Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna song)

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"Don't Stop the Music"
Single by Rihanna
from the album Good Girl Gone Bad
Released September 7, 2007 (2007-09-07)
(see release history)
Format CD single, digital download
Recorded December 2006
Genre Dance-pop, techno
Length 4:27
Label Def Jam
Writer(s) Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Tawanna Dabney, Michael Jackson
Producer Stargate
Rihanna singles chronology
"Hate That I Love You"
(2007)		 "Don't Stop the Music"
(2007)		 "If I Never See Your Face Again"
(2008)
Music video
"Don't Stop the Music" on YouTube

"Don't Stop the Music" is a dance-pop song performed by Barbadian R&B singer Rihanna from her third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad. It was the third single from the album in most of Europe, the second single in Germany and Spain and the fourth single in the rest of the world. It was first sent to radio on December 27, 2006, in America and physically released on September 7, 2007, in Germany and elsewhere on later dates. It had many electronic dance music remixes by many European disc jockeys like The Wideboys, Bob Sinclar, and Jody Den Broeder. The song was written by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Tawanna Dabney, and samples Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'". The up-tempo song has prominent dance music characteristics with influences of techno and house and is lyrically about having fun on the dancefloor.

"Don't Stop the Music" was well-received by many critics for its combination of techno and house music. The song is one of Rihanna's most critically acclaimed and best selling singles. It garnered high commercial outcomes for Rihanna in several countries, hitting the top five in eighteen countries, including Australia, Belgium, France, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Canada, and the United States. The song reached its highest international peak in eleven countries at number one including Australia, Belgium, France, Finland and Germany.

The music video for the song features Rihanna performing in the club behind a candy store. It was directed by Taj and Rihanna, her first music video that was co-directed, along with "Disturbia". In 2008, the song received a Grammy nomination in the Best Dance Recording category but lost to Justin Timberlake's "Love Stoned". On June 23, 2010, the song reached sales of over three million downloads, becoming Rihanna's third song as a lead artist to do so.[1]

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[edit] Background and release

Pictured Cameroonian musician Manu Dibango suited both Rihanna and Michael Jackson for using the "Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa" line, without his permission. According to Dibango the line originates from his 1972 single "Soul Makossa".[2]

"Don't Stop the Music" was composed and produced by the Norwegian production duo Stargate, with additional writing by Tawanna Dabney and Michael Jackson.[3] Stargate had produced Rihanna's previous singles "Unfaithful" (2006) and "Hate That I Love You" (2007). "Don't Stop the Music" was recorded at Battery Studios in New York City and Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles, and was mixed by Phil Tan.[4] The song samples the hook "Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa", which is from Michael Jackson's 1983 single from Thriller, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'".[5] In February, 2009, Cameroonian musician Manu Dibango filed a lawsuit claiming that both "Don't Stop the Music" and "Wanna Be Startin' Something" used the hook without his permission.[2] Dibango said that the line is from his 1972 single "Soul Makossa". According to Agence France-Presse, Jackson admitted that he borrowed the line and settled the case with Dibango out of court.[2] However, when Rihanna had asked Jackson in 2007 for permission to sample the hook, he had approved the demand without contacting Dibango. His lawyers brought the case before a Parisian court, demanding €500,000 in damages that should have been payed by Sony BMG, EMI and Warner Music until the issue was resolved.[2]

The song was released as fourth single from Rihanna's third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad (2007). Before its official single release, two separate promotional remixes of the song were added to digital outlets on August 7, 2007 in both Canada and Unites States; the Solitaire's More Drama and The Wideboys Club Mix.[6][7] On September 7, 2007, an extended play of "Don't Stop the Music" was released via iTunes in certain territories including Australia, Austria, Italy, Japan, New Zealand and Spain.[8] It contains The Wideboys Club Mix, the album version of the song, and its instrumental.[8] On the same date, "Don't Stop the Music" was released as a CD single in Germany containing the same material as the extended play together with the music video of the song.[9] In October 2007, it was also released as a CD single in France.[10] Def Jam Recordings sent the song for airplay on contemporary hit radio in the United States on January 13, 2008.[11] On January 20, 2008, it was also sent to rhythmic contemporary radio stations.[12] Nine remixes, including the album version of "Don't Stop the Music", were released to digital outlets in some territories on May 14, 2008.[13]

