Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)
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| “Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)” | |||||
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| Single by Mariah Carey featuring Mystikal from the album Glitter |
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| Released | UK: December 10, 2001 | ||||
| Format | CD single, 12" single (both non-U.S.) | ||||
| Genre | Pop, R&B, disco | ||||
| Length | 3:38 | ||||
| Label | Virgin | ||||
| Writer(s) | Mariah Carey, DJ Clue, Duro, Mystikal, Tom Browne, Carrollyne Smith | ||||
| Producer | Mariah Carey, DJ Clue, Duro | ||||
| Mariah Carey singles chronology | |||||
| "Never Too Far" (2001) |
"Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)" (2001) |
"Reflections (Care Enough)" (2001) |
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| Mystikal singles chronology | |||||
| " Danger (Been So Long)" (2001) |
"Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)" (2001) |
"Bouncin' Back (Bumpin' Me Against the Wall)" (2002) |
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"Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)" is a song written and produced by American singer Mariah Carey, DJ Clue, Duro, and Mystikal, and recorded for Carey's tenth album Glitter (2001). It is built around a sample of the 1980s song Funkin' For Jamaica (N.Y.) produced by Tom Browne and Carrollyne Smith, and it features rapped parts by Mystikal. Mystikal raps about wild times during the song's verses, while Carey repeatedly tells him "don't stop" in the chorus. It was released as the album's third single in 2001 (see 2001 in music)
Like the preceding singles from the album, "Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)" was a commercial disappointment. It did not chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, but it appeared at number twenty-three on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which represents the twenty-five singles below the Hot 100's number 100 position which have not yet appeared on the Hot 100. Ironically, during the song's third verse Mystikal raps "it's another number one debut for sure," although it is widely assumed that this refers to the album, not individual track. Whereas "Never Too Far" (the album's second single) was solicited primarily to the pop and adult contemporary market, "Don't Stop" was pushed more toward the R&B and rhythmic market. It reached the top forty in the UK and Australia, as part of a double A-side with "Never Too Far".
The single's video fared much better than the song, receiving heavy airplay on MTV. Directed by Sanaa Hamri, it has the theme of southern bayous and lifestyles and presents Carey and Mystikal in "southern style" clothes and hairstyles. Some shots feature three versions of Carey singing into one microphone on the screen at one time. "Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)" appears in a scene of the film Glitter, when producer Julian "Dice" Black has met Billie Frank (played by Carey) and invites her to an impromptu freestyle jam session in his club.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles | 23 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 42 |
| UK Top 75 Singles 1 | 32 |
| Australia Top 100 Singles 1 | 36 |
1 "Never Too Far"/"Don't Stop (Funkin' 4 Jamaica)".
