Samples Ben E. King's "Stand By Me" and talks about unrequited love.
View background statusSean Kingston
4 catalog entries, grouped by year.
About Sean Kingston
Sean Kingston is a Miami-born singer and songwriter whose music combines reggae, R&B and pop. His early catalog includes Beautiful Girls, Take You There and Fire Burning. He worked with J. R. Rotem's Beluga Heights label, bringing Jamaican musical influences into a commercially oriented American pop setting.
Artist background sources
Sean Kingston - AllMusic
Read artist identity, Miami birth and reggae/R&B/pop style. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Sean Kingston - discographic biography
Read early Beluga Heights/J.R. Rotem signing and recording catalog. Profile uses musical history only, not unrelated legal claims. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
2007
2008
The song was inspired by Kingston's experiences with unrequited love.
View background statusSean Kingston is a Miami-born singer and songwriter whose music combines reggae, R&B and pop. His early catalog includes Beautiful Girls, Take You There and Fire Burning. He worked with J. R. Rotem's Beluga Heights...
View background status2009
The song is inspired by the energy of dance clubs and attractive women.
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