Juicy Fruit (song)
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"Juicy Fruit" is a funk song written by James Mtume and released as the lead-off single from Mtume's sixth album, also titled Juicy Fruit. The mid-tempo song is arguably Mtume's most well-known, proving enormously successful on R&B radio stations and (to a lesser extent) nightclubs when first released. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart on June 4, 1983 and remained there for 8 weeks. Its success on the Billboard Pop Singles chart, however, was more modest, reaching number forty-five.[1]. The single remarkably became a certified one million seller on July 25, 1983 without even becoming a Top 40 hit.
Juicy Fruit has been prominently sampled by hip-hop and R&B artists throughout the years, most notably by The Notorious B.I.G. on his debut solo single "Juicy" and Keyshia Cole on her hit single "Let It Go."
[edit] Legacy
- American R&B and post-disco band Juicy, best known for their Beat Street contribution, was named after the song.[2]
[edit] Samples
The song "Juicy Fruit" is a staple hip hop sample. It is sampled in the following songs:
[edit] Charts
| Chart |
Peak
position |
| U.S. Billboard Black Singles |
1 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop Singles |
45 |
| U.S. Billboard Club Singles |
30 |
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