"Come On to Me" is a song by American dancehall trio

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, from their 2014 extended play ''

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''. It was produced by Major Lazer and Boaz van de Beatz, and features the vocals of Jamaican artist

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. The song samples the Trombone Line from "La Murga de Panama", written by Willie Colón and with the original version sung by

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. The single became a hit in

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, and also charted in

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and the

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Music videos

Two music videos was made for the single. The first video which was animated and does not feature the band nor Paul, was uploaded on the band's official

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account on February 18, 2014. It was not intended for television showings as it was labelled an "official stream" than being the official video for the single. The

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ese-inspired second video which does feature the band and Paul was uploaded on the band's official

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account on May 20, 2014. The video features

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drummers,

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dancers and geishas. It was directed by Ruben Fleischer.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

2014 singles 2014 songs Major Lazer songs Sean Paul songs Songs written by Diplo Songs written by Sean Paul Songs written by Boaz van de Beatz Music videos directed by Ruben Fleischer {{2014-single-stub