[edit] Composition
"Don't Stop the Music"
A 23 second sample of the song which instrumentation includes a bass drum that provides every single beat as Rihanna intersperses the melody. The line, "Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa",sampled from Michael Jackson's 1983 song "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" can be heard in the background.[5]
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"Don't Stop the Music" is a dance-pop and techno song that runs for 4 minutes and 27 seconds.[5][13][14] According to the digital sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, it is written in the key of F# minor and set in common time, with a moderate groove.[15] Rihanna's vocal range spans from the low note of F#3 to A4.[15] Bill Lamb from About.com commented that, "Rihanna's sometimes thin vocals are mixed for optimum room filling sound and will encourage you to sing along."[16] The song features a wide variety of rhythmic devices used mainly in hip hop music.[5] Its instrumentation includes a bass drum that provides every single beat as Rihanna intersperses the melody. From the very beginning, the song utilizes syncopation and samples many different rhythms, which are layered on top of each other.[5] Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine, compared the song's composition to Rihanna's 2006 single "SOS".[17] The line, "Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa", was sampled from Michael Jackson's 1983 post-disco song "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'", to create a "pulsating musical structure".[5] Lyrically, "Don't Stop the Music" is about mutual attraction between a lady and man who meet each other on the dance-floor.[18] Shaun Newport from British music website musicOMH, concluded that the song is actually about Rihanna's affair with the music, which can be seen during the lines "DJ let it play, I just can't refuse it, like the way you do this. Keep on rockin' to it".[18]

[edit] Reception and accolades

The song was praised for the interpolation of the "Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa" hook, from Jackson's (pictured) 1983 single "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'".

"Don't Stop the Music" received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics with many of them praising the interpolation of the "Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa" hook. Tom Breihan from Pitchfork Media called the song an amazing bit of euroclub insanity combined with synth and bass.[19] He further commented that the hook from Jackson's 1983 song "come[s] in and seamlessly blur into the track's overpowering beat".[19] Bill Lamb from About.com praised the song and stated that "Don't Stop the Music" is "fantastic for clubs if a little repetitive for pop radio play".[16] Lamb also concluded that no matter how the song will chart place, it represents another strong success for Rihanna's career.[16] Nick Levine from Digital Spy also praised the song while calling it brilliant and unwitting. He continued that the "Don't Stop the Music" is the best single that can have a Jackson's writing credit since his 1997 single "Blood on the Dance Floor".[20] MusicOMH's Shaun Newport also stated that the "ethno-centric 'Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa' hook, as well as his idiosyncratic, explosive yelps provide backing vocals and bring a little retro magic to the proceedings."[18] In a review of Good Girl Gone Bad, Jackie Hayden from Hot Press initially added that Jackson's ghost from "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" could be heard all over the single.[14] According to a reviewer from The New York Times in "Don't Stop the Music", Rihanna finds the exuberance in a rather severe techno beat.[21] Quentin B. Huff from PopMatters, concluded "the song that follows, the Michael Jackson-sampling “Don’t Stop the Music”, inspires the type of tail feather shaking you can only produce when you’re chanting, 'Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa'."[22]

"Don't Stop the Music" won the accolade for Best International Song at the 2008 NRJ Music Awards.[23] At the 2008 Teen Choice Awards, "Don't Stop the Music" got a nomination for Single of the Year, but lost to Jonas Brothers' 2008 song "When You Look Me in the Eyes".[24] It received a nomination for Best Dance Recording at the 50th Grammy Awards, held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on February 10, 2008. "Don't Stop the Music" lost to "LoveStoned/I Think She Knows Interlude" (2007) by American recording artist Justin Timberlake.[25] The song was also nominated at the Best Favorite Song at the 2009 Kids' Choice Awards.[26] However, it lost to Beyoncé Knowles' 2008 single "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)".[27]

[edit] Chart performance

Rihanna performing "Don't Stop the Music" in Zurich, during her Last Girl on Earth Tour, 2010.

