Juicy Fruit (song)

"Juicy Fruit"
Single by Mtume
from the album Juicy Fruit
Released	1982
Format	7-inch single, 12-inch single
Genre	Funk, Boogie, R&B
Length	5:54 (album version) 4:32 (single version) 3:15 (radio edit)
Label	Epic
Writer(s)	James Mtume
Producer	James Mtume
Certification	Gold (RIAA; 1983)
Mtume singles chronology
"So Ya Wanna Be a Star" (1980) "Juicy Fruit" (1982) "Would You Like To (Fool Around)" (1983\2)

"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.. 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."

Legacy

• American R&B and post-disco band Juicy, best known for their Beat Street contribution, was named after the song.

Samples

The song "Juicy Fruit" is a staple hip hop sample. It is sampled in the following songs:

• "Juicy" by Wreckx-N-Effect
• "Juicy" by Next.
• "This DJ" by Warren G.
• "Charms Alarm" by Common
• "Loving You" by Jennifer Lopez
• "Faithfully" by Faith Evans
• "Juicy" by The Notorious B.I.G.
• "Let It Go" by Keyshia Cole
• "I Really Like It" by Harlem World
• ""The Ave." by Dre Dog
• "I Don't Care (Juiciest)"/"How Come You Don't Call Me Part 2" by Alicia Keys
• "Freak Tonight" by R. Kelly
• " Dreamlover" by Mariah Carey for The Adventures of Mimi Tour.
• "Leather And Wood" by AMG
• "Supa Star" by Montell Jordan
• "Flashbacks" by The Warlocks
• "No Soul" by Say Anything
• "Game's Pain" Mega Remix by The Game featuring Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Keyshia Cole, Queen Latifah, Bun B, Pusha T, and Young Buck.
• "Dreaming Casually" by Rocky Padilla
• "Juicy Fruit" by Mashonda
• "East Side Love Story" by Johnny Boy
• "On The Blvd." by Lil Puppet
• "Joystick" by 213, and Snoop Dogg
• "Walk Like a Woman" by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim
• "No Question" by Allure
• "You make it easy" by Sharissa (Unreleased)
• "'burban & impalas" by Big Mike
• "Your Love (Urban Noize Remix)" by Nicki Minaj

Charts

Chart Peak position U.S. Billboard Black Singles 1 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles 45 U.S. Billboard Club Singles 30 References Preceded by "Save the Overtime (For Me)" by Gladys Knight & the Pips Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one single June 4, 1983 - July 23, 1983 Succeeded by "She Works Hard for the Money" by Donna Summer