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. It was written by Jamelia,

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'' (2003), while production was helmed by Schack and Karlin under their production moniker

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. The song takes its main tune from

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Ltd''. Retrieved 25 October 2010. "DJ" was released as the fifth and final single from the album on a

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along with Jamelia's cover of Sam Brown's song " Stop".

Promotion and chart performance

"DJ" was released on 1 November 2004, one of the busiest release weeks of the year competing with

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. However, the single still managed to get a UK top ten place, despite the stiff competition and became her fourth consecutive top ten hit, spending twelve weeks inside the UK Singles Chart, one week longer than " See It in a Boy's Eyes", despite having a lower peak. The single also became her fourth consecutive top forty hit in Australia, peaking at number thirty-seven there.

Track listings

Charts

Weekly charts

"DJ" / "Stop"

Year-end charts

"DJ" / "Stop"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dj (Jamelia Song) 2003 songs 2004 singles Jamelia songs Parlophone singles Song recordings produced by Soulshock and Karlin Songs written by Kenneth Karlin Songs written by Soulshock