<P> `` Let The Music Play '' is a song by American singer Shannon . The song was the first of Shannon 's four # 1s on the US Dance chart , reaching the top spot in October 1983 . The song also became a huge crossover hit , peaking at # 2 on the soul chart ( behind `` If Only You Knew '' by Patti LaBelle `` ) and # 8 on the US Singles Chart in February 1984 . Some mark this as the beginning of the dance - pop era . `` Let the Music Play '' was Shannon 's only US Top 40 hit . It was ranked 43rd on the 2009 VH1 Special 100 Greatest One - Hit Wonders of the 1980s . This song appears in video games Dance Central 3 and Scarface : The World Is Yours . </P>
<P> `` Let The Music Play '' is a song by American singer Shannon . The song was the first of Shannon 's four # 1s on the US Dance chart , reaching the top spot in October 1983 . The song also became a huge crossover hit , peaking at # 2 on the soul chart ( behind `` If Only You Knew '' by Patti LaBelle `` ) and # 8 on the US Singles Chart in February 1984 . Some mark this as the beginning of the dance - pop era . `` Let the Music Play '' was Shannon 's only US Top 40 hit . It was ranked 43rd on the 2009 VH1 Special 100 Greatest One - Hit Wonders of the 1980s . This song appears in video games Dance Central 3 and Scarface : The World Is Yours . </P>
who sang the song let the music play
who sang the song let the music play
Shannon
Shannon