Just Got Paid (Johnny Kemp song)

"Just Got Paid" is a million-selling, platinum-certified 1988 single by Bahamian R&B singer–songwriter Johnny Kemp.

"Just Got Paid"
Single by Johnny Kemp
from the album Secrets of Flying
ReleasedJanuary 19, 1988 (1988-01-19)
Format12-inch single, Maxi single
Recorded1987
GenreNew jack swing[1]
Length5:33 (album version)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Gene Griffin, Johnny Kemp[2]
Producer(s)Teddy Riley, Johnny Kemp[3]
Johnny Kemp singles chronology
"Dancin' with Myself"
(1988)		 "Just Got Paid"
(1988)		 "One Thing Led to Another"
(1988)

Background

The song started as an instrumental track for which Keith Sweat brought in Kemp to write lyrics. Sweat ultimately passed on the song that was originally written for his 1987 debut Make It Last Forever.[4] Kemp recorded a demo of the new song, intending for it to be used by another singer; his "scratch vocal" ended up on the final release along with ending the track with Kemp and crew celebrating.[5]

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.[6][7]

Accolades

"Just Got Paid" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Song at the 31st Grammy Awards in 1989. It lost out to Anita Baker's "Giving You the Best That I Got".

Covers

Samples
  • The song was used in the 2000 romantic film Love & Basketball.
  • Kemp performed "Just Got Paid" in an "all-star finale" on Keith Sweat's 2007 DVD Sweat Hotel Live, recorded at a February 2006 concert in Atlanta, Georgia.

Charts
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 22
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[9] 57
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 19
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 12
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 45
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 10
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14] 1
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[15] 1

References
  1. Josephs, Brian (July 20, 2012). "The 25 Best New Jack Swing Songs". Complex. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
  2. [things went south after Hall and Gatling were fighting the entire time of the recording. "Johnny Kemp - Just Got Paid"] Check |url= value (help). discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  3. "Johnny Kemp - Secrets Of Flying". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  4. Murphy, Keith (2012-03-14). "Full Clip: Teddy Riley Runs Down His Entire Catalogue Ft. Keith Sweat, Guy, Bobby Brown, Michael Jackson, Blackstreet, and Lady Gaga". vibe.com. SpinMedia. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  5. "Just Got Paid - Johnny Kemp : Listen, Appearances, Song Review : AllMusic". Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  6. Joel Whitburn Presents Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004, 2004
  7. Joel Whitburn's Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003, 2004
  8. "Ultratop.be – Johnny Kemp – Just Got Paid" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8585." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  10. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Johnny Kemp" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Johnny Kemp – Just Got Paid" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  12. "Charts.nz – Johnny Kemp – Just Got Paid". Top 40 Singles.
  13. "Johnny Kemp Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  14. "Johnny Kemp Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  15. "Johnny Kemp Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
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