Juicy Fruit (song)

Infobox Single |
Name = Juicy Fruit
Artist = Mtume
from Album = Juicy Fruit
Released = 1983
Format = 7-inch single
12-inch single
Genre = Funk, Contemporary R&B
Length = 5:54
Label = Epic
Writer = James Mtume
Producer = James Mtume
Certification = Gold (RIAA; 1983)
Last single = "So Ya Wanna Be a Star"
(1981)
This single = "Juicy Fruit"
(1983)
Next single = "Would You Like To (Fool Around)"
(1983)

"Juicy Fruit" is a funk song written by James Mtume and released as the lead-off single from Mtume's sixth album, also titled "Juicy Fruit". The mid-tempo song is arguably Mtume's most well-known, proving enourmously successful on R&B radio stations and (to a lesser extent) nightclubs when first released. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart on June 4, 1983 and remained there for 8 weeks. Its success on the Billboard Pop Singles chart, however, was more modest, reaching number 45. The single remarkably became a certified one million seller on July 25th, 1983 without even becoming a Top 40 hit.

"Juicy Fruit" has been prominently sampled by hip-hop artists throughout the years, most notably by The Notorious B.I.G. on his debut solo single "Juicy" and Keyshia Cole on her hit single "Let It Go."

amples

The song "Juicy Fruit" is a staple hip hop sample. It is sampled in the following songs:
* "Do You See?" by Warren G.
* "Loving You" by Jennifer Lopez
* "Faithfully" by Faith Evans
* "Juicy" by The Notorious B.I.G.
* "Let It Go" by Keyshia Cole
* "I Don't Care (Juiciest)"/"How Come You Don't Call Me Part 2" by Alicia Keys

Appearances in other media

*"Juicy Fruit" can be heard in the video game "" on the in-game radio station .

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