Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough

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" Do not Stop 'Til You Get Enough " is a single written and recorded by American singer Michael Jackson. Released under Epic Records on July 28, 1979, the song was the first song on Off the Wall, Jackson's fifth studio album. It was the first solo record in which Jackson had creative control.

"Do not Stop 'Do Not Leave You Enough" is Jackson's first single to reach # 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in seven years, and his first solo # 1 on the Soul singles chart. It remained at # 1 for six weeks on the Billboard Soul chart. The song was a success worldwide. Within a few months after its release, 45 was certified Gold, and eventually got Platinum certification for the sale of over two million US copies.

"Do not Stop Until You Are Fair" is well received by contemporary music critics. The accompanying music video for this song was released in October 1979. The video shows the dance of Jackson, as well as shown in triplicate, in different colored backgrounds. The song also won Jackson, his first solo Grammy and the American Music Awards. "Do not Stop Until You Are Fair" is considered the first song to feature Jackson's talent as a solo artist, both as a singer and songwriter.

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Background and production

In 1978, Jackson starred as Scarecrow on The Wiz , a retweet of urbanization from L. Frank Baum The Wonderful Wizard of Oz . After filming, Jackson, still a member of The Jacksons, approached the film's director, Quincy Jones, to ask if he knew the producers to help with Jackson's solo effort. Jones suggested him, and the two began working on Off the Wall . After listening to hundreds of demos, the two decided to record. These include "Workin 'Day and Night", "Get on the Floor" and "Do not Stop' Til You Get Enough". The song was recorded in the Los Angeles recording studio. Jackson states that when the melody "Do not Stop" until you're Enough "comes to him, he can not let go, he finds himself humming and singing as he walks through Jacksons's Encino house.Because Michael is not a keyboardist, though certainly capable of playing the piano, he tells his brother Randy performs a melody on the piano at the family recording studio When Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, a devout Jehovah Witness, heard the song, she was shocked by the lyrical content, and felt that the title could be misinterpreted as related to sexual activity. it's not a reference to sex, but it can mean anything anyone wants.After playing the tape to Jones, it is agreed that the song will be displayed on Off the Wall .

In a speech at the Red Bull 2016 Academy of Music, Greg Phillinganes alleged that Jackson played the initial demo "Do not Stop Until Your Enough" and said "need another part," after which Phillinganes suggested a bridge, and both agreed to rate his contribution on 10% of the song. Soon after, he was told that his contribution would only be regarded as an arrangement. However, many pressures from Jackson's singles list and Phillinganes as composers.

Quincy Jones supports Phillinganes' allegations.

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Composition

In music, "Do not Stop 'Do Not Leave You Enough" is credited as a disco-funk song. The full length of the song on Off The Wall is just over six minutes. The song introduced Jackson's falsetto sound and vocal hiccup, which would be one of Jackson's distinctive techniques. Along with Jackson's vocal hiccough, Jackson's voice in the song was described as having vocal tics - from hiccups, "sniffing", and "the 'oho!'". "Do not Quit Good Enough" is played in the Mixolydian B key and the general time mark and Jackson's sound range is from G # 3 through B5. The instruments used are six-piece horns (two trumpets, alto sax, tenor sax, trombone, and baritone sax), string parts (arranged by Ben Wright), and two guitars, keyboards, bass, drums and percussion. The tempo of the song pulsed 120 times per minute. The song begins with a part of the words spoken by Jackson, before he sings.

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Release and acceptance

"Do not Stop Until Your Enough" was released on August 10, 1979, under Epic Records; Jackson's first solo single moved away from Motown Records. It was well received by contemporary critics. Stephen Holden, of Rolling Stone , described the song as "one of the few recent disco releases that work well as dance songs and as an aural extravaganza comparable to Earth, Wind and Fire's" Boogie Wonderland '". The song occupied Billboard Hot 100 on October 13, and within three months of its release, it has been certified gold. It was Jackson's first solo number one since "Ben", seven years before. It stays on top of Billboard Hot 100 for one week. It also reached the top of the charts in Australia, New Zealand, Norway, and South Africa, and peaked at number three in the UK. "Do not Stop Until You Are Fair" was awarded platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1989.

