Don't Stop the Music
Rihanna
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Please don't stop the music, music, music Please don't stop the music, music, music Please don't stop the music, music, music Please don't stop the music, music, music It's getting late, I'm making my way over to my favorite place I gotta get my body moving, shake the stress away I wasn't looking for nobody when you looked my way Possible candidate, yeah Who knew, that you'd be up in here looking like you do You're makin' staying over here impossible Baby, I'm a say your aura is incredible If you don't have to go, don't Do you know what you started? I just came here to party But now we're rockin' on the dance floor, actin' naughty Your hands around my waist just let the music play We're hand in hand, chest to chest, and now we're face to face [Chorus] I wanna take you away Let's escape into the music DJ, let it play I just can't refuse it Like the way you do this Keep on rockin' to it Please don't stop the, please don't stop the music I wanna take you away Let's escape into the music DJ, let it play I just can't refuse it Like the way you do this Keep on rockin' to it Please don't stop the, please don't stop the, please don't stop the music Baby, are you ready 'cause it's gettin' cold Don't you feel the passion ready to explode? What goes on between us no one has to know This is a private show Do you know what you started? I just came here to party But now we're rockin' on the dance floor, actin' naughty Your hands around my waist just let the music play We're hand in hand, chest to chest, and now we're face to face [Chorus] Please don't stop the music Please don't stop the music, music, music Please don't stop the music, music, music [Chorus] Please don't stop the music Please don't stop the music, music, music Please don't stop the music, music, music, music, music, music, music
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Written by: Frankie Storm, Michael Joe Jackson, Mikkel Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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3 facts about this song
Jamie Cullum Version1. "Don't Stop the Music" is a popular song covered by British jazz-pop artist Jamie Cullum.
2. The song features on his fifth studio album "The Pursuit" which was released on 30 October 2009.
3. Jamie Cullum's version of the track gives a slight jazz twist to the original piece, highlighting his strength in jazz music.
4. His rendition became very popular and well-reviewed, with critics lauding his ability to make the song his own.
5. Cullum is known for his eclectic musical style that blends jazz elements with pop, and "Don't Stop The Music" is a testament to this.
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Michael Jackson Influence1. Although "Don't Stop The Music" had not directly been performed by Michael Jackson, the song contains samples of his single "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'".
2. Particularly, the "mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa" line from Jackson's track is used as a foundation in the original version.
3. This line is actually borrowed from Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango's 1972 song “Soul Makossa." Jackson used it without permission, leading to a copyright lawsuit.
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Rihanna's Original1. "Don't Stop The Music" is originally sung by Barbadian singer Rihanna, from her third studio album, "Good Girl Gone Bad" (2007).
2. The song was released as the album's fourth single on September 7, 2007.
3. It became a worldwide chart-topper, hitting No. 1 in over ten countries including Australia, France, and the United States.
4. The track is seen as one of Rihanna's signature songs, exemplifying her departure from her Caribbean-influenced beginnings to more dance-pop and R&B oriented music.
5. At the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, "Don't Stop the Music" received a nomination for "Best Dance Recording".
6. As of 2020, the song has sold over 3.7 million digital copies in the US.
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