Master Blaster (Jammin')

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"Master Blaster (Jammin')"
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Single by Stevie Wonder
from the album Hotter than July
B-side
  • "Master Blaster" (instrumental) (7-inch)
  • "Master Blaster" (dub) (12-inch)
ReleasedSeptember 12, 1980
Recorded1979
GenreReggae
Length
  • 6:11 (12-inch)
  • 5:08 (album)
  • 4:49 (7-inch)
LabelTamla
SongwriterStevie Wonder
ProducerStevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder singles chronology
"Outside My Window"
(1980) 		"Master Blaster (Jammin')"
(1980) 		"I Ain't Gonna Stand for It"
(1980)
Official audio
"Master Blaster (Jammin')" on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboard(favourable)[1]

"Master Blaster (Jammin')" is a 1980 song by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder, released as the lead single from his nineteenth studio album, Hotter than July (1980). It was a major hit, spending seven weeks at number one on the US Billboard R&B singles chart, reaching number five on Billboard's pop singles chart in the fall of 1980[2] and peaking at number two on the UK Singles Chart,[3] and number one in New Zealand.[citation needed]

History

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The song, built on a heavy reggae feel, is an ode to reggae legend Bob Marley; Wonder had been performing live with Marley (billing him as an opening act) on his US tour in the fall of that year. Lyrics mention "children of Jah", "Marley's Hot on the box" and the end of the civil war in Zimbabwe. The song has a similar feel to Marley's own song "Jamming," from his 1977 album Exodus.[4]

Record World said that it combines "topical urban street themes with reggae-pop rhythms."[5]

Personnel

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  • Stevie Wonder – vocals, Fender Rhodes, clavinet
  • Nathan Watts – bass
  • Benjamin Bridges – guitar
  • Dennis Davis – drums
  • Earl DeRouen – percussion
  • Isaiah Sanders – organ
  • Hank Redd – saxophone
  • Larry Gittens – trumpet
  • Rick Zunigar – guitar
  • Background vocals – Angela Winbush, Alexandra Brown Evans, Shirley Brewer, Marva Holcolm

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[33] Gold 50,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[34] Gold 75,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[35] Platinum 30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[36] Silver 250,000^

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

DJ Luck & MC Neat version

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"Masterblaster 2000"
Single by DJ Luck & MC Neat feat. JJ
from the album It's All Good
ReleasedMay 15, 2000 (2000-05-15)[37]
GenreUK garage
Length3:32 (radio mix)
LabelRed Rose
SongwriterStevie Wonder
ProducerDJ Luck
DJ Luck & MC Neat singles chronology
"A Little Bit of Luck"
(1999) 		"Masterblaster 2000"
(2000) 		"Ain't No Stoppin' Us"
(2000)

"Master Blaster (Jammin')" was covered by UK garage duo DJ Luck & MC Neat featuring singer JJ, initially titled as "On da Street" which was released on the Red Rose EP in 1999. The following year, on 15 May 2000, the song was released as a single and retitled as "Masterblaster 2000". This version was a top-five hit, peaking at number five on the UK Singles Chart. It samples the All-Star Remix of "No Diggity" by Blackstreet, which itself samples "As Long as I've Got You" by the Charmels.

In November 2016, UK duo Gorgon City compiled a list of their top UK garage songs for Billboard, with "Masterblaster 2000" at number 29.[38] In 2018, the House & Garage Orchestra together with MC Neat and Oggie recorded an orchestral version for the UK garage covers album Garage Classics.

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2000) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[39] 24
Scotland Singles (OCC)[40] 37
UK Singles (OCC)[41] 5
UK Dance (OCC)[42] 1

Year-end charts

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Chart (2000) Position
UK Singles (OCC)[43] 149

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[44] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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