In 2006, "Do not Stop Until Your Enough" reached number 17 in the United Kingdom, following the Visionary campaign, in which 20 hit singles Jackson was re-published in several European countries. Following Jackson's death in June 2009, his music has increased in popularity. "Do not Stop Until You Enough" peaked at number seven on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs Chart, peaking at number nine on the charts of July 11, 2009. "Do not Stop 'Til You Get Enough' charted in the top ten, number nine, in France, and charted in the top 20 in Portugal and Switzerland, placing at number 18 and 20. The track also charted at number 21 in Australia, 38 in the UK, and 50 in Sweden, respectively "Do not Stop ' You're Quite Enough "The most unsuccessful country is Japan, peaking at number 77." Do not Stop Until You Are Fair "was certified gold in Australia by the Recording Industry Association of Australia in 2009 for delivery of 35,000 units.

"Do not Quit Your Fairly Good", get Jackson as the first Grammy winner, win Best Male Vocal Appearance R & amp; B at the 1980 Grammy Awards. It was also nominated for Best Disco Recording. The song also received Favorite Soul/R & amp; B Single at the 1980 American Music Awards.

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Music video

The music video for "Do not Stop 'Til You Get Enough" was directed and produced by Nick Saxton and made its world premiere in October 1979. It was Jackson's first music video as a solo artist. The music video shows a smiling Jackson in a black and white tuxedo with a black butterfly tie (resembling Off The Wall album cover photo ) dancing and singing a song while displaying chroma that is locked above the abstract geometric background of the numbers. At one stage, Jackson was seen dancing in triplicate, which was considered innovative at the time.

Music videos included in the video album: Greatest Hits video - HIStory , Number Ones and Michael Jackson's Vision .

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Live show

Michael Jackson performed this song on The Jacksons' Destiny Tour in the second leg, as well as the Triumph Tour. It was also done on 96-97 HIStory World Tour Jackson as part of "Off The Wall Medley".

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Legacy

James Montgomery of MTV noted that "Do not Stop Until You Are Fair", along with Off the Wall " three other singles," show off (or, rather, release) Jackson's talent as [ sic ] entertainer, vocalist, writer and, most importantly, as a leading person. "After Jackson's death, AOL's Radio Blog released a list, titled" 10 Best Michael Jackson Songs ", which puts" Do not Stop 'Until Your Enough "at number ten in the list.

William Ruhlmann, author of The All-Music Guide to Rock, praised "Do not Stop 'Til You Get Enough" as "unbearable dance track". John Lewis, author of the 1001 You Must Hear Before You Die album, notes that "frenetic and frenetic opening lanes" is the center of Off the Wall . He concludes that "Jackson's falsetto thump and frisky wrinkles serve as obbligatoes to the frontline, stressing the thrilling string settings of Ben Wright and Jerry Hee's tight sketches." Jason Elias, a writer for Allmusic, notes that "Do not Stop Until You Are Enough" presents a new, "sexual, mature, and aggressive" new Michael Jackson, Elias commented that "Like the best of Jones' late-70s , early '80s work, [this song] is not enough disco, can not be a hardcore funk - it is a mixture of styles with a very important pop access. "

Biographer Jackson J. Randy Taraborrelli describes Jackson's revelation of "sexy falsetto and playfulness" that "no one has ever heard of him before". Nelson George states that the argument for the grandeur of Jackson begins with setting "Do not Stop Until You Enough". He noted that the vocal percussion and backing was "artfully choreographed" to "create drama and ecstasy on the dance floor". He concluded, "This is one thing to make dance recordings - this is another way to embed the song with epic quality and celebration like Michael did here." James Montgomery of MTV notes that Off The Wall contains "a great mix of fiery disco tracks", stating "Do not Stop 'Until Your Enough" and "Dirty Days and Evening".

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Track list

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Personnel

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Diagram

Weekly chart

Year-end graph

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Certification

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References

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Further reading

• George, Nelson (2004). Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection . Sony BMG.
• Halstead, Craig (2007). Michael Jackson: For Recording . Author OnLine. ISBN: 978-0-7552-0267-6.
• Taraborrelli, J. Randy (2004). Magic and Madness . Terra Alta, WV: Title. ISBNÃ, 0-330-42005-4. Ã,

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External links

• Music videos on YouTube
• Lyrics of this song in MetroLyrics

Source of the article : Wikipedia