Just Go (Lionel Richie song)

"Just Go" is a single by Lionel Richie from his 2009 album Just Go. The song, a duet with Akon, was released on March 12, 2009 and - following its UK release - was described by noted R&B writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning 'Blues & Soul' as "a seductively tuneful single with a Caribbean-tinged lilt".[1]

"Just Go"
Single by Lionel Richie featuring Akon
from the album Just Go
ReleasedMarch 12, 2009
Recorded2008
GenrePop, R&B
Length4:11
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Aliaune Thiam, Giorgio Tuinfort
Producer(s)Akon, Giorgio Tuinfort
Lionel Richie singles chronology
"All Around the World"
(2008)		 "Just Go"
(2009)		 "All Night Long"
(2011)
Akon singles chronology
"One"
(2009)		 "Just Go"
(2009)		 "Overtime"
(2009)

Music video

In the music video, 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

Weekly charts
Chart (2009) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 52
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 11

Year-end charts
Chart (2009) Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[2] 21
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References
  1. "Lionel Richie: Three Times A Superstar". Bluesandsoul.com. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
  2. "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2009". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
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