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

• 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 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

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.