"Don't Stop the Music was commercial success and reached the top-seven in more than twenty countries worldwide. The song debuted at number 94 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for the issue dated December 8, 2007.[28] After two months on the chart, the song reached its peak of number three on February 16, 2008. With that, it became Rihanna's fourth single to reach the top-three on the chart. "Don't Stop the Music" stayed on the chart for 30 weeks, logging as Rihanna's longest charting song on the Hot 100 to date. The song also topped the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart, becoming Rihanna's sixth number one single there. "Don't Stop the Music" also peaked at number three on the US Pop Songs chart. It was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) after more than three million downloads were sold. The song was more successful in Canada, where it reached number two on the Canadian Hot 100 and stayed on the chart for period of 52 weeks overall. It became only Rihanna's second song to reach the top three on the Canadian Hot 100, after "Umbrella" peaked at number one.

In Australia, "Don't Stop the Music" debuted at number 22 on February 3, 2008. After two weeks, on February 24, 2008, the song peaked at number one, and stayed on the position for four non-consecutive weeks. It became Rihanna's third number one single on the Australian Singles Chart, after "SOS" and "Umbrella". The song stayed on the chart for overall period of 27 weeks. The song charted at number 12 on the 2008 year-end Australian Singles Chart. "Don't Stop the Music" was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipping more than 40,000 digital copies. The single debuted at number 31 in New Zealand, on October 12, 2007. After four weeks of fluctuation on the chart, it reached its peak of three and stayed there for one week, while also staying 22 weeks on the chart overall. "Don't Stop the Music" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ), after it 7,500 digital copies.

In the UK, "Don't Stop the Music", debuted at number 68 on December 15, 2007. After seven weeks on the chart, the song the reached its peak of four. The next week it failed to number five, before again climbing to number four. The song was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipping more than 200,000 digital copies. It was placed at number 24 on the year-end UK Singles Chart for 2008. "Don't Stop the Music" debuted at number one on the French Singles Chart on October 27, 2007, becoming Rihanna's first number one single on the chart. It stayed on the top position for two weeks, while also staying 34 weeks on the chart overall. On the German Singles Chart, it debuted at number two on September 24, 2007. After two weeks it reached number one and stayed on the position for two consecutive weeks. "Don't Stop the Music" was certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie denoting shipments of 100,000 copies. The single was also successful on Swiss Singles Chart where it reached number one and stayed on the position for five weeks. The song also reached number one in Austria, Belgium, Hungary and Netherlands.

[edit] Music video

The accompanying music video for "Don't Stop the Music" was directed by Rihanna's regular collaborator Anthony Mandler.[29] Mandler previously directed the videos for Rihanna's 2007 singles "Shut Up and Drive" and "Hate That I Love You".[30] It was shot in a nightclub in Prague, Czech Republic.[31] The choreography in the video is made by Tina Landon, who also worked with artists like Janet Jackson and Ricky Martin.[30] The "Don't Stop the Music" video was digitally released on iTunes, July 26, 2007.[32] It reached number two on MTV's former video countdown show Total Request Live.[31] The video begins with Rihanna and two of her friends arriving at a nightclub in a yellow taxi. After they get out of the car, they enter a candy store where is a boy standing with his mother. As Rihanna tells the boy not to tell anyone where they are going, the singer and her two friends sneak into the back of the candy store where is a secret entrance to a nightclub. This is intercut with scenes of Rihanna chanting the song's lyrics against a wall and dancing in the club. As she enters the club, Rihanna is shown in a restroom, checking her make-up as she sings the lyrics. The singer then leaves the restroom, and returns to the dance-floor as the chorus begins to play. As the video progresses, the singer is shown dancing with her friends and singing the song. The people in the club clap to the beat of Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"'s music sample. Bill Lamb for About.com listed the video at number six on his list of Rihanna's top 10 music videos, describing it as a "lot of dancing video".[30] Latifah Muhammad for The Boom Box on place the song on her list of Rihanna Best 15 music videos at number three, behind "Pon de Replay" and "Only Girl (In the World)".[31]

[edit] Impact

The song was the opening song on Idol Gives Back on April 9, 2008, sung by the remaining contestants of American Idol as past So You Think You Can Dance finalists performed various dance routines. It was also featured on the D&G fashion show, on the Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2007. The song has been used in week seven of Dancing with the Stars by Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas and in 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist Kim Yu-Na's 2008–2009 season exhibition program. The song is also part of the regular rotation on WGN-TV's annual telecast of the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon.

[edit] Track listing and formats

"Don't Stop the Music" was released on CD and 12" vinyl commercially and as "Don't Stop the Music": Remixes" promotionally.

