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Bud Flanagan

2011-10-31T00:34:06Z

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{{About|the British entertainer|the American 1930s film actor, born as Edward (Bud) Flanagan|Dennis O'Keefe}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Bud Flanagan
| image = bud-flanagan.jpg
| caption = Bud Flanagan in a [[BBC]] publicity photograph from 1943
| birth_name = Chaim Reuben Weintrop
| birth_date = {{birth date|1896|10|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Whitechapel]], [[London]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1968|10|20|1896|10|14|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Sydenham]], [[London]]
| other_names = Robert Winthrop
| occupation = Music hall and vaudeville entertainer
| known_for = [[Music hall]] [[comedy]] [[double act]]
| spouse = Ann "Curly" Quinn
| website =
}}

'''Bud Flanagan''' (14 October 1896 – 20 October 1968) was a popular [[England|English]] music hall and vaudeville entertainer from the 1930s until the 1960s. Flanagan was famous as a [[wartime]] entertainer and his achievements were recognised when he was awarded the [[O.B.E.]] in 1960.

== Family background ==

Flaganan was born '''Chaim Reuben Weintrop''' in [[Whitechapel]], in the [[East End of London]]. His parents, Wolf and Yetta (Kitty) Weintrop were [[Poland|Polish]] [[Jew]]s who were married in the city of [[Radom]], Poland, and fled to [[Łódź]] on their wedding day to avoid a [[pogrom]]. Wolf and Yetta Weintrop intended to escape to the ''"[[New World]]"'' from [[Eastern Europe]] - they paid for a ticket to [[New York City|New York]] and a dishonest ticket agent gave them a ticket to [[London]]. In London, Wolf learned to be a shoe and bootmaker, and earned extra money singing as a part-time [[cantor (church)|cantor]] ([[Hazzan]]) and by singing in pubs on Saturday nights. Wolf and Yetta Weintrop had ten children all born in London. At the time of the 1881 UK Census, Wolf "Wienkopf" and family lived in [[Brick Lane]] and by the 1891 UK Census, the "Wientrob" family had moved on to 12 [[Hanbury Street]], [[Spitalfields]].

== Early life ==
[[File:flanagan-plaque.jpg|thumb|left|[[Blue plaque]] on 12, [[Hanbury Street]] where Flanagan was born in 1896]]

At the time of the 1901 [[census]] the Weintrop family were still at Hanbury Street, with Reuben aged 4 living with six of his siblings and his parents over a Fried Fish shop. They later owned a barber shop and tobacconist in [[Whitechapel]]. Weintrop/Flanagan attended school in [[Petticoat Lane]], and by the age of 10 was working as call-boy at the Cambridge Music Hall. In 1908, he made his début in a talent contest at the London Music Hall in [[Shoreditch]], performing conjuring tricks as 'Fargo, The Boy Wizard'.

Weintrop/Flanagan was born with a sense of adventure and was keen to see the world. In 1910, aged 14, he decided to leave home and walked all the way to [[Southampton]] where he claimed to be an electrician aged 17 in order to get a job aboard ship. He sailed with the ''SS Majestic'' to [[New York]], and jumped ship when it arrived in the U.S.A. Reuben got various jobs selling newspapers, delivering telegrams for [[Western Union]], and even harvested wheat in Fargo, North Dakota. He joined a vaudeville show that toured across the U.S.A. and in October 1914, he sailed with a show to perform in New Zealand and Australia. He traveled to perform on stages in South Africa where he met up with his brother Alec (Alexander) who was living there at the time . Once back in San Francisco, Reuben decided to return to England in order to enlist to fight for Britain in World War I. He returned to England in 1915 and enlisted as “Robert” Weintrop; he joined the [[Royal Field Artillery]], and was sent with his unit to fight in [[France]]. In the Army, he worked as a driver and entertained the troops with his singing and impersonations. Here he met the unpopular [[Sergeant Major]] Flanagan from whom he later adopted his stage name. In 1919 he formed a comedy double act, 'Flanagan and Roy'.

He met his wife Anne ("Curly"), daughter of [[Irish people|Irish]] comedian Johnny Quinn, ('The Singing Clown'), who was a dancer in "Mrs. Stacey's Young Ladies". They were married in 1925 and in 1926 their son Buddy was born. Tragically, Buddy died of leukemia in Los Angeles, U.S.A., on 29 February 1956.<ref name ="findagrave"/> After his death, the estate of Bud Flanagan started a charity to promote cancer research. A primary aim of the Bud Flanagan Leukemia Fund<ref>{{cite web|author=Ray Donn |url=http://www.bflf.org.uk/ |title=The Bud Flanagan Leukaemia Fund |publisher=Bflf.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2010-04-22}}</ref> is to support the Leukemia/Myeloma Unit at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton, Surrey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/RMH/ |title=The Royal Marsden Hospital |publisher=Royalmarsden.nhs.uk |date= |accessdate=2010-04-22}}</ref>

== Career ==

Bud Flanagan is best remembered as part of a [[double act]] with [[Chesney Allen]], ''[[Flanagan and Allen]]''. They had first met on active service in Flanders, but did not work together until 1926, touring with a ''Florrie Forde'' show. They established a reputation and were booked by [[Val Parnell]] at the Holborn Empire. As [[music hall]] comedians, they would often feature a mixture of comedy and music in their act and this led to a successful recording career as a duo and roles in film and television. Flanagan and Allen were both also members of ''[[The Crazy Gang]]'', appearing in the first show at the [[London Palladium]] in 1931, and continued to work with the group, concurrently with their double-act career.

Flanagan and Allen's songs featured the same, usually gentle humour for which the duo were known in their live performances, and during the [[Second World War]] reflected the experiences of ordinary people during wartime. Songs like ''"We're Going To Hang Out The Washing On The Siegfried Line"'' mocked the German defences ([[Siegfried Line]]), while others like ''"Miss You"'' sang of missing one's sweetheart during enforced absences. Other songs such as their most famous ''"[[Underneath the Arches (song)|Underneath the Arches]]"'' (which Flanagan co-wrote with Reg Connelly) had universal themes such as friendship, which again, helped people relate to the subject matter. The music was usually melodic, following a binary verse, verse chorus structure, with a small dance band or orchestra providing the backing. The vocals were distinctive because while Flanagan was at least a competent singer and sang the melody lines, Allen used an almost spoken delivery to provide the harmonies.

Flanagan and Allen stopped working together with Chesney Allen's retirement in 1945, when Allen gave up performing to become a theatrical agent; but Flanagan continued working until his death. In 1960, he was awarded the [[OBE]],<ref>{{cite book|title="My Crazy Life"|publisher=Frederick Muller Ltd., London |year=1961}}</ref> and received the award from the Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace. Flanagan's last recording was [[Jimmy Perry]] and Derek Taverner's theme for the [[British sitcom]] ''[[Dad's Army]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dadsarmy.co.uk/ |title=The Dad's Army Appreciation Society |publisher=Dadsarmy.co.uk |date=2000-05-14 |accessdate=2010-04-22}}</ref> ''"Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr Hitler?"'', recorded shortly before his death in 1968 and for which he was paid '100 guineas' for his work. The song was a deliberate pastiche of the sort of songs Flanagan had sung during the war.

