While 2011 was breakout year for Pop force Jessie J, 2012 looks set to cement that success and then some.
For, in a unique feat, ‘Domino’ – the 6th single from the singer’s debut set ‘Who You Are’ – has hit the top spot.
Full story below…
Nine weeks prior to its physical release, the Dr Luke produced cut has soared to the coveted #1 spot on the UK’s Official Singles Chart.
In a testament to J’s growing international presence, the track’s success isn’t confined to here in the UK alone. ‘Domino’ serves as her highest charting US single to date; thus far peaking at #17 and climbing on the Hot 100 and being certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000.
——————————–
Congrats are most certainly in order for the Essex belter.
Yes, the song may be a Katy Perry rehash. And, yes, there are a multitude of better cuts on her album. However, what the success of this track does is open the doors for more creative freedom moving forward. Success and longevity boils down to how well one “plays the game”, something J clearly knows given how well she’s playing it (see: Jessie two years ago – Jessie now). And, for that, we’re not mad at her.
It’s just refreshing to see actual talent getting their props. More power to her.
Your thoughts?
![Nelly & Kelly Rowland Reunite to Perform Their 2002 Hit 'Dilemma' at the 2024 Baby2Baby Gala [Video]](https://thatgrapejuice.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/kelly-rowland-baby2baby-thatgrapejuice-2024-dilemma-nelly-464x260.jpg "Nelly & Kelly Rowland Reunite to Perform Their 2002 Hit 'Dilemma' at the 2024 Baby2Baby Gala [Video].")
She’s not from Essex, she’s from redbridge and havering which are both part of greater London !
SORRY , CLAUDE KELLY ONE OF ‘DOMINO’ SONGWRITERS WROTE ON HIS BLOG THAT IT IS NOT A KATY PERRY REHASH BUT A STRONG WHITNEY HOUSTON INFLUENCED TRACK.
READ HIS BLOG ABOUT IT.
http://claudekelly.tumblr.com/post/15781177343
when Dr. Luke, Jessie J, and I sat down in our favorite studio again for the first time in months, we were faced with one problem…how do we let the world see just how damn amazing Jessie is.
by the end of that session we had “Domino”.
When you have a singer with the range, and depth that Jessie has, the obstacle is finding ways of showing that off on a pop song without making it so flashy and complicated that people cant sing along.
We imagined that Clive Davis probably struggled with the same obstacles when trying to introduce Whitney Houston to the world. he figured it out, masterfully.
so…early Whitney Houston records is where we looked for inspiration.
WE PLAYED THIS SONG (very loudly):
http://youtu.be/m3-hY-hlhBg
AND THIS ONE:
http://youtu.be/eH3giaIzONA
i’ve heard & read a lot of comparisons to Katy Perry. flattering? yes…she’s a current pop machine. Accurate? eh, maybe. music is subjective. people hear what they hear. and Dr. Luke is the mastermind behind a lot of her hits too.
But the TRUTH? the inspiration “for Domino” was early Whitney Houston. she’s an icon, and one of Jessie’s & my favorite artists…and 1 of the best places to go for inspiration.
has The grape juice posted about Emeli Sande before? heard her music for the first time yesterday and saw she’s from Uk too
lets hope she is the breaktrough artist of this year
ORRY , CLAUDE KELLY ONE OF ‘DOMINO’ SONGWRITERS WROTE ON HIS BLOG THAT IT IS NOT A KATY PERRY REHASH BUT A STRONG WHITNEY HOUSTON INFLUENCED TRACK.
READ HIS BLOG ABOUT IT.
http://claudekelly.tumblr.com/post/15781177343
when Dr. Luke, Jessie J, and I sat down in our favorite studio again for the first time in months, we were faced with one problem…how do we let the world see just how damn amazing Jessie is.
by the end of that session we had “Domino”.
When you have a singer with the range, and depth that Jessie has, the obstacle is finding ways of showing that off on a pop song without making it so flashy and complicated that people cant sing along.
We imagined that Clive Davis probably struggled with the same obstacles when trying to introduce Whitney Houston to the world. he figured it out, masterfully.
so…early Whitney Houston records is where we looked for inspiration.
