Background and Release
"We Be Burnin'" was released as the first single from The Trinity in August 2005 in the US and in September 2005 in the UK. In the U.S., the single peaked inside the Billboard Hot 100 at #6 and in the UK the single was an even bigger hit peaking at #2, held off #1 by The Pussycat Dolls single "Don't Cha". The single became his biggest solo hit in the UK, beating the #3 peak of "Like Glue" and spent just under 5 months inside the UK top 75. It was the single biggest hit from the album in the UK. However, it was "Temperature" that was the biggest hit from the album in the U.S.
The original version, sometimes denoted by the title being followed by 'Legalize It', features prominent themes of marijuana use, referencing "trees", "weed" and "herb" several times and smoking it for "meditation". Another radio-friendly version was released with the title being followed by 'Recognize It', which changed all drug-related lyrics to ones concerning women.
Although the lyrics are different, Tami Chynn's single "Hyperventilating" as well as Capleton's "Or Wah", from the album Reign of Fire, utilize the same riddim as Sean Paul's "We Be Burnin'", since both use the riddim "Stepz".
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