"Don't Stop the Music" is a song by Yarbrough and Peoples, from the duo's 1980 debut album, ''

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''. It was released as a single on

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in 1980.

Chart performance

The song reached number 26 on the dance charts, number 19 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and fared even better on the US R&B chart, where it hit number one, Outside the US, "Don't Stop the Music" went to number 7 in the UK. The song's success helped to earn a

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for the duo. Radio promotion for the record was handled in Los Angeles by independent marketing firm Dudley-Gorov, while a young Russell Simmons shopped the record to New York club DJs as one of his early jobs.

Chart history

Music Video

The music video for the song featured hand puppets singing "You don't really wanna stop? No!" The duo also used them for many of their live performances.

Samples and covers

''Don't Stop the Music'' has been heavily sampled by other artists, primarily in the hip hop genre, on songs including

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by Eve, All Night Long by Common,

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by Keyshia Cole, and Crazy in Love (Rockwilder Remix) by Beyoncé.

References

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