Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough

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"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
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Single by Michael Jackson
from the album Off the Wall
B-side "I Can't Help It"
ReleasedJuly 10, 1979 [1]
RecordedDecember 1978 June 1979
Studio Allen Zentz Recording Studios, Westlake Recording Studios and Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles
Genre
Length
  • 7:41 (recording session) [3]
  • 6:06 (album version)
  • 5:53 (US single version)
  • 4:13 (short version with rap)
  • 3:58 (short version without rap)
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Michael Jackson
Producer(s)
Michael Jackson singles chronology
"A Brand New Day"
(1979)
"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
(1979)
"Rock with You"
(1979)
Music video
"Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" on YouTube

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [81] Platinum70,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [82] 3× Platinum240,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [83] Platinum90,000
Italy (FIMI) [84]
sales since 2009
Gold35,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [85] 2× Platinum60,000
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [86]
Visionary version
Gold30,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [87]
physical
Silver250,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [88] Platinum812,000 [89]
United States (RIAA) [90] Platinum1,000,000^
United States (RIAA) [90]
Digital
5× Platinum5,000,000

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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