Dynamite (Jermaine Jackson song)

"Dynamite"
Single by Jermaine Jackson
from the album Jermaine Jackson
B-side"Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True) (Instrumental)"
ReleasedApril 4, 1984 (1984-04-04)[1]
Recorded1984
Genre
Length6:02
Label
SongwritersAndy Goldmark, Bruce Roberts
ProducerJermaine Jackson
Jermaine Jackson singles chronology
"Very Special Part"
(1982) 		"Dynamite"
(1984) 		"Sweetest Sweetest"
(1984)
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.[5] It was a #15 hit for him on the Billboard Hot 100 pop charts that year. It is also his first single to be released on Arista Records. The video was distributed to movie theaters by Music Motions.[6][7]

Personnel

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984–85) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 28
El Salvador (UPI)[9] 8
Guatemala (UPI)[9] 6
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 15
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[11] 20
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[12] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (1984) Position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[13] 50

References

  1. ^ "Jermaine Jackon singles".
  2. ^ Considine, J.D.; Coleman, Mark; Evans, Paul; McGee, David (1992). "Jermaine Jackson". In DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly (eds.). Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Random House. p. 142.
  3. ^ Elias, Jason. Jermaine Jackson - Jermaine Jackson (1984) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  4. ^ "Jermaine Jackson - Dynamite". Jermaine Jackson5. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "Jermaine Jackson - Dynamite". Discogs. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  6. ^ Isler, Scott (January 1, 1985). "No Dancing in the Aisles". Musician. 75: 13.
  7. ^ "Full page advertisement". The Film Journal. 8 (10): 7. October 1, 1984.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ a b "Las canciones más populares en Latinoamérica". La Opinión (Los Angeles) (in Spanish). October 8, 1984. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  10. ^ "Jermaine Jackson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  11. ^ "Jermaine Jackson Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  12. ^ "Jermaine Jackson Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  13. ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved January 10, 2021.


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