Keep On Keepin' On (MC Lyte song)
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"Keep On, Keepin' On" is a single by MC Lyte featuring Xscape from the Sunset Park soundtrack. The song was produced and co-written by Jermaine Dupri and sampled Michael Jackson's 1989 single "Liberian Girl". It later appeared on MC Lyte's fifth studio album, Bad As I Wanna B.
The song became MC Lyte's highest charting single in the U.S., peaking at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, and also became her second single to achieve a gold certification from the RIAA, earning the award on May 31, 1996.
In November 1996, MC Lyte performed this song when she appeared in the second season of the UPN sitcom Moesha.
Single track listing
A-Side
- "Keep On, Keepin' On"- 4:33
- "Keep On, Keepin' On" (Clean Version)- 4:33
B-Side
- "Keep On, Keepin' On"- 4:33
- "Keep On, Keepin' On" (Instrumental)- 4:33
- "Keep On, Keepin' On" (Acappella)- 4:31
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Hot 100 | 10 |
| Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 3 |
| Billboard Hot Rap Singles | 2 |
| Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 2 |
| United Kingdom (UK Singles Chart) | 27 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ) | 18 |
Year-end charts
| End of year chart (1996) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] | 77 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[3] | Gold | 600,000[2] |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1996". Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard. 109 (3). BPI Communications Inc.: 61 January 18, 1997. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
- ^ "American single certifications – MC Lyte – Keep On, Keepin%27 On". Recording Industry Association of America.