Just Got Paid (Johnny Kemp song) explained

Just Got Paid
Cover:Johnny Kemp - Just Got Paid.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Johnny Kemp
Album:Secrets of Flying
Released:1988
Recorded:1987
Genre:New jack swing[1]
Length:5:33 (album version)
Label:Columbia
Producer:Teddy Riley, Johnny Kemp[2]
Prev Title:Dancin' with Myself
Prev Year:1988
Next Title:One Thing Led to Another
Next Year:1988

"Just Got Paid" is a 1988 single by Bahamian R&B singer - songwriter Johnny Kemp.

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

In popular culture

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Brian . Josephs . The 25 Best New Jack Swing Songs . July 20, 2012 . . July 26, 2016.
  2. Web site: Johnny Kemp - Secrets Of Flying . discogs.com . Discogs . 2019-01-01.
  3. Web site: Just Got Paid - Johnny Kemp : Listen, Appearances, Song Review : AllMusic . 19 August 2011.
  4. Joel Whitburn Presents Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004, 2004
  5. Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003, 2004
  6. News: 1988 Grammy Winners – 31st Annual Grammy Awards . July 3, 2024 . Grammy.com.
  7. Web site: Pareles . Jon . Jon Pareles . April 15, 2000 . Critic's Notebook; The Molting of a Boy Band: 'N Sync Spreads Its Wings . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160819050603/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/15/arts/critic-s-notebook-the-molting-of-a-boy-band-n-sync-spreads-its-wings.html?scp=1&sq=no+strings+attached+n+sync&st=nyt . August 19, 2016 . August 19, 2011 . The New York Times.
  8. News: Corry . Kristin . March 9, 2020 . The Original Version of "Just Got Paid" Is Better Than *NSYNC's . July 3, 2024 . Vice.
  9. News: Finn . Natalie . April 17, 2015 . "Just Got Paid" Singer Johnny Kemp Dead at 55 . July 3, 2024 . E!.
  10. Top 25 Dance Singles of '88 . . 49. 10. 10 . 24 December 1988. 14 July 2019.