"Don't Stop the Music" is a song by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna recorded for her third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad (2007).
Background[]
The song was released as the album`s fourth single on September 15, 2007. worldwide. ‘‘Don't Stop the Music‘‘ is a dance-pop and techno song that features a wide variety of rhythmic devices used mainly in hip hop music. The song samples the line, ‘‘Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa‘‘ which is taken from Jackson's 1983 single ‘‘Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'‘‘. For using the line, both Rihanna and Jackson faced a lawsuit from the Cameroonian musician Manu Dibango, who claimed that the hook is originally from his 1972 song ‘‘Soul Makossa‘‘. ‘‘Don't Stop the Music‘‘ received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics with many of them praising the interpolation of the ‘‘Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa‘‘ hook into the song. ‘‘Don't Stop the Music‘‘ was commercial success, reaching number-one in over ten countries worldwide including Australia, Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland. The single peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and at number one on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart. Since its release, ‘‘Don't Stop the Music‘‘ has become a staple in Rihanna's live performances.
Lyrics[]
[Intro: Rihanna]
Please don't stop the music (Music, music, music, music)
Please don't stop the music (Music, music, music, music)
Please don't stop the music (Music, music, music, music)
Please don't stop the music (Music, music, music, music)
[Verse 1: Rihanna]
It's gettin' late, I'm makin' my way over to my favorite place
I gotta get my body moving, shake the stress away
I wasn't looking for nobody when you looked my way
Possible candidate, yeah
Who knew that you'd be up in here lookin' like you do?
You're making stayin' over here impossible
Baby, I'ma say your aura is incredible
If you don't have to go, don't
[Pre-Chorus: Rihanna]
Do you know what you started? I just came here to party
But now we're rockin' on the dance floor, actin' naughty
Your hands around my waist, just let the music play
We're hand in hand, chest to chest, and now, we're face to face
[Chorus: Rihanna]
I wanna take you away
Let's escape into the music, DJ, let it play
I just can't refuse it, like the way you do this, keep on rockin' to it
Please don't stop the, please don't stop the music
I wanna take you away (Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah)
Let's escape into the music, DJ, let it play
I just can't refuse it (Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah)
Like the way you do this, keep on rockin' to it
Please don't stop the, please don't stop the, please don't stop the music
[Verse 2: Rihanna]
Baby, are you ready? 'Cause it's gettin' close
Don't you feel the passion ready to explode?
What goes on between us, no one has to know
This is a private show, oh
[Pre-Chorus: Rihanna]
Do you know what you started? I just came here to party
But now we're rockin' on the dance floor, actin' naughty
Your hands around my waist, just let the music play
We're hand in hand, chest to chest, and now, we're face to face
[Chorus: Rihanna]
I wanna take you away (Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah)
Let's escape into the music, DJ, let it play
I just can't refuse it (Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah)
Like the way you do this, keep on rockin' to it
Please don't stop the, please don't stop the music
I wanna take you away
Let's escape into the music, DJ, let it play
I just can't refuse it, like the way you do this, keep on rockin' to it
Please don't stop the, please don't stop the, please don't stop the music
[Post-Chorus: Michael Jackson & Rihanna, Rihanna]
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Please don't stop the music)
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Please don't stop the music)
[Bridge: Rihanna]
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Please don't stop the music)
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
[Chorus: Rihanna]
I wanna take you away (Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah)
Let's escape into the music, DJ, let it play
I just can't refuse it (Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah)
Like the way you do this, keep on rockin' to it
Please don't stop the, please don't stop the music
I wanna take you away (Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah)
Let's escape into the music, DJ, let it play
I just can't refuse it (Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah)
Like the way you do this, keep on rockin' to it
Please don't stop the, please don't stop the, please don't stop the music
[Post-Chorus: Michael Jackson & Rihanna]
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Please don't stop the music)
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa (Please don't stop the music)
[Outro: Michael Jackson & Rihanna]
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Mama-say, mama-sa, ma-ma-ko-ssa
Please don't stop the music
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