[edit] Don't Stop the Music

EU CD single (06025 1746679 1)[33]
UK CD single (0602517621619)[34]
  1. "Don't Stop the Music" (Album Version) – 4:27
  2. "Don't Stop the Music" (The Wideboys Club Mix) – 6:37
EU Maxi-CD single (0602517466760)[35]
AU Maxi-CD single (1746676)[36]
  1. "Don't Stop the Music" (Album Version) – 4:27
  2. "Don't Stop the Music" (The Wideboys Club Mix) – 6:37
  3. "Don't Stop the Music" (Instrumental) – 4:18
  4. "Don't Stop the Music" (Video) – 3:59
IT 12" vinyl (TIME 494)[37]

Side A

  1. "Don't Stop the Music" (Bob Sinclar Club Mix) – 7:48
  2. "Don't Stop the Music" (Bob Sinclar Radio Edit) – 3:27

Side B

  1. "Don't Stop the Music" (Jody Den Broeder Big Room Mix) – 10:31
  2. "Don't Stop the Music" (Album Version) – 4:27

[edit] Don't Stop the Music: Remixes

US Promo CD single (DEFR 16771-2)[38]
  1. "Don't Stop the Music" (Album Version) – 4:27
  2. "Don't Stop the Music" (Jody Den Broeder Radio Edit) – 4:22
  3. "Don't Stop the Music" (The Wideboys Radio Edit) – 3:10
  4. "Don't Stop the Music" (Solitaire's More Drama Edit) – 4:08
  5. "Don't Stop the Music" (Jody Den Broeder Big Room Mix) – 10:33
  6. "Don't Stop the Music" (The Wideboys Club Mix) – 6:39
  7. "Don't Stop the Music" (Solitaire's More Drama Remix) – 8:08
  8. "Don't Stop the Music" (Jody Den Broeder Big Room Dub) – 8:34
  9. "Don't Stop the Music" (The Wideboys Dub Mix) – 6:44
  10. "Don't Stop the Music" (Solitaire's More Drama Dub) – 7:38
UK Promo CD single (DONTSTOPCJ1)[39]
  1. "Don't Stop the Music" (Album Version) – 4:27
  2. "Don't Stop the Music" (Jody Den Broeder Radio Edit) – 4:22
  3. "Don't Stop the Music" (The Wideboys Radio Edit) – 3:10
  4. "Don't Stop the Music" (Solitaire's More Drama Edit) – 4:08
  5. "Don't Stop the Music" (Jody Den Broeder Big Room Mix) – 10:33
  6. "Don't Stop the Music" (The Wideboys Club Mix) – 6:39
  7. "Don't Stop the Music" (Solitaire's More Drama Remix) – 8:08
  8. "Don't Stop the Music" (Jody Den Broeder Big Room Dub) – 8:34
  9. "Don't Stop the Music" (The Wideboys Dub Mix) – 6:44
  10. "Don't Stop the Music" (Solitaire's More Drama Dub) – 7:38
UK 2 x 12" promo vinyl (RISTOPVP1)[40]

Side A

  1. "Don't Stop the Music" (Jody Den Broeder Big Room Mix) – 10:33

Side B

  1. "Don't Stop the Music" (Jody Den Broeder Big Room Dub) – 8:34
  2. "Don't Stop the Music" (Jody Den Broeder Radio Edit) – 4:22
  3. "Don't Stop the Music" (Solitaire's More Drama Edit) – 4:08

Side C

  1. "Don't Stop the Music" (Solitaire's More Drama Remix) – 8:08
  2. "Don't Stop the Music" (Solitaire's More Drama Dub) – 7:38

Side D

  1. "Don't Stop the Music" (The Wideboys Club Mix) – 6:39
  2. "Don't Stop the Music" (The Wideboys Dub Mix) – 6:44
  3. "Don't Stop the Music" (The Wideboys Radio Edit) – 3:10
Australian Remixes
  1. "Don't Stop The Music" (Album Version) – 4:29
  2. "Don't Stop The Music" (Jody den Broeder Radio Edit) – 4:22
  3. "Don't Stop The Music" (The Wideboys Radio Edit) – 3:11
  4. "Don't Stop The Music" (Solitaire's More Drama Edit) – 4:08
  5. "Don't Stop The Music" (Jody den Broeder Big Room Mix) – 10:33
  6. "Don't Stop The Music" (The Wideboys Club Mix) – 6:39
  7. "Don't Stop The Music" (Solitaire's More Drama Remix) – 8:08
  8. "Don't Stop The Music" (Jody den Broeder Big Room Dub) – 8:34
  9. "Don't Stop The Music" (The Wideboys Dub Mix) – 6:44
  10. "Don't Stop The Music" (Solitaire's More Drama Dub) – 7:38
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[edit] Credits and personnel

