| "Always on Time" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Single by Ja Rule featuring Ashanti | ||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Pain Is Love | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | October 30, 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Format | CD single | |||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | R&B, hip hop | |||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Murder Inc. / Def Jam | |||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Marcus "7 Aurelius" Vest/Jeffrey "Ja Rule" Atkins/Irving "Irv Gotti" Lorenzo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Irv Gotti | |||||||||||||||||||
| Certification | Gold (ARIA) Platinum (RIAA) |
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"Always on Time" is a song by American rapper Ja Rule, featuring Ashanti, and produced by Irv Gotti. The music was written by 7 Aurelius, Ja Rule and Irving Lorenzo. The song became both Ashanti's first Hot 100 number one single and Ja Rule's second.
The song spent 2 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 from February 23, 2002. It was followed by another Ja Rule duet, "Ain't It Funny" by Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule.
In 2009 it was named the 33rd most successful song of the 2000s, on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Songs of the Decade Chart.[1]
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| Chart (2001–2002) | Peak position |
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| Australian Singles Chart | 3 |
| Netherlands Dutch Top 40 | 12 |
| UK Singles Chart | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles | 4 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 2 |
| Chart (2000–2009) | Rank |
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| US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 82 |
| Preceded by "How You Remind Me" by Nickelback |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single February 23, 2002- March 2, 2002 |
Succeeded by "Ain't It Funny" by Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule |
| Preceded by "U Got It Bad" by Usher |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single January 5, 2002 |
Succeeded by "Lights, Camera, Action!" by Mr. Cheeks |
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