Dynamite (Jermaine Jackson song)

1984 single by Jermaine Jackson

"Dynamite"

Single by Jermaine Jackson
from the album  Jermaine Jackson
B-side| Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True) (Instrumental)[2][3]
Released| April 1984 (1984-04)[1]
Recorded| 1984
Genre| R&B
Length| 6:02
Label|

* Arista
* BMG

Songwriter(s)| Andy Goldmark, Bruce Roberts
Producer(s)| Jermaine Jackson
Jermaine Jackson singles chronology
| "Very Special Part"
(1982)  | "Dynamite"
(1984)  | "Do What You Do"
(1984)

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Music video
"Dynamite" on YouTube

"Dynamite" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Jermaine Jackson. It was released as the first single from his 1984 album, Jermaine Jackson.[4] An instrumental version of the song, "Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)", was released as the B-side.[3] It was a #15 hit for him on the Billboard Hot 100 pop charts that year.

## Personnel

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* Jermaine Jackson – lead vocals, backing vocals, drum programming, arrangements
* John Barnes – keyboards, synthesizer bass
* Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar, arrangements
* Jonathan Moffett – drum programming

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Chart (1984–85)  | Peak
position

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Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 28
El Salvador (UPI)[6] | 8
Guatemala (UPI)[6] | 6
US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 15
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[8] | 20
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] | 8

### Year-end charts

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Chart (1984)  | Position

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US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] | 50

## References

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1. ^ "Jermaine Jackon singles".
2. ^ "Jermaine Jackson - Dynamite". Discogs. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
3. ^ a b "Jermaine Jackson - Dynamite". Discogs. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
4. ^ "Jermaine Jackson - Dynamite". Jermaine Jackson5. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 151\. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
6. ^ a b "Las canciones más populares en Latinoamérica". La Opinión (Los Angeles) (in Spanish). October 8, 1984. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
7. ^ "Jermaine Jackson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
8. ^ "Jermaine Jackson Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
9. ^ "Jermaine Jackson Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
10. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2021.

## External links

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* Genius: Dynamite - Lyrics

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Jermaine Jackson

* Discography
* Production discography

Studio albums|

* Jermaine (1972)
* Come into My Life
* My Name Is Jermaine
* Feel the Fire
* Frontiers
* Let's Get Serious
* Jermaine (1980)
* I Like Your Style
* Let Me Tickle Your Fancy
* Jermaine Jackson/Dynamite
* Precious Moments
* Don't Take It Personal
* You Said
* I Wish You L.O.V.E

Singles|

* "Daddy's Home"
* "Castles of Sand"
* "Let's Get Serious"
* "You're Supposed to Keep Your Love for Me"
* "Little Girl Don't You Worry"
* "You Like Me Don't You"
* "I'm Just Too Shy"
* "Paradise in Your Eyes"
* "Let Me Tickle Your Fancy"
* "Very Special Part"
* "Dynamite"
* "Do What You Do"
* "When the Rain Begins to Fall"
* "Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone"
* "Don't Take It Personal"
* "Word to the Badd!!"

Other songs|

* "Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)"

Bibliography|

* You Are Not Alone

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