"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
Single by Michael Jackson
from the album Off The Wall
Released	July 1979
Format	45 RPM
Recorded	1979
Genre	Disco/R&B
Length	6:03 (Album version) 3:55 (7" edit)
Label	Epic Records
Producer(s)	Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones
Peak chart positions
#1 (USA; Australia) #2 (Belgium; Netherlands; Denmark) #3 (UK) #4 (Switzerland) #7 (France) #11 (Austria) #13 (Germany) #16 (Italy) #18 (Sweden)
Michael Jackson singles chronology
"A Brand New Day" (1979) "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (1979) "Rock with You" (1980)
Michael Jackson's Visionary chronology
"Thriller" (2006)	"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (2006)	"Rock with You" (2006)
Off the Wall track listing
	"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (1)	"Rock with You" (2)
HIStory track listing
"Remember the Time" (12)	"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (13)	"Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (14)

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The song was written and composed by Jackson himself in late 1978, with Quincy Jones producing. Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Quincy Delight Jones Jr. ...

On February 20, 2006, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" was re-released as part of the Visionary - The Video Singles, peaking at No.17 in the UK. Visionary - The Video Singles is a box set by Michael Jackson which was first released on 20 February 2006. ...

Chart performance

"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" was a successful restart to Michael Jackson's career, hitting No.1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in October 1979, where it sold over a million copies (and being his first platinum-selling single since "Ben" eight years earlier). By far the most successful single from Off the Wall, the track also topped the charts in Australia and Norway, and reached the Top 3 in Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark and the UK. For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

The track also earned Jackson his first solo Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance. This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Music video

Jackson in a scene from the music video.

The music video made for "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" was directed and produced by Nick Saxton. Its world première was in October 1979, featuring Jackson floating over a background of disco lights dancing and smiling while lip-synching to the song in a tuxedo. The track used for the video was the same edit used for the single, but including the spoken intro. Its length is 4:11. Image File history File links Dontstopvideo. ... Image File history File links Dontstopvideo. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and U.S. President Ronald Reagan wearing black tie with wives in Quebec, Canada, March 18, 1985. ...

Awards

• 1980: Grammy Award for "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male"
• 1980: American Music Award for "Favorite Soul/R&B Single"

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Track listing

Original release

US single

1. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (album version) – 6:04
2. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (edit) – 4:22
3. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (Instrumental) – 6:07

UK single

1. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" – 6:04
2. "I Can't Help It" – 4:29

Visionary single

CD Side

1. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (7" Version) - 3:59
2. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (12" Version) - 5:52

DVD Side

1. "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (Music Video)

Mixes

The Masters At Work Remix and Roger S remixes both contain unreleased vocals and ad-libs not heard on the album version. This is because the remixers were given access to the "master tapes" of the song to produce their remix. The master tapes contained additional vocals and cuts that did not make it on the final album version.

1. Album Version – 6:03
2. 7" Edit – 3:56
3. 7" Edit w/Intro – 4:12
4. 12" Version – 5:51
5. Masters At Work Remix - 7:42
6. Roger's Underground Club Solution - 6:19
7. Original Demo From 1978

Credits

• Written and composed by Michael Jackson
• Produced by Quincy Jones
• Co-produced by Michael Jackson
• Lead and background vocals: Michael Jackson
• Bass: Louis Johnson
• Drums: John Robinson
• Electric piano: Greg Phillinganes
• Guitar: David Williams and Marlo Henderson
• Percussion: Michael Jackson, Randy Jackson and Paulinho Da Costa
• Horns arranged by Jerry Hey and performed by The Seawind Horns:
  • Trumpet and flugelhorn: Jerry Hey
  • Tenor, alto saxophones and flute: Larry Williams
  • Baritone, tenor saxophones and flute: Kim Hutchcroft
  • Trombone: William Reichenbach
  • Trumpet: Gary Grant
• Rhythm arrangement by Greg Phillinganes and Michael Jackson
• Vocal and percussion arrangements by Michael Jackson
• String arrangement by Ben Wright
• Concert master: Gerald Vinci
• Additional background vocals by Jim Gilstrap, Augie Johnson, Mortonette Jenkins, Paulette McWilliams and Zedric Williams

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Trivia

• Brother Randy Jackson plays percussion on this track.
• "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" appeared in Rush Hour 2, sung by Chris Tucker.
• Jornal Nacional, a news program from Brazil, used a short sample from this song as its musical theme in the early 80s. Video Show, a show from the same network, still uses a short sample from the song.
• Primer Plano, a Chilean entertainment primetime show, uses a sample from this song as its musical theme, on the 2006 season.

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