According to AllMusic, the song is influenced by the song " Louie Louie". The song samples T.O.K.'s song "Money 2 Burn" from their album My Crew, My Dawgs. The song was originally released in 2001 as part of the "Buy Out" riddim, but became a hit on the strength of Sean Paul's popularity from "Gimme the Light". When Sean Paul appeared on the music channel Flava, he revealed that the song was originally going to be the intro of " Gimme the Light" until he expanded on the lyrics. The song also has been featured on the 2005 video game, Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition. The video earned Paul a Best International Artist Video award at the 2003 MuchMusic Video Awards. The single's accompanying music video was directed by Benny Boom. The song was listed as the 325th best song of the 2000s by Pitchfork.
The single peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and achieved success worldwide, becoming a top ten hit in Switzerland, the UK, Canada and Ireland. It was distributed through K-Licious Music in Jamaica and through VP and Atlantic Records internationally. Lyrically, the song refers to how Sean Paul does not care what people say and that he has to stick to his girlfriends "like glue".įollowing the successful chart performances of "Gimme the Light" and " Get Busy", "Like Glue" was released worldwide on as the album's third single.
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Lyrics from "Like Glue" were originally the intro to " Gimme the Light" until Sean Paul expanded it and made it into a full song. The song was produced by Tony "CD" Kelly, and written by Kelly and Sean Paul. " Like Glue" is a song by Jamaican dancehall artist Sean Paul, from his second album Dutty Rock (2002).