Pause (Run-D.M.C. song) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

"Pause" was the first single released from Run-D.M.C.

Run-D.M.C.

Run–D.M.C. was an American hip hop group from Hollis, in the Queens borough of New York City. Founded by Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels, and Jason "Jam-Master Jay" Mizell, the group is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential acts in the history of hip hop culture.Run–D.M.C...

's fifth studio album, Back from Hell
Back from Hell
Back from Hell is the fifth album from American rap group Run–D.M.C., released in 1990. This album features Jam Master Jay singing. Tracks like "Faces" and "Pause" introduce a new musical style: New Jack Swing...

. It was released in 1989 alongside Run-D.M.C.'s version of "Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters (song)

"Ghostbusters" is a 1984 song recorded by Ray Parker, Jr. as the theme to the film of the same name starring Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 11 in 1984, and stayed there for three weeks...

" and was produced by Jam Master Jay and Davy D

Davy DMX

Davy DMX is the stage name of David Reeves, a figure in hip-hop music. His career began in his hometown of Queens, New York as a DJ in the late 1970s. He is mostly known for his popular single "One for the Treble" released in 1984...

. "Pause" peaked at number 51 on the Billboard Hot Black Singles

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...

chart and number 11 on the Hot Rap Singles chart.

B-Side

"Pause" - 6:00
"Pause" (Dub Version) - 3:32
"Pause" (Radio Version) - 3:46

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