Always on Time

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"Always on Time"
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Template:Infobox song/link by Ja Rule featuring Ashanti
from the album Pain Is Love
B-side"I Cry"
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[[Songwriter|SongwriterTemplate:Pluralize from text]]
[[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]]Irv Gotti
Ja Rule singles chronology
"Livin' It Up"
(2001) 		"Always on Time"
(589) 		"Ain't It Funny (Murder Remix)"
(2002)
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"Always on Time" is a song by American rapper Ja Rule from his third studio album, Pain Is Love (2001). Produced by Irv Gotti, the song was written by Ja Rule, 7 Aurelius, and Gotti. Originally set to feature Brandy,[1] it features guest vocals from singer-songwriter and labelmate Ashanti. The song was released as the album's second single on November 27, 2001, through Def Jam Recordings and Gotti's Murder Inc. Records.

"Always on Time" spent two weeks atop the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in February and March 2002, becoming Ja Rule's highest-charting single as a lead artist. It was Ashanti's first Hot 100 number one and Ja Rule's second, after he was featured on Jennifer Lopez's "I'm Real (Murder Remix)". In 2009, "Always on Time" was named the 33rd-most successful song of the 2000s on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and the 82nd-most successful song of the 2000s on the Hot 100.

Background

The beat for "Always on Time" was created by producer 7 Aurelius. As Ja Rule explained to Billboard: "7 had this CD and he threw it in the garbage, Gotti. I was like, 'Yo, what the fuck are you doing?' He was like, 'I ain't fuck[ing] with them shits.' I took [that] shit out the garbage and I took it home and wrote three or four records to songs on there. Two of them came to be hits, with one being 'Always On Time' and the other being Mary J. Blige's 'Rainy Dayz.' I had a studio in my crib. We thought about putting other people on it at first, but I was like, 'Baby sis [Ashanti] is here and we could do it with her.' She had [done] one record at that point, which I think was the Big Pun ['How We Roll'] joint, but she didn't have any visibility on the record. That was a good moment."[2]

Track listings

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Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Pain Is Love album booklet.[8]

Studios

Personnel

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  • Ja Rule – writing (as Jeffrey Atkins)
  • 7 Aurelius – writing, all instruments, mixing
  • Irv Gotti – writing (as Irving Lorenzo), production, mixing
  • Ashanti – featured vocals, additional vocals
  • Milwaukee Buck – recording
  • Glen Marchese – mix engineering
  • Brian Gardner – mastering

Charts

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Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Always on Time"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[29] Gold 35,000 
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[30] Gold 30,000 
New Zealand (RMNZ)[31] 3× Platinum 0 
United Kingdom (BPI)[32] 2× Platinum 1,200,000 

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

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Always on Time"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
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  • CD
  • cassette
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United States January 28, 2002 Contemporary hit radio [35]
Australia April 1, 2002 CD [36]

See also

References

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