Always on Time
"Always on Time" | ||||
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Single by Ja Rule featuring Ashanti | ||||
from the album Pain Is Love | ||||
Released | October 30, 2001 | |||
Recorded | Spring 2001 | |||
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Producer(s) | Irv Gotti | |||
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"Always on Time" is a song by American rapper Ja Rule from his third studio album, Pain Is Love. Produced by Irv Gotti, it was written by 7 Aurelius, Ja Rule and Irving Lorenzo and features R&B singer Ashanti. Originally set to feature Brandy,[1] the song was released as the album's second single and became a worldwide hit, becoming Ashanti's first Billboard Hot 100 number one single and Ja Rule's second.
The song spent two weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 from February 23, 2002. It was followed by another Ja Rule duet, "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" by Jennifer Lopez, featuring Ja Rule. In 2009, it was named the 33rd most successful song of the 2000s, on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[2]
Versions
- "Always on Time" (Radio edit) – 4:05
- "Always on Time" (Explicit album version) – 4:07
- "Always on Time" (Instrumental) – 4:05
- "Always on Time" (Agent X Mix) – 5:10
- "Always on Time" (Agent X Dub) – 5:10
Charts
Chart (2001–02) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[3] | 3 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] | 22 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] | 26 |
Brazilian Singles Chart (ABPD)[6] | 84 |
Canada (Canadian Singles Chart) | 2 |
France (SNEP)[7] | 45 |
Invalid chart entered Germany2 | 22 |
Irish Singles (IRMA) | 22 |
Italy (FIMI)[8] | 29 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] | 11 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10] | 2 |
Norway (VG-lista)[11] | 17 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] | 45 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] | 4 |
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[14] | 2 |
UK Singles (OCC)[15] | 6 |
US Billboard Hot 100[16] | 1 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[17] | 1 |
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[18] | 1 |
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[19] | 5 |
See also
References
- ^ "Watch Ashanti Talk About Her Career Highlights and Working with Ja Rule and Fat Joe". Complex. 2014-05-01. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
- ^ "Top Hip-Hop and R&B Songs & Singles Charts". Billboard.com. 2009-12-31. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ "Ja Rule feat. Ashanti – Always on Time". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ "Ja Rule feat. Ashanti – Always on Time" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ "Ja Rule feat. Ashanti – Always on Time" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ "Brazil" (PDF). ABPD. October 6, 2001. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ "Ja Rule feat. Ashanti – Always on Time" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ "Ja Rule feat. Ashanti – Always on Time". Top Digital Download. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ "Ja Rule feat. Ashanti – Always on Time" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ "Ja Rule feat. Ashanti – Always on Time". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ "Ja Rule feat. Ashanti – Always on Time". VG-lista. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ "Ja Rule feat. Ashanti – Always on Time". Singles Top 100. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ "Ja Rule feat. Ashanti – Always on Time". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
- ^ http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/r-and-b-singles-chart/20020210/114/
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Ja Rule Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ "Ja Rule Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ "Ja Rule Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ "Ja Rule Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
External links
Categories:
- Single chart usages for Germany2
- 2001 singles
- 2002 singles
- Ja Rule songs
- Ashanti (singer) songs
- Contemporary R&B ballads
- Songs written by Irv Gotti
- Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
- Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one singles
- Billboard Rap Songs number-one singles
- Songs written by Channel 7 (musician)
- 2001 songs
- Def Jam Recordings singles
- Songs written by Ja Rule
- 2000s hip hop song stubs
- 2000s rhythm and blues song stubs