Turn Me On (Kevin Lyttle song)

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"Turn Me On"
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Single by Kevin Lyttle
from the album Kevin Lyttle
Released13 October 2003
GenreSoca
Length
  • 3:13 (album version)
  • 3:21 (remix)
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
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
Audio
"Turn Me On" on YouTube
"Turn Me On" (remix) on YouTube

"Turn Me On" is the debut single by 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, peaking within top 10 in 15 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.[1]

Track listings[]

US CD promo single[2]
  1. "Turn Me On" (album version) – 3:13
  2. "Turn Me On" (remix feat. Spragga Benz) – 3:21
  3. "Turn Me On" (album instrumental) – 3:13

Charts and sales[]

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 13 October 2003 (2003-10-13)
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
 Atlantic [61]
Australia 9 February 2004 (2004-02-09) CD [62]
United States 26 April 2004 (2004-04-26) Rhythmic contemporary radio [63]
3 May 2004 (2004-05-03) Urban radio [64]
10 May 2004 (2004-05-10) Contemporary hit radio [65]

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 Ioniță). The recording, a bilingual version was in English and Spanish under Cortes Entertainment label.[66]

In July 2017, the song was interpolated by Bosnian singer Maya Berović. 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".[67] 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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