View source for Enjoy Yourself (A+ song)

{{Short description|1998 single by A+}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox song
| name       = Enjoy Yourself
| cover      =
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[A+ (rapper)|A+]]
| album      = [[Hempstead High]]
| released   = {{start date|1998|10|6}}
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      =
| length     = 3:41
| label      = [[Universal Records|Universal]]
| writer     = [[Germaine Williams]], [[Walter Murphy]]
| producer   = [[Ty Fyffe]]
| prev_title = [[All I See (A+ song)|All I See]]
| prev_year  = 1996
| next_title =
| next_year  =
}}
"'''Enjoy Yourself'''" is a song by American rapper [[A+ (rapper)|A+]], released as the only single from his second studio album, ''[[Hempstead High]]'' (1999). It [[sampling (music)|samples]] the 1976 [[Walter Murphy]] song "[[A Fifth of Beethoven]]".<ref name="vibe">{{cite magazine| last = Kim| first = Hyun| date = February 1999| title = Revolutions| magazine = [[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]| publisher = Time Inc.| volume = 7| issue = 1| page = 139| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ZCgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA139| access-date = January 20, 2010| issn = 1070-4701}}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Released in October 1998, the song reached the top five of the [[UK Singles Chart]] and number 63 on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot 100]]. It was also commercially successful in several European countries and Japan.<ref name="billboardhempstead">{{cite magazine| last = Nathan| first = David| date = December 19, 1998| title = A+ Makes Grade at ''Hempstead''| magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| publisher = Nielsen Business Media, Inc.| volume = 110| issue = 51| page = 23| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=KQoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA23 | access-date = January 20, 2010| issn = 0006-2510}}</ref>
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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! scope="col"| Chart (1999)
! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position
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{{single chart|Australia|26|artist=A+|song=Enjoy Yourself|rowheader=true|access-date=March 15, 2020}}
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{{single chart|Austria|25|artist=A+|song=Enjoy Yourself|rowheader=true|access-date=March 15, 2020}}
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{{single chart|Flanders|13|artist=A+|song=Enjoy Yourself|rowheader=true|access-date=March 15, 2020}}
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{{single chart|Wallonia|5|artist=A+|song=Enjoy Yourself|rowheader=true|access-date=March 15, 2020}}
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! scope="row"| Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=16|issue=8|page=8|date=February 20, 1999}}</ref>
| 12
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{{single chart|France|27|artist=A+|song=Enjoy Yourself|rowheader=true|access-date=March 15, 2020}}
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{{single chart|Germany|30|artist=A+|song=Enjoy Yourself|songid=3805|rowheader=true|access-date=March 15, 2020}}
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{{single chart|Dutch40|3|year=1999|week=5|rowheader=true|access-date=March 15, 2020}}
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{{single chart|Dutch100|4|artist=A+|song=Enjoy Yourself|rowheader=true|access-date=March 15, 2020}}
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{{single chart|New Zealand|8|artist=A+|song=Enjoy Yourself|rowheader=true|access-date=March 15, 2020}}
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{{single chart|Norway|6|artist=A+|song=Enjoy Yourself|rowheader=true|access-date=March 15, 2020}}
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{{single chart|Sweden|19|artist=A+|song=Enjoy Yourself|rowheader=true|access-date=March 15, 2020}}
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{{single chart|Switzerland|19|artist=A+|song=Enjoy Yourself|rowheader=true|access-date=March 15, 2020}}
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{{single chart|UK|5|date=19990213|rowheader=true|access-date=March 15, 2020}}
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{{single chart|Billboardhot100|63|artist=A+|rowheader=true|access-date=March 15, 2020}}
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{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|50|artist=A+|rowheader=true|access-date=March 15, 2020}}
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{{single chart|Billboardrapsongs|11|artist=A+|rowheader=true|access-date=March 15, 2020}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
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! scope="col"| Chart (1999)
! scope="col"| Position
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! scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1999|title=Jaaroverzichten 1999|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref>
| 72
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! scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1999|title=Rapports Annuels 1999|publisher=Ultratop|language=fr|access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref>
| 19
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! scope="row"| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Year in Focus: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1999|magazine=Music & Media|volume=17|issue=1|page=11|date=January 1, 2000}}</ref>
| 69
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! scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1999|title=Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1999|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref>
| 51
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! scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1999&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1999|publisher=[[MegaCharts]]|language=nl|access-date=March 15, 2020}}</ref>
| 48
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! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Best Sellers of 1999: Singles Top 100|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=January 22, 2000}}</ref>
| 95
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==Release history==
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!scope="col"|Region
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format(s)
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!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
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!scope="row"|United States
|October 6, 1998
|{{hlist|[[Rhythmic contemporary]]|[[urban radio]]}}
|rowspan="3"|[[Universal Records|Universal]]
|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases / AddVance Notice|magazine=[[Radio & Records]]|issue=1268|pages=49, 56|date=October 2, 1998}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|Japan
|January 21, 1999
|CD
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/1232/products/163117/1/|title=エンジョイ・ユアセルフ～ベートーベン'99 {{!}} A+|trans-title=Enjoy Yourself ~ Beethoven '99 {{!}} A+|publisher=[[Oricon]]|language=ja|access-date=October 6, 2023}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|United Kingdom
|February 1, 1999
|{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}
|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=26|date=January 30, 1999}}</ref>
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:1998 singles]]
[[Category:1998 songs]]
[[Category:A+ (rapper) songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Walter Murphy]]
[[Category:Universal Records singles]]
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