Dutty Rock

Dutty Rock
Studio album by
Sean Paul
Released12 November 2002 (2002-11-12)
Genre
Length74:50
LanguageEnglish, Jamaican Patois, Spanish
Label
Producer
Sean Paul chronology
Stage One
(2000) 		Dutty Rock
(2002) 		The Trinity
(2005)
Singles from Dutty Rock
  1. "Gimme the Light"
    Released: 2001[2]
  2. "Get Busy"
    Released: 27 January 2003[3]
  3. "Like Glue"
    Released: 27 May 2003[4]
  4. "Baby Boy"
    Released: 3 August 2003[5]
  5. "I'm Still in Love with You"
    Released: 6 October 2003[6]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blender[7]
Los Angeles Times[8]
Muzik[9]
Now[10]
Pitchfork7.8/10[11]
Q[12]
RapReviews(9/10)[13]
Rolling Stone[14]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[15]

Dutty Rock (West Indian patois for "dirty rock") is the second studio album by Jamaican dancehall singer Sean Paul. Released on 12 November 2002, it features four top 15 Billboard Hot 100 hits, "Gimme the Light", "Get Busy", "Like Glue" and "I'm Still in Love with You". It is also his first album to have a Parental Advisory sticker. The album debuted at number 26 on the US Billboard 200, selling 65,000 copies in its first week[16][17] and went on to become an international phenomenon, eventually climbing the charts peaking at number 9 on the US Billboard 200, number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and topping the Canadian Albums Chart. The song "Top of the Game" was featured in NBA Live 2004.[citation needed]

In September 2003, Sean Paul re-released the album in order to cater more to international markets. The re-released version replaced all the skits and the track "It's On" with the hit single "Baby Boy", a collaboration with Beyoncé that became one of the biggest hits of 2003, topping the Billboard Hot 100, spending nine weeks at number one. The album was certified double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and sold over 6 million copies worldwide by the end of 2003, helping Sean Paul become a Grammy Award-winning artist, earning Best Reggae Album in 2004. In December 2022, the album was certified triple Platinum.[18]

  1. ^ a b Sendra, Tim. "Dutty Rock – Sean Paul". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ Give Me the Light (Jamaican 7-inch vinyl disc). Sean Paul. Black Shadow Records. 2001. BUZ030.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1488. 24 January 2003. p. 30.
  4. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1505. 23 May 2003. p. 22.
  5. ^ "Rhythmic". Radio & Records. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1524. 3 October 2003. p. 32.
  7. ^ Marriott, Robert. "Sean Paul: Dutty Rock". Blender. Archived from the original on 3 November 2004. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  8. ^ Nichols, Natalie (17 November 2002). "Partying on for a bit too long". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  9. ^ Cochrane, Lauren (March 2003). "Sean Paul: Dutty Rock (Atlantic)". Muzik (94): 64.
  10. ^ Galloway, Matt (21 November 2002). "Sean Paul: Dutty Rock (VP/Virgin)". Now. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  11. ^ Mistry, Anupa (25 August 2019). "Sean Paul: Dutty Rock Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  12. ^ "Sean Paul: Dutty Rock". Q (198): 121. January 2003.
  13. ^ Soul, Jay (28 November 2002). "Sean Paul: Dutty Rock". RapReviews. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  14. ^ Caramanica, Jon (28 November 2002). "Sean Paul: Dutty Rock". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 12 October 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  15. ^ Caramanica, Jon; Brackett, Nathan (2004). "Sean Paul". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 623–24. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  16. ^ Sean Paul On Poor Album Sales: "I Do Care—But I Don’t Take It To Heart"
  17. ^ Billboard 200 WEEK OF NOVEMBER 30, 2002
  18. ^ Sean Paul’s ‘Dutty Rock’ Album Certified Triple Platinum In The US