Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough is a song released as a single by Michael Jackson in July 1979 and released on Epic Records' album Off the Wall in August of the same year .
The song became Michael Jackson's second No. 1 hit of his solo career in the United States and was awarded a gold record shortly after its release . With this song he won the first Grammy for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and American Music Award of his solo career. The song, according to the critics, showed Jackson's talent as a singer and songwriter.
Background and production
For the album Off the Wall Jackson was able to win the producer Quincy Jones , whom he had met through the film The Wiz in 1978. The pieces for the album were rehearsed in the Jackson family home. Although mother Katherine Jackson , a devout Jehovah's Witness, found the lyrics sexually suggestive, Jones and Jackson decided to put the song on the album.
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough was released as the first single after Jackson's departure from Motown Records in July 1979 on Epic. On the recording, Jackson's falsetto voice and his vocal squeaks could be heard for the first time , which became his trademark in the following years.
The song went gold after three months and became a number one hit on the United States' Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts . The song became a worldwide hit, reaching number one in Australia, New Zealand, Norway and South Africa and number three in the UK. Jackson won a Grammy for Best Male Performance in R&B. Due to the sales figures achieved, the song was awarded a platinum record in 1989. In 2006, Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough reached number 17 in the UK after a re-release.
Stephen Holden of Rolling Stone Magazine counts the song among "a handful of recent disco pieces that work as both a dance piece and a fantastic listening experience, comparable to Boogie Wonderland by Earth, Wind and Fire". William Ruhlmann from The All-Music Guide to Rock praised Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough as an “irresistible dance track”. John Lewis, the author of 1001 albums You Must Hear Before You Die , called the piece a "fidgety, frenetic opening track" and the core of the album Off the Wall . Jackson's biographers also praised the song. J. Randy Taraborrelli describes the piece as "sexy and playful in a way that Jackson had never heard of before." Nelson George claimed Jackson's greatness started with the arrangements on Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough .
Music video
The video for Don't Stop Till You Get Enough , Jackson's first solo video, was directed and produced by Nick Saxton and premiered in October 1979. It shows a smiling Jackson over a background of disco lights, singing in a tuxedo.
Chart positions
| Charts | Highest position |
|---|---|
| Swiss single charts | 4th |
| UK Singles Chart | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
use
In the movie Rush Hour 2 , Chris Tucker sings a karaoke version of the song. Originally Jackson and Tucker wanted to record a new version of the piece, later it was decided that Tucker would record his own version. Tucker, a fan and friend of Jackson, later appeared in Jackson's music video You Rock My World .
Contributors
- Michael Jackson - lyrics, vocals, percussion, arrangements
- Quincy Jones - production
- Louis Johnson - bass
- John Robinson - drums
- Greg Phillinganes - Piano, Fender Rhodes, Clavinet, Synthesizer
- David Williams and Marlo Henderson - guitar
- Randy Jackson and Paulinho da Costa - percussion
- The Seawind Horns (Jerry Hey, Larry Williams, Kim Hutchcroft, William Reichenbach , Gary Grant) - wind instruments
- Greg Phillinganes - rhythm arrangements
- Ben Wright - arrangements of the string instruments
- Gerald Vinci - concertmaster
- Jim Gilstrap, Augie Johnson, Mortonette Jenkins, Paulette McWilliams and Zedric Williams - backing vocals
Individual evidence
- ↑ release date
- ↑ a b c d e Halstead, page. 92-93
- ↑ MICHAEL JACKSON RELEASES NEW BOX SET: VISIONARY - THE VIDEO SINGLES . Allmichaeljackson.com. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ↑ George, pp. 37-43
- ↑ Stephen Holden: Off the Wall album review - Rolling Stone . Rolling Stone . November 1, 1979. Archived from the original on June 29, 2009. Retrieved on February 9, 2009.
- ↑ a b Off the Wall album reviews . Retrieved February 9, 2009.
- ↑ George, p. 23
- ↑ "Rush Hour" goes global . The San Francisco Chronicle . August 3, 2001. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
- ↑ a b Shaheem Reid: Coach Jerkins Boosts Michael Jackson's Game; Video premiere set . MTV.com. September 26, 2001. Retrieved February 9, 2009.
Web links
- Jackson's Number Ones , by Craig Halstead, Chris Cadman
- Official music video for Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough on YouTube