Bud Flanagan was cremated at the [[Golders Green Crematorium]].<ref name ="findagrave">{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6691|title=Plaque indicating Bud Flanagan's final resting place |publisher=Findagrave.com |date= |accessdate=2010-04-22}}</ref>

== Notes ==

{{Reflist}}

== References ==

{{refbegin}}
* Flanagan, Bud (1961) ''''My Crazy Life'''' (Autobiography), F Muller, London
* {{cite book |author=Chambers, Colin |title=The Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre |publisher=Continuum |location=London |year=2002 |pages= |isbn=082644959x |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}
{{refend}}

== External links ==

* {{imdb name|281012}}
* [http://www.thecrazygang.co.uk/gang.htm The Crazy Gang]: tribute site
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdYngwGUWzo Bud Flanagan performs with Ches Allen]: YouTube video clip from the 1945 movie "Dreaming"
* [http://www.eastlondonforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=534 East London Forum: Bud Flanagan]


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|DATE OF DEATH= 20 October 1968
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Hurts

2010-04-29T01:27:23Z

Labalius: Removed future released, as per WP:CRYSTAL.

{{Infobox musical artist 
| Name = Hurts
| Img = Hurts_(band).jpg
| Img_alt =
| Img_capt = Hurts resembling [[Tears for Fears]] as shot by [[Anton Corbijn]].
| Img_size =
| Landscape =
| Background = band
| Alias =
| Origin = [[Manchester]], [[England]], [[UK]]
| Genre = [[Electronic music|Electronic]], [[Disco Lento]]
| Years_active = 2009–present
| Label = Sony
| Associated_acts =
| URL = [http://www.informationhurts.com/ www.informationhurts.com]
| Current_members = Theo Hutchcraft, Adam Anderson
| Past_projects = Bureau, Daggers
}}

'''Hurts''' are an [[England|English]] [[Electronic music|electronic]] duo from [[Manchester]] composed of singer Theo Hutchcraft and synthesiser Adam Anderson both of whom used to be in an outfit called Daggers.<ref>[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=18298 Wonderful Life Songfacts]</ref>

In July 2009, the band featured as "Band of the day" on [[Guardian.co.uk]] <ref>{{cite web
| title = New band of the day 593: Hurts
| publisher = [[Guardian.co.uk]]
| date = 2009-07-27
| url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/jul/27/new-band-hurts
| accessdate =2010-01-06}}
</ref>. They finished in fourth position in the [[Sound of... (BBC poll)|BBC Sound of 2010]] poll.<ref name="news.bbc.8439832">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8439832.stm</ref>

The band's song "Wonderful Life" was notably remixed by [[Arthur Baker (musician)|Arthur Baker]]. In early 2010 they officially released their debut single and played their first ever live shows.

==History==
Before Hurts, singer Theo and synthesiser Adam were previously in bands named Bureau and Daggers.<ref name="news.bbc.8439832" />

==Members==
* Theo Hutchcraft – vocals
* Adam Anderson – electronics, guitar

==Discography==

===Wonderful Life (Arthur Baker remix) (12inch Vinyl) - 18 January, 2010===
* a1 Wonderful Life (Arthur Baker Remix) (06:36)
* b1 Wonderful Life (Arthur Baker Remix Instrumental) (06:34)

===Other songs (mix)===
* Better than love (Jamaica Remix)
* Better than love (Tiefschwarz Mix)
* Blood, Tears & Gold (Hide There remix)
* Unspoken (Fred Falke Mix)

===Clips===
* Blood, Tears & Gold
* Wonderful Life

==References==

{{reflist}}

==Links==
* {{official|http://www.informationhurts.com}}
* {{myspace|ithurts}}
* {{last.fm}}
* [http://lyrics.wikia.com/Hurts Lyrics at LyricWiki.]
* [http://www.camdennewjournal.com/reviews/music/2010/apr/rock-and-pop-interview-theo-hutchcraft-manchester-synth-duo-hurts Rock and Pop: Interview with Theo Hutchcraft of Manchester synth duo Hurts by ROISIN GADELRAB.]

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Hurts

2010-04-13T00:25:46Z

Labalius: Removed prediction of future, as per WP:CRYSTAL.

{{Infobox musical artist 
| Name = Hurts
| Img = Hurts_(band).jpg
| Img_alt =
| Img_capt = Hurts resembling [[Tears for Fears]] as shot by [[Anton Corbijn]].
| Img_size =
| Landscape =
| Background = band
| Alias =
| Origin = [[Manchester]], [[England]], [[UK]]
| Genre = [[Electronic music|Electronic]]
| Years_active = 2009–present
| Label = Sony «Major Label»
| Associated_acts =
| URL = [http://www.informationhurts.com/ www.informationhurts.com]
| Current_members = Theo Hutchcraft, Adam Anderson
| Past_projects = Bureau, Daggers
}}

'''Hurts''' are an [[England|English]] [[Electronic music|electronic]] duo from [[Manchester]] composed of singer Theo Hutchcraft and synthesiser Adam Anderson both of whom used to be in an outfit called Daggers.<ref>[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=18298 Wonderful Life Songfacts]</ref>

In July 2009, the band featured as "Band of the day" on [[Guardian.co.uk]] <ref>{{cite web
| title = New band of the day 593: Hurts
| publisher = [[Guardian.co.uk]]
| date = 2009-07-27
| url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/jul/27/new-band-hurts
| accessdate =2010-01-06}}
</ref>. They finished in fourth position in the [[Sound of... (BBC poll)|BBC Sound of 2010]] poll.<ref name="news.bbc.8439832">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8439832.stm</ref>

The band's song "Wonderful Life" was notably remixed by [[Arthur Baker (musician)|Arthur Baker]]. In early 2010 they officially released their debut single and played their first ever live shows.

==History==
Before Hurts, singer Theo and synthesiser Adam were previously in bands named Bureau and Daggers, the latter of which supported [[Gary Numan]].<ref name="news.bbc.8439832" />

==Members==
* Theo Hutchcraft – vocals
* Adam Anderson – electronics, guitar

==Discography==
* Wonderful Life (Arthur Baker remix) – 18 January 2010
* Wonderful life (single) – 8 February 2010

===Songs===
* Better than Love
* Blood, Tears & Gold
* Blood, Tears & Gold (Hide There remix)
* Happiness
* Illuminated
* Silver Lining
* Unspoken
* Unspoken (Fred Falke Mix)
* Wonderful Life
* Wonderful Life (Arthur Baker remix)
* Stay
* Sunday

===Clips===
* Blood, Tears & Gold
* Wonderful Life

==References==

{{reflist}}

[[Category:British electronic music groups]]

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Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna-Lied)

2010-01-15T07:20:00Z

Labalius: Fixed '" using {{' "}}.

