Give the People What They Want (The O'Jays song)
"Give the People What They Want" | ||||
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Single by The O'Jays | ||||
from the album Survival | ||||
B-side | "What Am I Waiting For" | |||
Released | 1975 | |||
Genre | R&B, Philly soul | |||
Length | 4:11 | |||
Label | Philadelphia International | |||
Songwriter(s) | Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff | |||
Producer(s) | Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff | |||
The O'Jays singles chronology | ||||
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"Give the People What They Want" is a 1975 song written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff and performed R&B vocal group The O'Jays. Gamble & Huff also produced the track and was a release from the O"Jays album Survival.
Chart History[]
"Give the People What They Want" spent one week at number one on the R&B singles chart in the summer of 1975. It peaked at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]
Charts[]
Charts | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 | 45 |
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles | 1 |
Use in Media[]
- The song is currently being used by NBC's WCAU-TV-10 to promote the station's news and other programming.[2] The chorus plays with no other voice-over, along with clips of action in the streets, and station on-air staff with slogans promoting programming. The campaign debuted on 12 February 2010, including a clip of Jay Leno at 11:35, after The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien was off the air.
- The song is used as the intro theme music for former NBA player Jalen Rose's, and ESPN Employee David Jacoby podcast Jalen and Jacoby, for ESPN. The phrase has become Rose's unofficial catchphrase.
- The song was also used in a Samsung smartphone TV commercial in February 2017,[3] and then an American Express commercial the following year.[4]
Sampling[]
- This song is heavily sampled in EPMD's song "Give the People" from their 1990 album Business as Usual.
Use in Political Campaigns[]
It was used as part of the regular playlist at campaign events for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential candidacy.[5]
References[]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 438.
- ^ "Got to Give the People..." WCAU. Retrieved 2018-11-11.
- ^ Hall, Gary J. (30 March 2017). "Samsung is Right: Markets Give the People What They Want". Liberty Today. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ "American Express - Amex Gold Rewards". TV Ad Music. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ Hewitt, Gavin (2008-10-29). "The songs – and the candidate – remain the same". BBC News. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1975 singles
- The O'Jays songs
- Soul songs
- Songs written by Leon Huff
- Songs written by Kenny Gamble
- 1975 songs
- Philadelphia International Records singles
- 1970s single stubs