Always on Time

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"Always on Time"
Always on Time.jpg
Single by Ja Rule featuring Ashanti
from the album Pain Is Love
B-side "I Cry"
ReleasedNovember 27, 2001 (2001-11-27)
Studio The Crackhouse (New York City)
Length4:05
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Irv Gotti
Ja Rule singles chronology
"Livin' It Up"
(2001)		"Always on Time"
(2001)		"Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)"
(2002)
Ashanti singles chronology
"Just Like a Thug"
(2001)		"Always on Time"
(2001)		"What's Luv?"
(2002)

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Always on Time"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [51] Gold35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [52] Platinum602,000 [53]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Always on Time"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesNovember 27, 2001 [54]
United KingdomJanuary 21, 2002
  • CD
  • cassette
 [55]
United StatesJanuary 28, 2002 Contemporary hit radio [56]
AustraliaApril 1, 2002CD [57]

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