

Acquisition #16: Don't Stop the Music - Rihanna
Description
"Don't Stop the Music" is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna for her third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007). It was released worldwide on September 7, 2007, as the fourth single of the album. The song was written by Tawanna Dabney and its producers StarGate; Michael Jackson also received a songwriting credit for the sampling of the line "Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa" from Jackson's 1983 single "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'". Both Rihanna and Jackson were sued by Cameroonian musician Manu Dibango, who asserted that the hook originated in his 1972 song "Soul Makossa". "Don't Stop the Music" is a dance track that features rhythmic devices used primarily in hip hop music.
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Many music journalists praised the sampling of the "Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa" hook. The song received a number of accolades, including
a Grammy Award nomination for Best Dance Recording. "Don't Stop the Music" reached number one in nine countries, including Australia, France, Germany, and Switzerland. Reaching number four
on the UK Singles Chart, it was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The single peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs charts. Certified four times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of
America (RIAA), it has sold more than 3.7 million copies in the US.
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Anthony Mandler filmed the song's music video
in Prague. In the video, Rihanna and her friends sneak into the back of a candy store that contains a secret club, and she parties with club-goers. The singer performed "Don't Stop the Music" at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards and the NRJ Music Awards in 2008, and included it on her Good Girl Gone Bad, Last Girl on Earth, Loud and Diamonds World Tour set lists. The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) recognized it as one of the most-performed songs of 2009. English recording artist Jamie Cullumreleased a cover of the song as the second single from his 2009 album The Pursuit, and his version charted in several European countries.
Commercial Performance
"Don't Stop the Music" debuted at number 94 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in the issue dated December 8, 2007,[33] and peaked at number three on February 16, 2008, becoming Rihanna's fourth top-three single.[34] It topped the US Dance Club Songs chart (Rihanna's sixth number-one single),[35] reached number two on the Pop
Songs chart[34] and number 74 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart.[36] "Don't Stop the Music" had sold 3.7 million digital copies in the US as of June 2015, and has been certified four-times platinum from
the Recording Industry Association of America(RIAA).[37][38] The song reached number two on the Canadian Hot 100, remaining on the chart for a total of 52 weeks. It was Rihanna's second song to reach the chart's top three, following "Umbrella".[39]
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In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number 68 on December 15, 2007.[45] After seven weeks on the chart, it peaked at number four.[46] In July 2013, the song was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of over 400,000 digital copies.[47] The single was 24 on the 2008 year-end UK Singles Chart.[48] "Don't Stop the Music" debuted atop the French Singles Charton October 27, 2007, Rihanna's first number-one single on the chart. Remaining at number one for two weeks, the song spent a total of 34 weeks on the chart.[49] On the German Singles Chart, it debuted at number two on September 24, 2007. After two weeks, it reached number one, staying there for two consecutive weeks.[50] "Don't Stop the Music" was certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie for shipments of 100,000 copies.[51] It was successful on the Swiss Singles Chart, peaking at number one for five weeks.[52] The song reached number one in Austria,[53] Flanders and Wallonia in Belgium,[54][55] Hungary[56] and the Netherlands.[57]