Dutty skirt

	Chart positions ; Explanation of the data
	Albums
	Dutty skirt
	Singles
	Gimme the light
	Get busy
	Like glue
	Baby boy
	I'm still in love with you

chronology
Dutty skirt
Studio album by Sean Paul
Publication ; (s)	November 12, 2002 / ; September 29, 2003
Label (s)	VP Records , Atlantic Records
Format (s)	CD , LP , download , MC
Genre (s)	Dancehall , hip-hop , reggae , reggae fusion
Title (number)	23/20
running time	77:57 / 72:12
production	Christopher Chin ( Executive Producer ) ; Jeremy Harding (Executive Producer) ; Murray Elias (Executive Producer) ; Sean Henriques (Executive Producer) ; Mark Ronson; The Neptunes; among others;
May 21, 2002	Gimme the light
March 4, 2003	Get busy
July 1, 2003	Like glue
August 3, 2003	Baby boy
December 2003	I'm still in love with you

Dutty Rock is the second studio album by the Jamaican dancehall musician Sean Paul . It was released on November 12, 2002 on the labels VP Records and Atlantic Records . On September 29, 2003, it was re-released including the hit single Baby Boy .

production

Christopher Chin, Jeremy Harding, Murray Elias and Sean Henriques served as executive producers on the album . A variety of different music producers were involved in the production of the instrumentals , including Mark Ronson , The Neptunes , Lloyd James and Ward 21 . The song Baby Boy included on the re-release was produced by Scott Storch and Beyoncé .

Cover design

The album cover shows Sean Paul, who looks at the viewer seriously and raises his right index finger. The background is in orange-red tones and at the bottom of the picture are the words Sean Paul and Dutty Rock in gray or red.

Guest Posts

In addition to Sean Paul, other artists appear on eight or nine songs on the album. So is beatboxer Rahzel the song Top of the Game to be heard, while the singer Sasha on I'm Still in Love with You is represented. The rapper Busta Rhymes has a guest appearance on Gimmie the Light (Pass the Dro-Voisier Remix) and the track Esa Loca is a collaboration with the rappers Tony Touch and ROBB The singers Ce'Cile and Debi Nova support Sean Paul on the pieces Can You Do the Work or International Affair . Other guest appearances come from Chico ( Ganja Breed ) and Fahrenheit ( Bubble ). The singer Beyoncé can also be heard on the song Baby Boy, which is only included on the re-release .

Playlists

Title list of the original version from 2002

#	title	Guest Posts	producer	length
1	Dutty rock intro			2:24
2	Shout (Street Respect)		The Beat People	3:43
3	Gimme the light		Troyton Rami and Roger Mackenzie	3:46
4th	Like glue		Tony Kelly	3:53
5	Get busy		Steven Marsden	3:31
6th	Top of the game	Rahzel	Jeremy Harding	4:03
7th	Police Skit			1:56
8th	Ganja breed	Chico	Delroy Foster	3:14
9	Concrete		Louis Malcolm	3:54
10	I'm still in love with you	Sasha	Steely & Clevie	4:32
11	International Affair	Debi Nova	Mark Ronson	3:48
12	Can you do the work	Ce'Cile	Jeremy Harding	3:23
13	Punkie		Richard Martin	3:33
14th	My name		The Shocking Vibes Team	3:39
15th	Junkin 'punky		Andre Tyrell	2:01
16	Uptown Haters Skit			1:24
17th	Gimmie the Light (Pass the Dro-Voisier Remix)	Busta Rhymes	Troyton	3:20
18th	Bubble	Fahrenheit	The Neptunes	3:46
19th	Shake That Thing		Troyton	3:53
20th	Esa Loca	Tony Touch and ROBB	Jeremy Harding	3:46
21st	It's on		Lloyd James and Ward 21	3:37
22nd	Punkie (Español)		Richard Martin	3:34
23 (*)	Samfy I		Richard Browne	2:52

(*) international bonus song

2003 re-release track listing

#	title	Guest Posts	producer	length
1	Dutty rock intro			2:24
2	Shout (Street Respect)		The Beat People	3:43
3	Gimme the light		Troyton Rami and Roger Mackenzie	3:46
4th	Like glue		Tony Kelly	3:53
5	Get busy		Steven Marsden	3:31
6th	Baby boy	Beyoncé	Scott Storch and Beyoncé	4:04
7th	Top of the game	Rahzel	Jeremy Harding	4:03
8th	Ganja breed	Chico	Delroy Foster	3:14
9	Concrete		Louis Malcolm	3:54
10	I'm still in love with you	Sasha	Steely & Clevie	4:32
11	International Affair	Debi Nova	Mark Ronson	3:48
12	Can you do the work	Ce'Cile	Jeremy Harding	3:23
13	Punkie		Richard Martin	3:33
14th	My name		The Shocking Vibes Team	3:39
15th	Junkin 'punky		Andre Tyrell	2:01
16	Gimmie the Light (Pass the Dro-Voisier Remix)	Busta Rhymes	Troyton	3:20
17th	Bubble	Fahrenheit	The Neptunes	3:46
18th	Shake That Thing		Troyton	3:53
19th	Esa Loca	Tony Touch and ROBB	Jeremy Harding	3:46
20th	Punkie (Español)		Richard Martin	3:34

Chart successes and singles

Dutty Rock entered the German album charts at number 43 on March 31, 2003 and only reached the top position on August 11, 2003 at number 10. In total, it stayed in the top 100 for 54 weeks. In the USA, the album reached number 9 in the charts and stayed in the top 200 for 85 weeks. The album also reached high chart positions in Austria, Switzerland and Great Britain. In the German annual charts for 2003, the sound carrier was ranked 24th.

Five songs from the album were released as singles , all of which reached the top 10 in different countries. Of these, the songs Get Busy and Baby Boy were particularly successful, each taking first place in the United States and receiving gold records in various countries . The other releases Gimme the Light , Like Glue and I'm Still in Love with You also reached high chart positions.

Sales figures and awards

Professional reviews
Reviews
source	rating
laut.de
Rolling Stone
allmusic
RapReviews

Dutty Rock has sold over 300,000 copies in Germany and thus received a platinum record . The album went double-platinum in the United States for over two million copies and over 600,000 in the UK. Dutty Rock was also awarded gold and platinum in Austria and Switzerland . For over two million units sold across Europe, the album also received a double platinum record.

At the 2004 Grammy Awards , Dutty Rock won the Best Reggae Album category .

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	20,000
Australia (ARIA)	gold	35,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	(25,000)
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	(300,000)
Europe (IFPI)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	(200,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	250,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	300,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	75,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	(40,000)
Norway (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	(10,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	(30,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	(40,000)
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × platinum	(600,000)
All in all	11 × gold 12 × platinum	4,707,500