Enjoy Yourself (A+ song)

"Enjoy Yourself" is a song by American rapper A+, released as the only single from his second studio album, Hempstead High (1999). It samples the 1976 Walter Murphy song "A Fifth of Beethoven".^[1] Released in October 1998, the song reached the top five of the UK Singles Chart and number 63 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was also commercially successful in several European countries and Japan.^[2]

"Enjoy Yourself"
Single by A+
from the album Hempstead High
Released	October 6, 1998 (1998-10-06)
Length	3:41
Label	Universal
Songwriter(s)	Germaine Williams, Walter Murphy
Producer(s)	Ty Fyffe
A+ singles chronology
"All I See" (1996) "Enjoy Yourself" (1998)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1999) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[3] 26 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 25 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 13 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6] 5 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 12 France (SNEP)[8] 27 Germany (GfK)[9] 30 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 3 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 4 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 8 Norway (VG-lista)[13] 6 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 19 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 19 UK Singles (OCC)[16] 5 US Billboard Hot 100[17] 63 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] 50 US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[19] 11

Year-end charts Chart (1999) Position Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 72 Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] 19 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[22] 69 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 51 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 48 UK Singles (OCC)[25] 95

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	October 6, 1998	Rhythmic contemporary urban radio	Universal	[26]
Japan	January 21, 1999	CD		[27]
United Kingdom	February 1, 1999	12-inch vinyl CD cassette		[28]

References

1. Kim, Hyun (February 1999). "Revolutions". Vibe. Vol. 7, no. 1. Time Inc. p. 139. ISSN 1070-4701. Retrieved January 20, 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
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20. "Jaaroverzichten 1999" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
21. "Rapports Annuels 1999" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
22. "Year in Focus: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1999". Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 1. January 1, 2000. p. 11.
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24. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1999" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
25. "Best Sellers of 1999: Singles Top 100". Music Week. January 22, 2000. p. 27.
26. "New Releases / AddVance Notice". Radio & Records. No. 1268. October 2, 1998. pp. 49, 56.
27. "エンジョイ・ユアセルフ～ベートーベン'99 | A+" [Enjoy Yourself ~ Beethoven '99 | A+] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
28. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. January 30, 1999. p. 26.