Always on Time

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"Always on Time"
Always on Time.jpg
Single by Ja Rule featuring Ashanti
from the album Pain Is Love
ReleasedNovember 27, 2001 (2001-11-27)
Genre
Length4:05
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Irv Gotti
Ja Rule singles chronology
"Livin' It Up"
(2001) 		"Always on Time"
(2001) 		"Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)"
(2002)
Ashanti singles chronology
"Just Like a Thug"
(2001) 		"Always on Time"
(2001) 		"What's Luv?"
(2002)

"Always on Time" is a song by American rapper Ja Rule from his third studio album, Pain Is Love (2001). Produced by Irv Gotti, it was written by Rule, 7 Aurelius and Irv Gotti, and features guest vocals by Ashanti. Originally set to feature Brandy,[1] the song was released as the album's second single in November 2001.

"Always on Time" spent two weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 from February 23, 2002, becoming Ashanti's first Hot 100 number-one single and Ja Rule's second. It was followed by another Ja Rule duet, "Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)" by Jennifer Lopez. In 2009, it was named the 33rd most successful song of the 2000s, on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[2]

Track listings[]

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[41] Gold 35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[43] Platinum 602,000[42]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States November 27, 2001 (2001-11-27)
[44]
United Kingdom January 21, 2002 (2002-01-21)
  • CD
  • cassette
 [45]
United States January 28, 2002 (2002-01-28) Contemporary hit radio [46]
Australia April 1, 2002 (2002-04-01) CD [47]

See also[]

References[]

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  7. ^ Always on Time (Australasian CD single liner notes). Ja Rule. Murder Inc Records, Def Jam Recordings. 2002. 588 929-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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