Don't Stop the Music is a song by Rihanna, released in 2007 as a single from her third album, Good Girl Gone Bad. Built around a sample of Michael Jackson's Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', it became a worldwide dance hit and a staple of clubs and radio. The chorus has since lived on in short clips, dance challenges and party edits, where its familiar beat works as instant shorthand for a night out. Its lasting appeal comes from that simple, upbeat hook, which still feels fresh in videos nearly two decades later.