{{Infobox Single 
| Name = Don't Stop the Music
| Cover = Don't Stop the Music Single.PNG
| Artist = [[Rihanna]]
| from Album = [[Good Girl Gone Bad]]
| B-side =
| Released = {{Start date|2007|08|7}} (see [[#Release history|release history]])
| Format = [[CD single]], [[digital download]]
| Recorded = 2006
| Genre = [[Dance-pop]], [[Electropop|electropop]], [[House music|house]]<ref>[http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/rihannadontstop.htm Rihannna- Don't Stop the Music]</ref>
| Length = 4:27 (Album version) 3:40 (Edit)
| Label = SRP, [[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]
| Writer = Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Tawanna Dabney, [[Michael Jackson]]
| Producer = [[Stargate (production team)|Stargate]]
| Certification = Silver ([[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]) Gold (France, Germany) Platinum ([[IFPI]] Belgium, [[ARIA Charts|ARIA]]) 2x Multi-Platinum (U.S.)
| Last single = "[[Hate That I Love You]]" (2007)
| This single = "'''Don't Stop the Music'''" (2007)
| Next single = "[[Take a Bow (Rihanna song)|Take a Bow]]" (2008)
| Misc =
{{Extra track listing
| Album = [[Good Girl Gone Bad]]
| Type = single
| prev_track = "Push Up On Me"
| prev_no = 2
| this_track = "'''Don't Stop the Music'''"
| track_no = 3
| next_track = "Breakin' Dishes"
| next_no = 4
}}
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| Upper caption = Audio sample
| Audio file= Rihanna - Don't Stop the Music.ogg
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|xsRWpK4pf90|"Don't Stop the Music"}}
{{External music video|[[File:Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music.ogg|200px|''Don't Stop the Music'' Music Video sample]]}}
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}}

"'''Don't Stop the Music'''" is a [[dance-pop]] song performed by [[Barbados|Barbadian]] [[pop music|pop]] singer [[Rihanna]] from her third studio album, ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad]]''. It was the third single from the album in most of Europe, the second single in Germany and Spain and the fourth single in the rest of the world. It was first sent to [[radio]] on December 27, 2007 in America and physically released on September 7, 2007 in [[Germany]] and elsewhere on later dates. It had many electronic dance music remixes by many European disc jockeys like [[The Wideboys]], Bob Sinclar, and Jody Den Broeder. The song was written by Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Tawanna Dabney, and [[Michael Jackson]] while it samples from Jackson's "[[Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'|Wanna Be Startin' Somethin]]{{' "}}. The up-tempo song has prominent [[dance music]] characteristics with influences of [[techno|euro-techno]] and [[house music|house]] and is lyrically about a having fun on the dancefloor.

The song garnered high commercial outcomes for Rihanna in several countries, compared to those of her previous singles, hitting the top five in eighteen countries. Thus including [[Australia]], [[Belgium]], [[France]], [[Finland]], [[Ireland]], [[the Netherlands]], [[Canada]], and the United States. The song reached its highest international peak in eleven countries at numer one including [[Australia]], [[Belgium]], [[France]], and [[Finland]].

The [[music video]] for "Don't Stop the Music" was premiered on [[BET]]'s ''[[106 & Park]]'' on July 20, 2007. The music video features Rihanna performing the song in the club behind a candy store. It was directed by Taj and Rihanna, her music video to be co-directed, along with [[Disturbia (song)|Disturbia]].

The song was nominated for a Grammy award in the Best Dance Recording Category in 2008, but lost out to Justin Timberlake's "Love Stoned".

==Music and structure==
"Don't Stop the Music" is a moderately fast dance [[Groove (music)|groove]] composed in the key of [[F-sharp minor]] with 120 beats per minute.<ref name="SheetMusic">[http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/scorch.asp?ppn=SC0046698 Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music Sheet Music (Print Instantly)]</ref> The [[tempo]] is set in [[common time]].<ref name="SheetMusic"/> The song samples from the 70's original song "[[Soul Makossa]]" of [[Manu Dibango]], which is also sampled in a part of Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin{{' "}}. Through the entire song, Michael Jackson can be heard screaming "Woo Hoo", "Hee Hee", "Help Me Sing It", "Sing It To The World", and "Sing It Out Loud". Dibango filed a case against Rihanna and Michael Jackson for sampling "Soul Makossa" without his consent.<ref>{{cite web | work=[[The Guardian]] | url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/feb/04/rihanna-michael-jackson-manu-dibango | accessdate=27 June 2009 | title=Rihanna and Michael Jackson sued by African singer | last=Michaels | first=Sean}}</ref>

== Critical reception ==
Many critics praised "Don't Stop the Music" for her slick transition into dance music combining influences of [[techno]] and [[house music]]. Kelefa Sanneh of ''[[New York Times]]'': In “Don’t Stop the Music,” produced by StarGate, she finds the exuberance in a rather severe techno beat.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/04/arts/music/04choi.html?_r=1&ref=arts</ref> Tom Breihan of ''[[Pitchfork Media]]'' calls "Stargate is responsible for the best track here, "Don't Stop the Music", an amazing bit of synth-bass Euroclub insanity; halfway through, sampled mamasay-mamasas from Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin{{' "}} come in and seamlessly blur into the track's overpowering beat."<ref>http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10320-good-girl-gone-bad/</ref> Quentin B. Huff of ''[[PopMatters]]'' claims "the Michael Jackson-sampling “Don’t Stop the Music”, inspires the type of tail feather shaking you can only produce when you’re chanting, “Ma ma say, ma ma sah, ma ma koo sah”, from “Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’”." <ref>http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/rihanna-good-girl-gone-bad</ref> Sal Cinquemani of ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' calls "Don't Stop The Music" "most closely related to that 2006 smash, a track that borrows heavily from a song that itself borrowed heavily from something else (this time it's Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin{{' "}} which took its "Mama-se, mama-sa, ma-ma-coo-sa" refrain from Manu Dibango's "Soul Makoosa")." <ref>http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1135</ref>

Nick Levine of ''[[Digital Spy]]'': 'Don't Stop The Music', the album's fourth single, finds Rihanna reaping the benefits of this beat-happy approach. A big, chunky floor-filler built around a looped sample of the "mama-se, mama-sa, mama-ku-sa"s from Michael Jackson's "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin{{' "}}, it hands her an unmissable opportunity to sound sexy while wiggling her hips seductively. The whole thing works so brilliantly that, almost unwittingly, it's the best single to bear a 'Jackson, M.' writing credit since 'Blood On The Dancefloor'.<ref>http://www.digitalspy.com/music/singlesreviews/a83757/rihanna-dont-stop-the-music.html</ref> Bill LAmb of ''[[About.com]]'' gave "Don't Stop the Music" four out of five stars praising its thumping house beat, room filling Stargate production, and clever inclusion of classic Michael Jackson line while disregarding that it's repetitive nature of dance music may not work as well on radio.<ref>http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/rihannadontstop.htm</ref>

==Chart performance==
"Don't Stop the Music" has achieved considerable success in several European countries. It reached a peak of number-one in Austria, Belgium, Germany, [[Luxembourg]], The Netherlands, Switzerland and France which became Rihanna's first number-one single.<ref name="Musicchart">{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/song/27547|title=Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music - Music Charts|date=|publisher=[[Music chart]]|accessdate=2009-08-15}}</ref> In Italy, it is Rihanna's highest charting song to date, having reached number-two. It had also reached number-six in Ireland, before its official release in February 2008. It was a massive hit in Spain where it reached number-one in Spain's top 40 (Los 40) and enjoyed heavy club and radio play. In addition, it has been successful in Canada, where it has reached number-two on the [[Canadian Hot 100]],<ref name="Musicchart"/> becoming her second top five single from ''Good Girl Gone Bad'', while in Greece it peaked at number-three in Greek [[IFPI]] Singles Chart and it is her most successful single to date.

