It was also the first Jamaican album to debut atop the Billboard Rap charts. Imperial Blaze was certified gold in France, debuting at number 8 in that country, number 5 in Canada, number 4 in Switzerland, 15 in Belgium, 17 in Austria, and 17 in Germany. I'm especially proud of that, because outside of Jamaica, Japanese people are really the biggest consumers of dancehall music,' he said.

'Number 1 in Japan is a big achievement for me. 'It's a good feeling and I'm happy – very happy that people like the music, and that they've been going out and getting the album,' he said. Sean Paul expressed delight regarding the progress of the album on the international stage. On the German iTunes Store Imperial Blaze was released on 14 August 2009. Those who pre-ordered will receive two digital track downloads to songs titled 'She Wanna Be Down' and 'Get with It Girl'. The album was put on pre-order on 17 July 2009. A video was filmed for 'Press It Up', which was directed by Jessy Terrero On 10 July, a song from the album, 'Press It Up', was premiered on Sean Paul's official website. In an interview with DJ Swerve, Sean Paul confirmed that he did 60 tracks for the album, with 19 tracks making the final cut. I'm the fire, I'm the flame, I'm the energy.' Sean Paul commented on the title saying, He subsequently released a mixtape which focused on youth violence in Jamaica. He said he wants his songs to focus on youth violence in Jamaica, however, the resulting album contained mainly up-tempo party songs.

Sean Paul told MTV that he wanted to be less focused on party songs such as ' Get Busy', ' We Be Burnin'', and ' Temperature'. The album was originally scheduled to be released in the summer of 2007 under the name The Next Thing, but was then pushed to November 2008.

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