Just Got Paid (Johnny Kemp song)
1988 single by Johnny Kemp
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"Just Got Paid" is a song recorded by Bahamian R&B singer–songwriter, Johnny Kemp. It was released on January 19, 1988, by Columbia Records, as the lead single from his second and last studio album, Secrets of Flying (1987).
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| Single by Johnny Kemp | ||||
| from the album Secrets of Flying | ||||
| Released | January 19, 1988 | |||
| Genre | New jack swing[1] | |||
| Length | 5:32 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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Background
The song started as an instrumental track by Teddy Riley intended for Keith Sweat's 1987 debut Make It Last Forever,[3] but Sweat ultimately passed on the song.[3] Kemp then recorded a demo of the song, intending for it to be used by another singer; his scratch vocal ended up on the final release.[3]
Chart performance
The song hit No. 1 on the U.S. R&B and Dance charts and reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4][5]
Accolades
"Just Got Paid" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Song at the 31st Grammy Awards in 1989, losing to Anita Baker's "Giving You the Best That I Got".[6]
Covers and sampling
- The song was covered by NSYNC on their album No Strings Attached (2000), which was also produced by the song's original producer Teddy Riley.[7]
- The song was covered by CDB on their 2017 album Tailored for Now.
- It was sampled by Kurupt on the song "At It Again" off his Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey album.
In popular culture
- The song was used in the 2000 romantic film Love & Basketball.[8]
- Kemp performed "Just Got Paid" in an "all-star finale" on Keith Sweat's 2007 DVD Sweat Hotel Live.[9]
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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