Just Go (Lionel Richie song)

"Just Go"
Single by Lionel Richie featuring Akon
from the album Just Go
ReleasedMarch 12, 2009
Length4:11
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Lionel Richie singles chronology
"Good Morning"
(2008) 		"Just Go"
(2009) 		"All Night Long"
(2011)
Akon singles chronology
"One"
(2009) 		"Just Go"
(2009) 		"Overtime"
(2009)

"Just Go" is a song by American singer Lionel Richie. It was written and produced by Akon and Giorgio Tuinfort for his ninth studio album Just Go (2009). The song, a duet with Akon, was released on March 12, 2009, as the album's second single. "Just Go" peaked at number 11 on the US Adult Contemporary chart.

Critical reception

Following its UK release, "Just Go" was described by Pete Lewis from Blues & Soul as "a seductively tuneful single with a Caribbean-tinged lilt."[1]

Music video

In the music video, directed by Dominican film maker Jessy Terrero, a young man comes by his girlfriend's workplace to take her out on her birthday. Her manager kindly tells her to go and that he'll cover for her. Richie and Akon then appear, singing the song in a tropical paradise.

Charts

References

  1. ^ "Lionel Richie: Three Times A Superstar". Bluesandsoul.com. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  2. ^ "Lionel Richie – Just Go". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Lionel Richie Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved November 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2019.