Always on Time
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Template:Main other "Always on Time" is a song by American rapper Ja Rule from his third studio album, Pain Is Love (2001). Produced by Irv Gotti, the song was written by Ja Rule, 7 Aurelius, and Gotti. Originally set to feature Brandy,[1] it features guest vocals from singer-songwriter and labelmate Ashanti. The song was released as the album's second single on November 27, 2001, through Island Def Jam Music Group, Def Jam Recordings and Gotti's Murder Inc. Records.
"Always on Time" spent two weeks atop the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in February and March of 2002, becoming Ja Rule's highest-charting single as lead artist. It was Ashanti's first mainstream number-one and Ja Rule's second after he was featured on Jennifer Lopez's "I'm Real (Murder Remix)". In 2009, "Always on Time" was named the 33rd-most successful song of the 2000s on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and the 82nd-most successful song of the 2000s on the Hot 100.
Background
The beat for "Always on Time" was created by producer 7 Aurelius. As Ja Rule explained to Billboard: "7 had this CD and he threw it in the garbage, Gotti. I was like, 'Yo, what the fuck are you doing?' He was like, 'I ain't fuck[ing] with them shits.' I took [that] shit out the garbage and I took it home and wrote three or four records to songs on there. Two of them came to be hits, with one being 'Always On Time' and the other being Mary J. Blige's 'Rainy Dayz.' I had a studio in my crib. We thought about putting other people on it at first, but I was like, 'Baby sis [Ashanti] is here and we could do it with her.' She had [done] one record at that point, which I think was the Big Pun ['How We Roll'] joint, but she didn't have any visibility on the record. That was a good moment."[2]
Track listings
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UK CD1[3]
UK CD2 and European CD single[4]
UK cassette single[5]
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UK 12-inch single[6]
Australasian CD single[7]
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Credits and personnel
Credits are taken from the Pain Is Love album booklet.[8]
Studios
- Recorded at The Crackhouse (New York City)
- Mixed at The Hit Factory (New York City)
- Mastered at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
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- Ja Rule – writing (as Jeffrey Atkins)
- 7 Aurelius – writing, all instruments, mixing
- Irv Gotti – writing (as Irving Lorenzo), production, mixing
- Ashanti – featured vocals, additional vocals
- Milwaukee Buck – recording
- Glen Marchese – mix engineering
- Brian Gardner – mastering
Charts
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Certifications
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United States | November 27, 2001 | Template:Hlist | Template:Hlist | [29] |
| United Kingdom | January 21, 2002 | Template:Hlist | [30] | |
| United States | January 28, 2002 | Contemporary hit radio | [31] | |
| Australia | April 1, 2002 | CD | [32] |
See also
References
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