"The Party Continues" is the lead single released from
Jermaine Dupri's debut studio album, ''
Life in 1472
''Life in 1472'' is the debut studio album by American producer and rapper Jermaine Dupri, released via So So Def in the United States on July 21, 1998. 1472 refers to J (being the 10th letter of the alphabet) + D (representing the 4th letter of ...
''. Written and produced by Dupri himself, the song featured a verse from
Da Brat and a chorus sung by
Usher
Usher may refer to:
Several jobs which originally involved directing people and ensuring people are in the correct place:
* Usher (occupation)
** Church usher
** Wedding usher, one of the male attendants to the groom in a wedding ceremony
** Fiel ...
. The song samples “She’s Strange” by
Cameo.
The single eventually became a top 40 hit, peaking at No. 29 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 during the week of March 28, 1998. It also was certified gold by the
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade organization that represents the music recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors that the RIAA says "create, manufacture, and/o ...
for sales of 500,000 copies and reached 92 on
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1998
This is a list of ''Billboard'' magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1998.
See also
*1998 in music
*List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1998
*List of Billboard Hot 100 top-ten singles in 1998
This is a list of singles that charted i ...
as one of the years most popular and successful songs.
Single track listing
#"The Party Continues"- 4:03
#"We Just Wanna Party"- 3:49
#"We Just Wanna Party" (Instrumental)- 3:49
#"The Party Continues" (Instrumental)- 4:02
#"The Party Continues" (Acappella)- 3:52
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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1998 songs
1998 debut singles
Jermaine Dupri songs
Da Brat songs
Usher (musician) songs
Song recordings produced by Jermaine Dupri
Songs written by Jermaine Dupri
Songs written by Da Brat
Songs written by Ronald Bell (musician)
Songs written by Larry Blackmon
Songs written by Claydes Charles Smith
Music videos directed by Paul Hunter (director)