GRAMMY-WINNING recording artiste and producer Damian “Jr Gong” Marley has earned his second platinum-certified single (his first in the United Kingdom) with his 2005 hit single
Welcome to Jamrock.
On Friday October 3, the British Phonographic Industry issued the platinum certification commemorating 600,000 units in sales and streaming equivalent.
Released 20 years ago, Welcome to Jamrock was the lead single from Marley’s Grammy-winning album of the same name.
The single also won a Grammy at the 48th annual Grammy Awards in 2006 for Best Urban/Alternative Performance.
The Welcome to Jamrock single samples Ini Kamoze’s 1984 hit song World-A-Reggae, which was produced by Sly and Robbie. It was an instant hit, soaring to #55 on the Billboard Hot 100 in America, #13 in the United Kingdom, #28 in Hungary, #76 in Netherlands, #12 on Billboard’s Hot Rap Tracks chart, and #18 on Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart.
Marley’s previous platinum certification came in August 2017 when the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) issued the commemoration for the Skrillex collaboration
Make It Bun Dem.
Incidentally, Make It Bun Dem was certified gold in the UK a week ago. Marley’s other Brit certifications include
Road to Zion with Nas (silver in May 2025), Distant Relatives album with Nas (silver in February 2016), and the
Welcome to Jamrock album (gold in April 2006).
The Welcome to Jamrock single was previously certified gold in Brazil. The song was listed at #270 on Pitchfork Media’s Top 500 songs of the 2000s. It is featured in FIFA 06, Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix, FIFA 23, and The Sims 2: Bon Voyage, where it is recorded in the game’s fictional Simlish language.
