Let the Music Play (song) in the context of "Freestyle music"

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⭐ Core Definition: Let the Music Play (song)

"Let the Music Play" is a song recorded by American singer Shannon and released on September 19, 1983, as both her debut single and the lead single from her 1984 debut studio album of the same name. Written by Chris Barbosa and Ed Chisolm, and produced by Barbosa and Mark Liggett, "Let the Music Play" was the first of Shannon's four number ones on the US Dance Club Songs chart, reaching the top spot in October 1983. It also became a successful crossover hit in the US, peaking at number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart (behind Patti LaBelle's "If Only You Knew") and number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1984. It was Shannon's only top 40 hit in the US.

"Let the Music Play" was ranked 43rd on the 2009 VH1 Special 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 1980s, while Rolling Stone and Billboard featured it in their lists of "200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time" and "500 Best Pop Songs of All Time" in 2022 and 2023, respectively.

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👉 Let the Music Play (song) in the context of Freestyle music

Freestyle music, also known as Freestyle, Latin freestyle or Latin hip-hop, and sometimes Latin Rap is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in the New York metropolitan area, Philadelphia, and Miami, primarily among second generation Hispanic Americans and Italian Americans.

An important precursor to freestyle is 1982's "Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa & Soul Sonic Force. Shannon's 1983 hit "Let the Music Play" is often considered the first freestyle song and the first major song recorded by a Latin American artist is "Please Don't Go" by Nayobe from 1984. From there, freestyle gained a large presence in American clubs, especially in New York and Miami. Radio airplay followed in the mid-1980s.

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Shannon (American singer) → Lead single → Let the Music Play (Shannon album) → Chris Barbosa → Dance Club Songs → Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs → Patti LaBelle → If Only You Knew → Billboard Hot 100 → Top 40 → VH1 → Rolling Stone → Billboard (magazine) →