Although at the time it had not been released as a [[promotional single]] in the United States, it did reach number-one on the [[Hot Dance Club Play]]. Although it was premiered on BET's 106 & Park along with "Shut Up and Drive", it was at the time scrapped for [[Hate that I love you]]. Several weeks after the video premiered on 106 & Park, and its peak atop the Hot Dance Club Play, the single began to see a resurgence on radio, particularly on [[Top 40]] stations. The following week, the song jumped fourteen spots to officially debut on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart,<ref name="Musicchart"/> despite the fact that a single release in the United States for the song had still not yet been announced. Furthermore, the song's fast-rising airplay has propelled its popularity, leading to a surge of digital downloads on iTunes from the digital album. Total downloads to date on ''Billboard's'' charts for "Don't Stop The Music" stand at 2, 497, 773. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/communaute/index.php?showtopic=19023&st=1275 |title=Chiffres Rihanna | Vol.2 - Charts in France - Page 86 |publisher=Charts in France |date= |accessdate=2009-08-15}}</ref> The song, which entered the iTunes Top 100 Songs chart at number ninety-five on December 7, 2007, has climbed to number two as of January 21, 2008. This digital component has further helped the song on the Hot 100, where it has so far reached number three, becoming her seventh top ten and fourth top five single in the United States. The song was finally officially released in the U.S. in late 2007. The song is also seen by many as a pivotal point for the singer's career. Although she had already been a staple at the time of the song's surge in popularity, the song would mark the beginning of her massive chart reign in 2008. She went on to have the most sales of any artist in 2008.<ref>[http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691]. FMQB.com. Retrieved January 5, 2008.</ref>

On December 30, 2007, the song entered the [[UK Singles Chart]] based upon digital sales alone and has peaked at number four. The single's popularity in the UK has exceeded that of the third ''Good Girl Gone Bad'' single "[[Hate That I Love You]]", which only managed a peak of number fifteen upon its physical release. "Don't Stop the Music" was officially released in the United Kingdom on February 4, 2008.<ref name="Musicchart"/> It spend eight weeks on the top ten and forty-two weeks in the top 100.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=33587 |title=Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music |publisher=Chart Stats |date= |accessdate=2009-08-15}}</ref> Despite only peaking at number four,<ref name="Musicchart"/> "Don't Stop The Music" is Rihanna's second longest charting single in the UK, with forty-two weeks on in the top 100 it only surpassed by her huge number-one single "Umbrella" which has appeared on the same chart for seventy-one weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=727 |title=Rihanna |publisher=Chart Stats |date= |accessdate=2009-08-15}}</ref> The single has sold over 150,000 copies in Germany and has been certified gold. On January 27, 2008 it was added to Australian radio playlists. It had an early entry peaking number fifty-three.

On February 11, 2008 "Don't Stop the Music" became the highest peaking digital single on the [[ARIA Singles Chart]], soaring from number seven to number two<ref name="Musicchart"/> with a massive boost in downloads, despite the fact that the single was released in late February, 2008. On February 18, 2008 the song reached number-one,<ref name="Musicchart"/> becoming the first number one song in ARIA Singles Chart history based on digital downloads alone, and her third Australian number one along with "[[Umbrella (song)|Umbrella]]" and "[[SOS (Rihanna song)|SOS]]". It is widely believed the song's chart success in Australia (it held the pole position for four non-consecutive weeks, dethroning [[Leona Lewis]]'s "[[Bleeding Love]]" twice and was certified Platinum) was due to its use on the high-rating local version of [[So You Think You Can Dance]] and its popularity in clubs. "Don't Stop the Music" had similarly charted highly in the [[UK Singles Chart]] and [[Irish Singles Chart]] prior to its physical release. In Spain, the single was a massive hit. It even exceeded "[[Umbrella (song)|Umbrella]]"s success achieving six times Platinum with sales over 240,000 units, and ending in the first position in the annual spanish singles chart 2008 published by [[PROMUSICAE]]. "Don't Stop the Music" became Rihanna's first number-one song on the Latin America Top 40 Airplay Chart, and her second top-two song, after "Umbrella" which peaked at number-two for 10 consecutive weeks. The song is also the first English song to reach the top position since "[[Beautiful Liar]]" by [[Beyoncé]] and [[Shakira]] in May 2007. Rihanna has also the distinction of being the fourth international artist to reach the top position, after [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[James Blunt]] and Beyoncé. In Mexico, Rihanna scored her second top ten hit and first number-one single, it also became the first non-Spanish number-one hit in over a year.<ref>[http://toplatino.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=822 Rihanna's Number one in Mexico]</ref> The song is her second most successful single from the ''[[Good Girl Gone Bad]]'' album, with less sales and radio airplay only to the lead single "[[Umbrella (song)|Umbrella]]". {{Citation needed|date=November 2008}} The song also hit number one on the ARIA charts but was knocked off on March 23, 2008 by [[Flo Rida]]'s "[[Low (Flo Rida song)|Low]]".

==Music video==
The [[music video]] for "Don't Stop the Music" was premiered on [[BET]]'s ''[[106 & Park]]'' on July 20, 2007. The video was filmed the day after the "[[Shut Up and Drive (Rihanna song)|Shut Up and Drive]]" video in [[Prague]]. It was directed by Taj and Rihanna.

The video opens with Rihanna and two of her friends coming out of a taxi, and they walk into a candy store telling a boy to be quiet. They sneak into the back of the candy store where there is a secret club. The verse begins with Rihanna singing in the bathroom while checking herself out and putting on makeup. After this she walks out of the bathroom and walks into the club where everyone is dancing, and the chorus begins. The rest of the video just shows Rihanna and her friends dancing in the club. The video was choreographed by [[Tina Landon]]. Nolan Padilla from the [[Jennifer Lopez]] reality television show ''[[DanceLife]]'' makes a guest appearance.