WE PLAYED THIS SONG (very loudly):
HOW WILL I KNOW
AND
I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY
i’ve heard & read a lot of comparisons to Katy Perry. flattering? yes…she’s a current pop machine. Accurate? eh, maybe. music is subjective. people hear what they hear. and Dr. Luke is the mastermind behind a lot of her hits too.
But the TRUTH? the inspiration “for Domino” was early Whitney Houston. she’s an icon, and one of Jessie’s & my favorite artists…and 1 of the best places to go for inspiration
thats cute and all, can we get a post on the rest of the charts too, thank u
@A
no they havent, told em twice Emeli Sande is the new itness, maybe they’ll listen to u. apparently whoever Lena da rey or whatever shes called is gaining steam too hmm
Wtf is top comment all about…she is from essex! She’s from the same place as Jesy Nelson from LilMix….congrats jesy anyway
So I guess the UK charts exist again?
LMAO!
@TB she’s not from essex, the place her and jesy nelson are from is actually part of greater east london, both in london boroughs, not even in the county of essex and hasn’t been since 1965!
its number 1 weeks before its offiicial release because u can actually download it duh! with radio stations playing it and it being avaiable to download from her repackged album, people would obviously download it now rather than waiting for it in February! sometimes authors on this site say the most silliest things!
Wow always had a soft spot for this song but never thought it would do so well. Anyway good for her. Hopefully can replace a talent-less act there.
@zed go hate some place else.
Awwww that’s cute…. it sounds waaaay to much like Katy Perry for me though.
Aww congrats to her and yes the Whitney Houston vibe is strong on this song but we all know Sam’s kinda clueless about music. All he knows is hate and pettiness. Katy Perry re-hash…that says it all, eye roll.
hahaha now uk counts??? @sam pick one like i said before you cant have your cake and eat it too!!
good to see she is performing well i dont like the song because the melody is too much like last friday night. but i started paying attention to her since she came out with do it like a dude early last year! which was a song she origibally wrote for rihanna!!
congrats to Jesse and her Last Friday Night 2.0 song
hit 2012
I wasn’t a fan of the song at first at all but I must say congrats to Miss Jessie J. She certainly snatched katy’s wig with this song because it sounded like a katy perry song dead on but with better singing.
On a side note, I just wanna tell Bey Knight, the gal always wit a stick up her ass on this blog, to TAKE THAT. Came up here shadiing jessie j saying adele was better with her boring ass 2 octave range. She may slay on the billboard but it looks like miss j wasn’t a let down after all. Haha, so shut up you stupid h**.
Oh and jessie j can sing circles around adele anyway. Don’t believe me youtube jessie j singing live. Her imbellishments, runs, range is very impressive over Adelephant.
Flop b**** needs to stop biting Katys sound and swagger
Oh come on, I’m no Adele fan, its not my kind of music (I make an exception for Rolling in the Deep), but there is no way Jessie is a better singer than her – Jessie’s live singing is variable to say the least and she has a tendency to get shouty (although at least she doesn’t seem to suffer from nerves like Adele). Saying which, I do like most of Jessie’s stuff, a breath of fresh air on the UK pop scene, only heard Domino for the first time earlier today and I definitely like it and it didn’t remind me of Last Friday Night, thank f***!
Adele and Jessie are completely different to each other!
Jessie J killed her own song during her ex factor performance!
They may be completely different but they are both up for the same award, that therefore gives a basis for comparison ;o)
@Saetana point taken!
I also think if her next album is anything like her first then she is finished!
Ouch! I haven’t actually heard the album, just the singles from it, some are good but they didn’t really give me the urge to stream the rest of it, she has a reasonable enough voice but I think a whole album would be a bit too much of it ;o)
This song was MOST definitely made to sound current and similar to Dr. Luke’s current body of work/current smash hits.
And who has Dr. Luke been creating smash hits with time and time again. Guess who? KATY PERRY. IDK this song was def made to sound like a cut from her ‘Teenage Dream’ album. And it wouldn’t surprise me if the beat was one Katy didn’t use and Luke reworked it for Jessie.
Song is catchy, but it gives 95/100 ppl the Katy vibe, and maybe 5/100 if you’re lucky, a Whitney vibe.
CONGRATS, #9 US iTunes!