Sean Paul’s hit song “No Lie” featuring Dua Lipa reached 1 billion plays on Spotify on Friday, October 6, 2023.
The milestone marks Sean Paul’s first billion-play track as a lead artist on Spotify and the fifth Jamaican-led song overall to hit this milestone on the platform.
Paul told DancehallMag that the career achievement humbles him.
“I’ve always tried to emulate the greats in the genre. We all learn from our elders. So all I can say is thank you to them for showing me the way. And thanks to the fans, it is really humbling,” he said.
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Clean Bandit’s Rockabye (2018), on which he featured alongside Anne-Marie, is currently at 1.4 billion plays on Spotify, while his solo hits Temperature (2005) and Get Busy (2002) are at 712 million and 449 million plays, respectively.
But No Lie’s success extends beyond Spotify. In April 2022, the music video, directed by Tim Nackashi, surpassed one billion YouTube views. In February of the same year, it was certified double platinum in the United Kingdom, commemorating sales and streams exceeding 1,200,000 units in the country.
It is also Sean Paul’s longest-running single on the U.K. Singles chart, where it has spent 30 weeks, peaking at No. 11. No Lie reached No. 184 on the Billboard Global 200 chart and No. 113 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart.
“Feels good to know that you can do songs, and they just grow and grow and grow,” he had noted. “Cause when [No Lie] first came out, that was a dope song. Nuff people loved it. It went on many little streaming vibes, and it just kept going. So awesome!”
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Dua Lipa, who Paul said was relatively unknown when they recorded the song, has now seen nine of her tracks reach this streaming milestone.
He had high praise for the Don’t Start Now singer, emphasizing how gracious she was to work on No Lie.
“Big up, Dua Lipa, who was so gracious when she did the tune with me. She wasn’t as big as she is now, so I’m proud to feel like I was ahead of [the] curve,” he said.
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Produced by Sermstyle and Phillip Kembo, No Lie was the lead single on Sean Paul’s E.P. Mad Love The Prequel, released in 2018 via SPJ Productions Ltd in partnership with Island Records.
It was later included on Dua Lipa: Complete Edition in 2018, the super deluxe reissue of Dua Lipa’s debut studio album.
Sean Paul launches Dutty Merch clothing line.
Jamaican and global music icon Sean Paul launched his highly anticipated Dutty Merch clothing line, showcasing trendy apparel for both males and females.
Stemming from his multi-platinum sophomore album and esteemed production company, Dutty Rock Productions, Sean Paul’s merch line represents his ongoing creativity and influence in the industry. The initial offering includes T-shirts, caps, and hoodies. The entertainer also plans to add ‘dutty socks’ and other items.
“The ‘Dutty’-branded shirts offered in the line symbolize the immense success and longevity of Sean Paul’s career, paying homage to his chart-topping album,” the artiste’s publicist, Ronnie Tomlinson, said.
“Each piece boasts the iconic Dutty logo, an emblem that stands for rebellious, unbridled creativity and evokes a sense of empowerment in those who wear it,” she added.
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