The video reached #2 on [[MTV]]'s ''[[TRL]]'' and #1 on [[Yahoo!]] music Top 100 videos. The video is now the 5th most viewed on [[YouTube]] and has been viewed over 105 million times as of 10/04/09.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsRWpK4pf90</ref><ref>http://www.youtube.com/videos?lg=EN&s=mp&t=a</ref>

==Impact==
The song was the opening song on [[Idol Gives Back]] on April 9, 2008, sung by the remaining contestants of ''[[American Idol]]'' as past ''[[So You Think You Can Dance]]'' finalists performed various dance routines. It was also featured on the [[D&G]] fashion show, on the ''Milan Fashion Week'' Spring/Summer 2007.

The song has been used in week seven of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 6)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' by [[Kristi Yamaguchi]] and [[Mark Ballas]] and in 2009 [[2009 World Figure Skating Championships|World Figure Skating Champion]] [[Kim Yu-Na]]'s 2008-2009 season exhibition program.

==Release history==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Region
! Date
|-
| rowspan="1" |Germany{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}
| rowspan="1" |September 7, 2007
|-
| rowspan="1" |France{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}
| rowspan="2" |October 27, 2007
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[Chile]]{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}
|-
| rowspan="1" |Europe{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}
| rowspan="1" |November 30, 2007
|-
| rowspan="1" |United States{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}
| rowspan="1" |August 7, 2007 (dance radio) December 27, 2007 (contemporary hit radio)
|-
| rowspan="1" |Spain{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}
| rowspan="1" |January 15, 2008
|-
| rowspan="1" |United Kingdom{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}
| rowspan="1" |February 4, 2008
|-
| rowspan="1" |Australia{{Citation needed|date=August 2009}}
| rowspan="1" |February 23, 2008
|}

==Track listing and formats==
"Don't Stop the Music" was released on CD and 12" vinyl commercially and as "Don't Stop the Music": Remixes" promotionally.
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=== Don't Stop the Music ===

;EU CD single (06025 1746679 1)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/1090922 |title=Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music (CD, Single) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date=2007-09-07 |accessdate=2009-08-15}}</ref>
;UK CD single (0602517621619)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/1257011 |title=Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music (CD, Single) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2009-08-15}}</ref>
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Album Version) - 4:27
# "Don't Stop the Music" ([[Wideboys|The Wideboys]] Club Mix) - 6:37

;EU Maxi-CD single (0602517466760)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/1071593 |title=Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music (CD, Maxi, Enh) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date=2007-09-07 |accessdate=2009-08-15}}</ref>
;AU Maxi-CD single (1746676)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/1332259 |title=Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music (CD, Single) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2009-08-15}}</ref>
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Album Version) - 4:27
# "Don't Stop the Music" (The Wideboys Club Mix) - 6:37
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Instrumental) - 4:18
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Video) - 3:59

;IT 12" vinyl (TIME 494)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/1174620 |title=Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music (12") at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2009-08-15}}</ref>
''Side A''
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Bob Sinclar Club Mix) - 7:48
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Bob Sinclar Radio Edit) - 3:27
''Side B''
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Jody Den Broeder Big Room Mix) - 10:31
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Album Version) - 4:27

=== Don't Stop the Music: Remixes ===
;US Promo CD single (DEFR 16771-2)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/1022204 |title=Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music (Remixes) (CD, Maxi, Promo) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2009-08-15}}</ref>
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Album Version) - 4:27
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Jody Den Broeder Radio Edit) - 4:22
# "Don't Stop the Music" (The Wideboys Radio Edit) - 3:10
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Solitaire's More Drama Edit) - 4:08
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Jody Den Broeder Big Room Mix) - 10:33
# "Don't Stop the Music" (The Wideboys Club Mix) - 6:39
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Solitaire's More Drama Remix) - 8:08
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Jody Den Broeder Big Room Dub) - 8:34
# "Don't Stop the Music" (The Wideboys Dub Mix) - 6:44
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Solitaire's More Drama Dub) - 7:38

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;UK Promo CD single (DONTSTOPCJ1)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/1256454 |title=Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music - Remixes (CD, Maxi, Promo) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2009-08-15}}</ref>
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Album Version) - 4:27
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Jody Den Broeder Radio Edit) - 4:22
# "Don't Stop the Music" (The Wideboys Radio Edit) - 3:10
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Solitaire's More Drama Edit) - 4:08
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Jody Den Broeder Big Room Mix) - 10:33
# "Don't Stop the Music" (The Wideboys Club Mix) - 6:39
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Solitaire's More Drama Remix) - 8:08
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Jody Den Broeder Big Room Dub) - 8:34
# "Don't Stop the Music" (The Wideboys Dub Mix) - 6:44
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Solitaire's More Drama Dub) - 7:38

