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{{Infobox song

| name = Turn Me On

| cover = Turnmeoncover.JPG

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Kevin Lyttle

| album = Kevin Lyttle

| released =

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Soca

| length =

* 3:13 (album version)

* 3:21 (remix)

| label = Atlantic

| writer =

* Arnold Hennings

* Daron Jones

* Michael Keith

* Kevin Lyttle

* Quinnes Parker

* Raeon Primus

* Marvin Scandrick

* Courtney Sills

| producer =

* RedOne and Nely (dancehall version)

* Adrian Bailey (original soca version)

| chronology = Kevin Lyttle

| prev_title = Sexy Ways

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = Last Drop

| next_year = 2004

| misc =

}}

"'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.

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.

Track listings



'UK CD single'

# "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'

: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'

# "Turn Me On" (radio mix)

# "Turn Me On" (featuring Spragga Benz)

'Australian CD single'

# "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'

:A. "Turn Me On" (album version) 3:13

:B. "Turn Me On" (remix featuring Spragga Benz) 3:20

'US 12-inch single'

: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



Year-end charts



{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

!Chart (2004)

!Position

|-

!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)

|29

|-

!scope="row"|Australian Urban (ARIA)

|8

|-

!scope="row"|Austria (3 Austria Top 40)

|29

|-

!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)

|54

|-

!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)

|44

|-

!scope="row"|France (SNEP)

|58

|-

!scope="row"|Germany (Official German Charts)

|19

|-

!scope="row"|Italy (FIMI)

|8

|-

!scope="row"|Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)

|60

|-

!scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)

|12

|-

!scope="row"|US 'Billboard' Hot 100

|27

|-

!scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ('Billboard')

|85

|-

!scope="row"|US Rhythmic ('Billboard')

|20

|}

Certifications



Release history



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 (actually Romanian producer Costi Ioni). The recording, a bilingual version was in English and Spanish under Cortes Entertainment label.

In July 2017, the song was interpolated by Bosnian singer Maya Berovi. Her version is entitled "Balmain" and it features Bosnian rappers Jala Brat and Buba Corelli who are signed as the authors. "Balmain" is featured on Maya'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". 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.

References



Category:2003 debut singles

Category:2003 songs

Category:2Play songs

Category:Atlantic Records singles

Category:Ivy Queen songs

Category:Kevin Lyttle songs

Category:Music videos directed by Director X

Category:Number-one singles in Denmark

Category:Raghav songs

Category:Reggae fusion songs

Category:Song recordings produced by RedOne

Category:Songs written by Daron Jones

Category:Songs written by Quinnes Parker

Category:Songs written by Slim (singer)

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