Turn Me On (Kevin Lyttle song)

"Turn Me On" is the debut single of Vincentian singer Kevin Lyttle. It was the lead single from his self-titled debut album. The song was originally a soca ballad released in 2003, remade into a dance hit for the US release. Featuring Spragga Benz in the radio remix, "Turn Me On" became a worldwide hit, reaching number one in Denmark and peaking within the top 10 in 16 other countries.

"Turn Me On"
Single by Kevin Lyttle
from the album Kevin Lyttle
Released	13 October 2003 (2003-10-13)
Genre	Soca
Length	3:13 (album version) 3:21 (remix)
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Arnold Hennings Daron Jones Michael Keith Kevin Lyttle Quinnes Parker Raeon Primus Marvin Scandrick Courtney Sills
Producer(s)	RedOne and Nely (dancehall version) Adrian Bailey (original soca version)
Kevin Lyttle singles chronology
"Sexy Ways" (2003) "Turn Me On" (2003) "Last Drop" (2004)
Music videos
"Turn Me On" on YouTube
"Turn Me On" (remix) on YouTube

Song information

The song interpolates "All My Love", a song by R&B group 112 from their album Room 112. The remix features additional lyrics performed by Spragga Benz.

Various remixes of the song exist. Some radio stations played the pop mix with added drums or a 'Bubbling/Part II' remix by DJ Lipe (Santiago, Chile), featuring additional female vocals. There have also been several reggaeton remixes of the song including one featuring Ivy Queen. A 'Mad Hatters Ball' remix featuring Alison Hinds was also released. In 2008, the song was re-recorded with Hinds for Lyttle's second album, Fyah.

The song performed well on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number four on 14 August and staying in the chart for months. It was also successful worldwide, reaching number two in the United Kingdom for two weeks (being the best selling non-new entry song twice), number one in Denmark, and number three in Australia, and remains Lyttle's biggest hit to date.

The song was included on Billboard's "12 Best Dancehall & Reggaeton Choruses of the 21st Century" at number one.^[1]

Track listings

UK CD single^[2] "Turn Me On" (UK mix) – 3:12 "Turn Me On" (radio edit featuring Spragga Benz) – 3:21 "Turn Me On" (original mix) – 3:21 "Turn Me On" (video featuring Spragga Benz) UK 12-inch single^[3] A1. "Turn Me On" (UK mix) – 3:12 B1. "Turn Me On" (radio edit featuring Spragga Benz) – 3:21 B2. "Turn Me On" (original instrumental) – 3:21 European CD single^[4] "Turn Me On" (radio mix) "Turn Me On" (featuring Spragga Benz)

Australian CD single^[5] "Turn Me On" (UK mix) – 3:12 "Turn Me On" (radio edit featuring Spragga Benz) – 3:21 "Turn Me On" (original mix) – 3:21 US 7-inch single^[6] A. "Turn Me On" (album version) – 3:13 B. "Turn Me On" (remix featuring Spragga Benz) – 3:20 US 12-inch single^[7] A1. "Turn Me On" (album version) – 3:13 A2. "Turn Me On" (club mix) – 3:58 A3. "Turn Me On" (album instrumental) – 3:13 B1. "Turn Me On" (remix featuring Spragga Benz) – 3:20 B2. "Turn Me On" (remix instrumental) – 3:20

Charts and sales

Weekly charts Chart (2003–2004) Peak position Australia (ARIA)^[8] 3 Australian Urban (ARIA)^[9] 2 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[10] 6 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[11] 5 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[12] 11 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)^[13] 11 Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)^[14] 12 Czech Republic (IFPI)^[15] 6 Denmark (Tracklisten)^[16] 1 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[17] 3 France (SNEP)^[18] 10 Germany (Official German Charts)^[19] 2 Greece (IFPI)^[20] 2 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)^[21] 33 Hungary (Dance Top 40)^[22] 4 Hungary (Single Top 40)^[23] 4 Ireland (IRMA)^[24] 14 Italy (FIMI)^[25] 3 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[26] 3 Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[27] 2 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[28] 19 Norway (VG-lista)^[29] 2 Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[30] 7 Scotland (OCC)^[31] 8 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[32] 5 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[33] 3 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)^[34] 1 UK Singles (OCC)^[35] 2 US Billboard Hot 100^[36] 4 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[37] Remixes 22 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)^[38] 1 US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)^[39] Remixes 1 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[40] 20 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[41] 4 US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[42] 5

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position Ireland (IRMA)^[43] 96 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[44] 43 Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[45] 34 UK Singles (OCC)^[46] 14 Chart (2004) Position Australia (ARIA)^[47] 29 Australian Urban (ARIA)^[48] 8 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[49] 29 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[50] 54 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[51] 44 France (SNEP)^[52] 58 Germany (Official German Charts)^[53] 19 Italy (FIMI)^[54] 8 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[55] 60 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[56] 12 US Billboard Hot 100^[57] 27 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[58] 85 US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[59] 20 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)^[60] Platinum 70,000^^ Denmark (IFPI Danmark)^[61] Gold 45,000 Germany (BVMI)^[62] Gold 150,000^^ Norway (IFPI Norway)^[63] Gold 5,000^* Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[64] Gold 20,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)^[65] Platinum 600,000 United States (RIAA)^[66] Digital Gold 500,000^* United States (RIAA)^[66] Mastertone Gold 500,000^* ^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	13 October 2003	7-inch vinyl CD	Atlantic	^[67]
Australia	9 February 2004	CD		^[68]
United States	26 April 2004	Rhythmic contemporary radio		^[69]
	3 May 2004	Urban radio		^[70]
	10 May 2004	Contemporary hit radio		^[71]

Cover versions

"Turn Me On" has been covered by numerous artists, including Himanshu Suri, 2Play & Raghav, Jay Sean, and CocoRosie. There was also a female response from 2Play called "Got Me Wrong".

The song was covered by American DJ trio Cheat Codes and Dutch DJ Dante Klein, in their 2016 single "Let Me Hold You (Turn Me On)", released on Spinnin' Records.

In January 2017, a revamped Latin version was released by the Colombian singer AstrA under the title "Turn Me On Fuego" featuring Kevin Lyttle himself and Costi. The recording, a bilingual version was in English and Spanish under Cortes Entertainment label.^[72]

In July 2017, the song was interpolated by Bosnian singer Maya Berović in her song "Balmain" that features Bosnian rappers Jala Brat and Buba Corelli, who are signed as the authors, and is included in Berović's fifth studio album Viktorijina tajna.

The song was interpolated by American singer Chris Brown, in his 2017 single "Questions", released on RCA.

The 2018 song "Mami Te Quiero" by Dezine and Diyun featuring Kayla interpolates the chorus of "Turn Me On".^[73] In 2021, "Mami Te Quiero" was sampled in "Ue'i Ho Sino (Fokaa Jr) Mega Mix" by DJ Noiz, which became popular in zumba culture.

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