By Kevin Jackson/Observer writer—
Sean Paul
Got 2 Luv U, a 2011 single by Sean Paul featuring American singer Alexis Jordan, is now certified gold in the United Kingdom by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
The certification was issued last Friday by the BPI after the song sold over 400,000 units, as measured by The Official Charts Company.
This is Sean Paul’s seventh gold-certified single in the United Kingdom.
Murray Elias, veteran music executive and former artiste and repertoire (A&R) for Sean Paul, said the certification is another achievement for Sean Paul.
“Another late in the life of the record gold certification for Sean Paul in the streaming age. Another great achievement for Sean in a career filled with them. Like Glue was certified gold in the UK a few months ago and now Got 2 Luv U. It shows the longevity these songs have. Sean Paul has great streaming numbers. He has 27 million followers on Spotify and he’s also in the Billionaire Stream Club on Pandora. Streaming drives everything. Songs like Got 2 Luv U and Like Glue continue to grow over time and reach new heights in the streaming age, as has his entire catalogue,” Elias disclosed.
Got 2 Luv U, which peaked at 11 in the United Kingdom, was also successful in Europe. It made the top 10 in Scotland, Poland, Norway, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Belgium, Czech Republic, and Austria.
The song also went to number one in Australia, Romania, Switzerland, and Venezuela.
In the United States, Got 2 Luv U topped out at 84 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 20 on the Rap Singles chart, and number 18 on Rhythmic Top 40.
It has been previously certified platinum in Switzerland (20,000), platinum in Germany (300,000), platinum in Australia (70,00), gold in Spain (20,000), gold in Canada (40,000), and gold in Austria (15,000).
Got 2 Luv U was the first release from Sean Paul’s fifth studio album Tomahawk Technique which charted at 34 in the United Kingdom and two on Billboard‘s Reggae Albums chart.
The song was co-written by One Republic’s lead singer Ryan Tedder and Norwegian production duo Stargate. Stargate also produced the song. It was also featured in the 2012 film Magic Mike, which starred Channing Tatum.
Sean Paul’s other gold-certified singles in the United Kingdom are Do You Remember with Jay Sean and Lil Jon, Like Glue, Mad Love with David Guetta and Becky G, What About Us with The Saturdays, Baby Boy with Beyonce’ and She Doesn’t Mind.
He has four silver-certified singles and eight platinum-selling singles to date in the United Kingdom.
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