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Domino (Jessie J song)

"Domino" is a song by English singer and songwriter Jessie J from her debut studio album, Who You Are (2011). The song was released on 29 August 2011 as the fifth single from the album. Musically, "Domino" is an electropop & dance-pop song.[1][2] Jessie J co-wrote "Domino" with its producers, Dr. Luke and Cirkut, with extra writing from Claude Kelly and Max Martin.

"Domino"

29 August 2011

January 2011

  • 3:51 (album version)
  • 3:20 (UK radio edit)

The song became Jessie J's second number-one single in the UK, following her previous collaboration with Dr. Luke and Claude Kelly titled "Price Tag" (2011). In the United States, the song peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her first top 10 in the nation, causing the song to appear on the 2012 compilation album Now That's What I Call Music! 41. The song also was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Single at the 2013 BRIT Awards.[3]

Chart performance[edit]

In the United Kingdom, "Domino" debuted at number 54 on the UK Singles Chart issued for 31 December 2011.[18] It then registered a 20-position climb to number 34,[18] becoming Jessie J's sixth consecutive top 40 hit in the United Kingdom.[19] On 14 January 2012, "Domino" climbed a further 26 places to number eight with sales of 30,192,[18][20] becoming Jessie J's fifth top ten hit from Who You Are.[15][19] The single then rose seven places to replace Flo Rida's "Good Feeling" at the top of the UK Singles Chart,[21] registering Jessie J's second number-one hit in the United Kingdom following "Price Tag" in 2011.[15] It was number-one for two consecutive weeks,[22] selling 64,255 copies and 12.01% more in its second week at number-one.[23] The song has sold 749,000 copies in the UK in 2012, finishing at number 8 on the UK end of year chart.[24]


"Domino" debuted on the ARIA Charts of Australia at number 12, and peaked at number five the following week. It became her third top ten hit and her second highest peaking single. The song stayed on the charts for 22 weeks.[25] It has since been certified triple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for sales of 210,000 units.[26] On 12 September 2011, the single debuted at number three on the New Zealand RIANZ charts, becoming her fourth consecutive top ten hit there. It spent 21 weeks on the chart and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) for sales of 15,000 units.[27][28]


In the United States, the song debuted at number 96 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated October 29, 2011, where it peaked at number 6 on the chart dated February 18, 2012, becoming her first top 10 on the chart. The song was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on February 7, 2012, for sales of 1,000,000 units in the US.[29]

Live performances[edit]

Jessie J presented the song at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards where she served as the show's house artist, performing various songs from her debut album and covers of many popular songs during commercial breaks.


She performed the full version of the song on the American version of The X Factor during the week 3 result show on 10 November 2011. It was also performed at Capital FM's Jingle Bell Ball on the Sunday 4 December in The O2. She also performed the song on The Voice of Holland on 16 December 2011.[33] It was later performed on The Jonathan Ross Show and on Let's Dance for Sport Relief. In April 2012, she performed "Domino" on The Voice with Team Christina Aguilera. Critics noted that her performance paled when and performing the track again at the Diamond Jubilee Concert on 4 June 2012. She also performed the song at the 3rd Indonesian Choice Awards on 29 May 2016.

– songwriter, backing vocals and lead vocals

Jessica Cornish

– songwriter, producer, instrumentation, programming and vocal production

Dr. Luke

– songwriter and additional vocals

Claude Kelly

– songwriter

Max Martin

Cirkut – songwriter, producer, instrumentation and programming

Serban Ghenea – mixing

Emily Wright – engineering and vocal production

– sound engineer

Chris "Tek" O'Ryan

Clint Gibbs – assistant engineering

John Hanes – mix engineer

Phil Seaford – assistant mix engineer

Tom Coyne – mastering

Credits adapted from Who You Are album liner notes.[5]

List of number-one dance singles of 2012 (U.S.)

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"Domino" Official music video

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"Domino" (Live Montage)