;UK 2 x 12" promo vinyl (RISTOPVP1)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/1151056 |title=Rihanna - Don't Stop The Music (Remixes) (2x12", Promo) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |accessdate=2009-08-15}}</ref>
''Side A''
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Jody Den Broeder Big Room Mix) - 10:33
''Side B''
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Jody Den Broeder Big Room Dub) - 8:34
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Jody Den Broeder Radio Edit) - 4:22
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Solitaire's More Drama Edit) - 4:08
''Side C''
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Solitaire's More Drama Remix) - 8:08
# "Don't Stop the Music" (Solitaire's More Drama Dub) - 7:38
''Side D''
# "Don't Stop the Music" (The Wideboys Club Mix) - 6:39
# "Don't Stop the Music" (The Wideboys Dub Mix) - 6:44
# "Don't Stop the Music" (The Wideboys Radio Edit) - 3:10
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==Charts and certifications==
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===Charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
!Chart (2007/08)
!Peak position
|-
|Australian [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Singles Chart]]<ref name="Lescharts">{{cite web|title="Don't Stop the Music", in various singles charts |url=http://www.lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Rihanna&titel=Don't+Stop+The+Music&cat=s |publisher=''Lescharts'' |accessdate=2009-08-07}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|[[Austrian Singles Chart]]<ref name="Lescharts"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|[[Ultratop 50|Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart]]<ref name="acharts">{{cite web |title="Don't Stop the Music", in various singles charts |url=http://acharts.us/song/27547 |publisher=''aCharts'' |accessdate=2009-08-07}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|[[Ultratop 40|Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart]]<ref name="Lescharts"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|[[Canadian Hot 100]]<ref name="acharts"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|-
|Dutch Top 40<ref name="acharts"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|[[Eurochart Hot 100]]<ref>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=European+Hot+100+Singles U.S. ''Billboard'' European Hot 100]</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|Finnish Singles Chart<ref name="Lescharts"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|-
|French [[SNEP]] Singles Chart<ref name="Lescharts"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|[[Media Control Charts|German Singles Chart]]<ref name="acharts"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|Greek [[IFPI]] Singles Chart
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|-
|[[Irish Singles Chart]]<ref name="acharts" />
| style="text-align:center;"|6
|-
|Italian [[FIMI]] Singles Chart<ref name="Lescharts"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|-
|New Zealand [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ]] Singles Chart<ref name="Lescharts"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|-
|Norwegian Singles Chart<ref name="Lescharts"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|7
|-
|[[Romanian Singles Chart]]<ref>[http://www.rt100.ro/top-100-edition.html?edition=620&go=Go Romanian Top 100]</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|7
|-
|Spanish Singles Chart<ref name="Lescharts"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|[[Swedish Singles Chart]]<ref name="Lescharts"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|6
|-
|[[Swiss Singles Chart]]<ref name="Lescharts"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|[[Turkey Top 20 Chart]]<ref>[http://www.billboard.com.tr/pages/Turkiye_top20.aspx/ Turkey Top 20 Chart] Retrieved May 6, 2008</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|[[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="acharts"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|-
|[[U.S. Hot 100|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="Billobard">{{cite web |title=Rihanna, ''Billboard'' charts |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=RIHANNA&sql=11:3ifyxqesldae~T51 |publisher=''Allmusic'' |accessdate=2009-08-07}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Hot Dance Club Play]]<ref name="Billobard"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Pop 100]]<ref name="Billobard"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
!End of year chart (2007)
!Position
|-
|Austrian Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2007 Austrian Singles Chart |url=http://www.austriancharts.at/2007_single.asp |publisher=''Austriancharts'' |accessdate=2009-08-06}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|15
|-
|Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2007 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2007 |publisher=''Ultratop'' |accessdate=2009-08-06}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|14
|-
|Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2007 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart [http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2007 publisher=''Ultratop'' |accessdate=2009-08-06}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|39
|-
|French Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2007 French Singles Chart |url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259376.xml?year=2007 |publisher=''Snep'' |accessdate=2009-08-06}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|12
|-
|German Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2007 German Singles Chart |url=http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Nummer-eins-Hits_in_Deutschland_%282007%29#Jahreshitparaden}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|12
|-
|Swiss Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2007 Swiss Singles Chart |url=http://www.swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2007 |publisher=''Hitparade'' |accessdate=2009-08-06}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|10
|-
!End of year chart (2008)
!Position
|-
|Australian Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2008 Australian Singles Chart |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2008.htm |publisher=''aria'' |accessdate=2009-08-06}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|12
|-
|Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2008 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2008 |publisher=''Ultratop'' |accessdate=2009-08-06}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|-
|Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2008 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart [http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2008 |publisher=''Ultratop'' |accessdate=2009-08-06}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|-
|Spanish Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2008 Spanish Singles Chart |url=http://www.promusicae.es/listasanuales/canciones/Top%2050%20CANCIONES%20%20ANUAL%202008.pdf |publisher=''Promusicae'' |accessdate=2009-08-06}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|Swiss Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2008 Swiss Singles Chart |url=http://www.swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2008 |publisher=''Hitparade'' |accessdate=2009-08-06}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|20
|-
|UK Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |title=2008 UK Singles Chart |url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2008.pdf |publisher=''UK Chart Plus'' |accessdate=2009-08-06}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|24
|}

===Certifications===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
!Country
!Certification
!Date
!Sales certified<ref>{{cite web |title=Certification for every country in the world |url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/certification-award-levels.pdf |publisher=''IFPI'' |accessdate=2008-08-06}}</ref>
|-
|Australia<ref>{{cite web |title=2008 Australian certifications |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2008Singles.htm |publisher=''aria'' |accessdate=2009-08-06}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|Platinum
| style="text-align:center;"|2008
| style="text-align:center;"|70,000
|-
|Belgium<ref>{{cite web |title=2008 Belgian certifications |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/certifications.asp?year=2008 |publisher=''Ultratop'' |accessdate=2009-08-06}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|Platinum
| style="text-align:center;"|January 12, 2008
| style="text-align:center;"|30,000
|-
|Denmark<ref>{{cite web |title=Danish charts and certifications (see: Uge 30 — 2008) |url=http://www.hitlisterne.dk/lister.asp?w=31&y=2008&list=a40 |publisher=''Ifpi'' |accessdate=2009-08-06}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|Platinum [sales]
| style="text-align:center;"|2008
| style="text-align:center;"|30,000
|-
|Denmark<ref>{{cite web |title=Danish certifications |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/index.php?pk_menu=50 |publisher=''Ifpi'' |accessdate=2009-08-06}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|Gold [digital]
| style="text-align:center;"|December 18, 2007
| style="text-align:center;"|4,000
|-
|Germany<ref>{{cite web |title=German certifications, database |url=http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank0/ |publisher=''Musikindustrie'' |accessdate=2009-08-06}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|Gold
| style="text-align:center;"|2007
| style="text-align:center;"|150,000
|-
|Spain<ref>{{cite web |title=Spanish certifications |url=http://www.promusicae.es/listasanuales/canciones/Top%2050%20CANCIONES%20%20ANUAL%202008.pdf |publisher=''Promusicae'' |accessdate=2009-08-06}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|6 x Platinum
| style="text-align:center;"|2008
| style="text-align:center;"|240,000
|-
|U.S.<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. certifications |url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |publisher=''Riaa'' |accessdate=2009-08-06}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|2 x Platinum
| style="text-align:center;"|December 12, 2008
| style="text-align:center;"|2,000,000
|}
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===Chart procession and succession===
{{start box}}
{{succession box
| before = "Hamma!" by [[Culcha Candela]]
| title = [[Media Control Chart|German]] [[Number-one hits of 2007 (Germany)|number-one single]]
| years = October 6, 2007 - October 13, 2007
| after = "[[Junge]]" by [[Die Ärzte]]
}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[1973 (song)|1973]]" by [[James Blunt]]
| title = [[Ö3 Austria Top 40]] [[List of Austrian number-one hits of 2007|number-one single]]
| years = October 10, 2007 - November 9, 2007
| after = "Du hast den schönsten Arsch der Welt" by Alex C. featuring Y-ass
}}
{{succession box
| before = "Elle" by [[Melissa M]]
| title = [[SNEP|French SNEP]] [[List of French number-one hits of 2007|number-one single]]
| years = October 27, 2007 - November 3, 2007
| after = "[[Quelque part]]" by [[Sheryfa Luna]]
}}
{{succession box
| before = "1973" by James Blunt
| title = [[Swiss Music Charts|Swiss]] [[List of Swiss number-one hits of 2007|number-one single]] (first run)
| years = October 28, 2007 - November 4, 2007
| after = "[[No One (Alicia Keys song)|No One]]" by [[Alicia Keys]]
}}
{{succession box
| before = "No One" by Alicia Keys
| title = Swiss number-one single (second run)
| years = November 18, 2007 - December 2, 2007
| after = "[[Apologize (song)|Apologize]]" by [[Timbaland]] featuring [[OneRepublic]]
}}
{{succession box
| before = "Kom dans met mij" by Laura Lynn & Frans Bauer
| title = [[Ultratop 50|Belgian Flemish Ultratop 50]] [[Ultratop 50 number-one hits of 2008|number-one single]]
| years = December 15, 2007 - February 9, 2008
| after = "[[Bleeding Love]]" by [[Leona Lewis]]
}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[Garçon (song)|Garçon]]" by Koxie
| title = [[Ultratop|Belgian Walloon Ultratop 40]] [[Ultratop 40 number-one hits of 2008|number-one single]]
| years = December 22, 2007 - February 9, 2008
| after = "[[New Soul]]" by [[Yael Naim]]
}}
{{succession box
| before = "[[Bleeding Love]]" by [[Leona Lewis]]
| title = [[ARIA Charts|Australian ARIA]] [[List of number-one singles in Australia in 2008|number-one single]]
| years = February 18, 2008 - February 25, 2008
| after = "Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis
}}
{{succession box
| before = "Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis
| title = [[ARIA Charts|Australian ARIA]] [[List of number-one singles in Australia in 2008|number-one single]] (second run)
| years = March 3, 2008 - March 24, 2008
| after = "[[Low (Flo Rida song)|Low]]" by [[Flo Rida]] featuring [[T-Pain]]
}}
{{end box}}

