter and record producer. He made his mainstream recording debut in the summer of 2009 with his debut single "One More Dance," which topped the UK Asian Charts, as did the follow-up singles,...

and CocoRosie

CocoRosie

CocoRosie is a musical group formed in 2003 by sisters Bianca "Coco" and Sierra "Rosie" Casady. The sisters were born and raised in the United States, but formed the band in Paris after meeting for the first time in years...

. There was also a female response from 2 Play called, "Got Me Wrong".

Track listings

CD maxi

1. "Turn Me On" (UK mix) — 3:12
2. "Turn Me On" — 3:21
3. "Turn Me On" (original mix) — 3:21
4. "Turn Me On" (music video)

12" maxi

1. "Turn Me On" (UK mix) — 3:12
2. "Turn Me On" (radio edit) — 3:21
3. "Turn Me On" (original instrumental) — 3:21

Peak positions

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Chart (2003/04)	Peak position

End of year charts

End of year chart (2003)	Position
Dutch Top 40	43
End of year chart (2004)	Position
Australian Singles Chart	29
Austrian Singles Chart	29
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	54
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	44
French Airplay Chart	11
French TV Music Videos Chart	14
French Singles Chart	58
German Singles Chart	19
Swiss Singles Chart	12

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
Australia	Platinum	2004	70,000
Denmark	Gold	24 February 2004	4,000
Germany	Gold	2004	150,000
Norway	Gold	2004	20,000
Switzerland	Gold	2004	20,000
UK	Silver	14 November 2003	200,000
U.S.	Gold	22 October 2004	500,000

Chart successions