Recording
Personnel
  • Recording – Mikkel Eriksen, Al Hemberger
  • Mixing – Phil Tan
  • Mixing Assistant – Josh Houghkirk
  • Instruments – Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Good Girl Gone Bad, Def Jam Recordings, SRP Records.[4]

[edit] Charts and certifications

[edit] Peak positions

Chart (2007) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[41] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[42] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[43] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[44] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[45] 3
France (SNEP)[46] 1
Germany (Media Control AG)[47] 1
Italy (FIMI)[48] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[49] 1
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[50] 1
US Billboard Pop 100[51] 2
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[52] 1
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[53] 2
Czech Republic (IFPI)[54] 2
Denmark (Tracklisten)[55] 4
European Hot 100 Singles[56] 1
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[57] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[58] 6
New Zealand (RIANZ)[59] 3
Norway (VG-lista)[60] 7
Slovakia (IFPI)[61] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[62] 6
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[63] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[64] 3
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[65] 1

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (2007) Position
Austrian Singles Chart[66] 15
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[67] 14
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[68] 39
French Singles Chart[69] 12
German Singles Chart[70] 12
Swiss Singles Chart[71] 10
Chart (2008) Position
Australian Singles Chart[72] 12
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[73] 4
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[74] 2
German Singles Chart[75] 38
Spanish Singles Chart[76] 1
Swedish Singles Chart[77] 39
Swiss Singles Chart[78] 20
UK Singles Chart[79] 24
US Billboard Hot 100[80] 17

[edit] Decade-end charts

(2000–2009) Position
German Singles Chart[81] 12

[edit] Certifications

Country Certifications
Australia[82] Platinum
Belgium[83] Platinum
Brazil[84] Platinum
Denmark[85] Platinum
Finland[86] Gold
Germany[87] Gold
New Zealand[88] Gold
Spain[89] 6× Platinum
Sweden[90] Platinum
United Kingdom[91] Gold
United States[92] 3× Platinum

[edit] Radio and release history

Country Date Format Label
Canada[6][7] August 7, 2007 Promotional remixes Def Jam Recordings
United States[93][94]
Australia[8] September 7, 2007 EP
Austria[95]
Czech Republic[96]
Finland[97]
Germany[98][9]
CD single Universal Music
Italy[99] EP Def Jam Recordings
Japan[100]
Netherlands[101]
New Zealand[102]
Norway[103]
Poland[104]
Romania[105]
Spain[106]
Sweden[107]
France[10] October 22, 2007 CD single Universal Music
United States[11][12] January 13, 2008 Contemporary hit radio Def Jam Recordings
January 20, 2008 Rhythmic contemporary
United Kingdom[108] February 4, 2008 CD single Mercury Records
Australia[13] May 14, 2008 Digital remixes Def Jam Recordings
Brazil[109]
Czech Republic[110]
Denmark[111]
Finland[112]
France[113]
Germany[114]
Hungary[115]
Japan[116]
Netherlands[117]
New Zealand[118]
Norway[119]
Poland[120]
Spain[121]
Sweden[122]
Switzerland[123]

[edit] Jamie Cullum version

"Don't Stop the Music"
Single by Jamie Cullum
from the album The Pursuit
Released 2010
Format Digital download
Recorded 2010
Genre Jazz-pop, crossover jazz
Length 4:48
Label Decca, Verve Forecast (US)
Writer(s) Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Tawanna Dabney
Jamie Cullum singles chronology
"I'm All Over It
(2009)		 "Don't Stop the Music"
(2010)

Jamie Cullum covered this song on his 2009 album The Pursuit and released it as his second single from the album, after "I'm All Over It".

The song entered the Dutch Top 40 on the 6th February 2010 at number 31, a week later the single climbed to number 24, in its 3rd week the single dropped to number 28.

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Dutch Top 40 24

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