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.thisisrihanna.com Official website - ''Rihanna'']

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[[Category:Billboard Hot Dance Airplay number-one singles]]
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Islands in the Stream

2009-11-24T01:35:14Z

Labalius: Citation needed for "dubious honour" claim for Comic Relief version.

{{about|the song}}
{{Infobox Single
| Name = Islands in the Stream
| Cover = krdpislands.jpg
| Artist = [[Kenny Rogers]] and [[Dolly Parton]]
| from Album = [[Eyes That See in the Dark]]
| Released = August 1983 ([[United States|U.S.]])
| Genre = [[Country music|Country]]
| Writer = [[Bee Gees]]
| Producer = [[Barry Gibb]]
| Certification = 2× Platinum ([[RIAA certification|US]])
| Last single =
| This single = "'''Islands in the Stream'''" (1983)
| Next single = "[[Real Love (1985 song)|Real Love]]" (1985)
}}

"'''Islands in the Stream'''" is a 1983 hit [[country music|country]] and pop single, written by the [[Bee Gees]] and sung by [[Kenny Rogers]] and [[Dolly Parton]]. It was the first single from Rogers' [[album]] ''[[Eyes That See in the Dark]]'' and the second pop number-one for both Rogers and Parton (Rogers having been there with 1980's "[[Lady (Kenny Rogers song)|Lady]]" and Parton with 1981's "[[9 to 5 (Dolly Parton song)|9 to 5]]"). They went on to record a Christmas album together, and had an additional hit with their 1985 duet "[[Real Love (Dolly Parton album)|Real Love]]". The Gibbs originally wrote the song for Diana Ross in an R&B style, only later to change it for the Kenny Rogers album. The title came from an [[Ernest Hemingway]] novel, which was published in 1970. <ref name="songfacts">{{cite web
| url = http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=10587
| title = "Islands in the Stream"
| work = Songfacts.com
| accessdate = 2009-03-16
}}</ref>

It also spent two weeks as the number one country song and in the year's final countdown was the number one song of the year of 1983. In Australia, the song was number one for one week in December 1983 and becoming one of the highest selling singles of 1984. In 2005, the song topped [[CMT]]'s poll of the best country duets of all time; Parton and Rogers reunited to perform the song on the CMT special.

In April 2008, [[South Bend]], [[Indiana]] radio station [[WZOW]] played the song continuously for several days on end.<ref>[http://www.indianaairwaves.net/ :Indiana Aiwaves:]</ref> This was a [[stunting (broadcasting)|stunt]] used to draw attention to the station's format change from [[alternative rock]] to [[adult contemporary]].

In many ways it was a rather typical Bee Gee's song with a straightforward rhythm in the verses being dissolved by a unique chorus with heavily syncopated lyrics strongly contradicting the still basic rhythmic patterns of the melody. The unusual traits of the chorus has been described as "the words coming almost half a beat too late".

==Chart performance==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (1983)
!align="center"|Peak position
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|Canadian ''RPM'' Top Singles
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="left"|Canadian ''RPM'' Adult Contemporary Tracks
|align="center"|1
|-
|align="left"|UK Singles Chart
|align="center"|7
|}

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{{s-bef | before= "[[Total Eclipse of the Heart]]" by [[Bonnie Tyler]]}}
{{s-ttl | title=''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] [[Hot 100 number-one hits of 1983 (United States)|number-one single]]
| years=October 29-November 5, 1983}}
{{s-aft | after= "[[All Night Long (All Night)]]" by [[Lionel Richie]]}}
{{s-bef | rows=2 | before= "[[Lady Down on Love]]" by [[Alabama (band)|Alabama]]}}
{{s-ttl | title=''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles]] number-one single
| years=October 29-November 5, 1983}}
{{s-aft | after= "Somebody's Gonna Love You" by [[Lee Greenwood]]}}
{{s-ttl | title=''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Country Tracks number-one single
| years=November 12-November 19, 1983}}
{{s-aft | after= "One of a Kind, Pair of Fools" by [[Barbara Mandrell]]}}
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==Cover versions==
* The [[Bee Gees]], who wrote the song, performed the song on their concert album ''[[One Night Only (Bee Gees album)|One Night Only]]''. Years later in 2001, the Bee Gees released their own version of the song on a greatest hits compilation. [[Robin Gibb]] performed lead vocals on the track, which included (part of) the chorus from "Ghetto Supastar".
* [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[pop music|pop]] and [[country music|country]] singer [[Kikki Danielsson]] covered the song on her 1983 album ''[[Singles Bar]]'', with lyrics in [[Swedish language|Swedish]] by [[Ingela Forsman|Ingela "Pling" Forsman]] as "Öar i ett hav" ("Islands in a sea").
* In 1999 Catalan singer Tomeu Penya included it on his ''Antalogia'' album. He sang it in Mallorquin, a dialect of the [[Catalan language]]. The title of the song is "Illes dins un riu".
* The song has been covered by [[Bertine Zetlitz]] (featuring [[Thom Hell]]) on an "open disc" to her 2006 album ''My Italian Greyhound''.
* The song was covered in 2006 by British [[glamour model]] [[Katie Price]] and her now estranged husband, pop singer [[Peter Andre]]. The track is included on their 2006 album of duets ''[[A Whole New World (album)|A Whole New World]]''.
* [[The Constantines]] released a version of the song, featuring [[Feist (singer)|Feist]].
* In 2008, [[Barry Manilow]] released his ''[[The Greatest Songs of the Eighties]]'' album, including a duet of the song with [[Reba McEntire]].

==Comic Relief version==
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| before = "[[Right Round]]" by [[Flo Rida]] featuring [[Kesha Sebert|Ke$ha]]
| title = [[UK Singles Chart]] number-one single ([[Ruth Jones|Vanessa Jenkins]] and [[Rob Brydon|Bryn West]] [[Comic Relief]] version)
| years = [[March 15]], [[2009]]
| after = "[[Poker Face (Lady Gaga song)|Poker Face]]" by [[Lady GaGa]]
}}
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{{Infobox Single
| Name = Barry Islands in the Stream
| Cover = ByrnNessaGibb.jpg
| Artist = [[Ruth Jones|Vanessa Jenkins]] and [[Rob Brydon|Bryn West]] featuring [[Tom Jones (singer)|Sir Tom Jones]] and [[Robin Gibb]]
| from Album =
| Released = 8 March 2009 ([[Music download|Download]]) 9 March 2009 ([[Compact Disc|CD]])
| Format = [[Digital download|Download]], [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[DVD]]
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Charity single|Charity]], [[Comedy]], [[Country music|Country]]
| Writer = [[Bee Gees]]
| Producer = [[Barry Gibb]]
| Certification =
| Last single =
| This single = "'''Islands in the Stream'''" (2009)
| Next single =
}}
In March 2009, actors [[Ruth Jones]] and [[Rob Brydon]], in character as Vanessa Jenkins and Bryn West from the hit BBC show ''[[Gavin & Stacey]]'', released a version of the song as a single for [[Comic Relief]]. [[Robin Gibb]] and Sir [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] appear on the single as backing singers. Titled "(Barry) Islands in the Stream" in reference to the [[Barry Island]] setting of ''Gavin & Stacey'', <ref>[http://www.whatsontv.co.uk/drama/tv-news/news/stars-out-in-force-for-red-nose-day-2009/4920]</ref>it entered the [[UK Singles Chart]] at number 1 on 15 March 2009. This song has the dubious honour of being the only UK number one to spend just 3 weeks inside the top 40 and 4 weeks inside the top 75.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009|reason=Is there a source to verify that no other song has achieved this?}}
The chart trajectory so far has been 1-3-23-51-81 <ref>[http://www.chartstats.com/]</ref>

==Live cover performances==
* The song was covered in 2006 on Australian TV show ''[[Rockwiz]]'', performed by [[Ella Hooper]] of [[Killing Heidi]] and [[Troy Cassar-Daley]].
* Kenny Rogers performed the song as a duet with [[Carrie Underwood]] at Dolly Parton's Kennedy Centre Honours Ceremony.
* On February 26, 2009, Barry Gibb joined Olivia Newton-John on stage at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN, to sing the song as part of Newton-John's tour.
* Performed once again by Barry Gibb and Olivia Newton-John on stage at Sound Relief @ SCG for the Victorian Bushfire Appeal.
* Perfomed on the Australian comedy show [[Good News Week]] by [[Eskimo Joe's]] [[Kavyen Temperley]] and comedian [[Ross Noble]].

==Sampling==
The song was [[Sampling (music)|sampled]] on [[Pras Michel]]'s 1998 hit song "[[Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)]]". This version of the song featured [[Old Dirty Bastard|ODB (Old Dirty Bastard)]] and [[Mýa]], and appeared on the [[Bulworth (soundtrack)|Bulworth soundtrack]]. 

==In popular culture==
* Parton appeared on an episode of ''Bette'', [[Bette Midler]]'s series where they sang a repeatedly interrupted duet of the song.
* In the US television series ''[[The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]]'', the Michael Scott character performs a karaoke version of the song in the "[[E-mail Surveillance]]" episode. While waiting for someone to join him for the duet, Michael awkwardly finds himself singing the "girl part" in falsetto until he is finally joined by the Jim Halpert character.
* There is an episode of the popular [[Canadian]] teen drama ''[[Degrassi: The Next Generation]]'' named after this song. The show is known for naming most of their episodes after hit songs of the 1980s.
* British comedy show ''[[Gavin & Stacey]]'' featured the song in episode five of the second series, with characters Bryn and Nessa singing it as a [[Duet (music)|duet]] at a [[barn dance]]-themed birthday party. The actors in the roles recorded a special version for [[Comic Relief]] featuring [[Tom Jones]] and the song's co-composer [[Robin Gibb]]. This would become a UK No 1 hit, ensuring that at least one Gibb composition had topped the UK charts in five consecutive decades.

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

* ''The [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] Book of Number 1 Hits''

==External links==
{{wikiquote}}
*[http://www.dollyon-line.com/archives/lyrics/islands.shtml Islands In The Stream lyrics at Dolly Parton On-Line]
*{{YouTube|http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiwcOaaRo1Y|1983 live performance by Rogers and Parton}}
*{{YouTube|a-vpJc6SJcA|Performance by the Bee Gees}} – in [[One Night Only (Bee Gees album)|One Night Only]] tour
*{{Youtube|http://youtube.com/watch?v=piAJKYfaTwE | Adriana and Tomeu Penya Illes dins un riu}}

{{Dolly Parton}}

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Lebo M

2008-10-05T18:18:15Z

Labalius: Corrected name, with citation.

'''Lebohang Morake''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=1532369&search_in=c&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1|title=Works written by: MORAKE LEBOHANG|work=ACE Title Search|publisher=[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]]|accessdate=2008-10-05}}</ref> known professionally as '''Lebo M''', is a [[South Africa]]n [[composer]] most famous for arranging and performing music for the ''[[The Lion King|Lion King]]'' movies and stage productions. He was recommended to [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] by [[Hans Zimmer]], the score composer of ''The Lion King'', and was later permitted to form and conduct the African choir that sang for the movies. His voice is the first voice heard in the beginning of the film, singing the now famous chant (Often considered synonymous with the film's image in [[popular culture]]) over the opening sequence. He also contributed to the sequel to the film's soundtrack, ''[[Rhythm of the Pride Lands]]'', and the film's direct-to-video sequel ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]].

==Biography==
Born May 20, 1964 in [[Apartheid]]-ridden [[Soweto]] and inspired by [[Nelson Mandela]], he spent years working hard in the slums and then in [[Los Angeles]] in a variety of jobs, including begging and serving at [[McDonald's]]. He was exiled from [[South Africa]] in 1979, but returned 20 years later. He lives with his family in [[Johannesburg]] and Los Angeles. He founded the Lebo M Foundation and Till Dawn Entertainment.

==Filmography==
Lebo M has composed, arranged, performed and produced music for the following films:
*''[[The Lion King]]'' ([[The Lion King (soundtrack)|soundtrack]])
*''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]''
*''[[The Lion King 1½]]''
*''[[The Lion King (musical)]]'' - singer at One by One
*''[[The Power of One]]''
*''[[Dinosaur (film)|Dinosaur]]''
*''[[Tears of the Sun]]''
*''[[Back on the Block]]''
*''[[The Color Purple]]''
*''Listen Up: The Life of [[Quincy Jones]]''
*''[[Outbreak (film)|Outbreak]]''
*''[[Made in America (film)|Made In America]]''
*''[[Congo (film)|Congo]]''
*''[[Born to Be Wild]]''
*''[[Long Night's Journey Into Day]]''

==Notes==
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==External links==
*[http://lebom.com/index.html Official site]
*[http://disney.go.com/disneyrecords/Biographies/Lebo_Bio.html Biography] at Walt Disney Records

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