I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
"I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" | ||||
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Single by Ann Peebles | ||||
from the album I Can't Stand the Rain | ||||
B-side | "One Way Street" | |||
Released | January 1973 | |||
Recorded | 1972 | |||
Length | 2:55 | |||
Label | Hi | |||
Songwriter(s) | Earl Randle | |||
Producer(s) | Willie Mitchell | |||
Ann Peebles singles chronology | ||||
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"I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" | |
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Single by Paul Young | |
from the album The Secret of Association | |
B-side | "One Step Forward" |
Released | October 1984 (UK) August 1985 (US) |
Recorded | 1984 |
Genre | New wave, synthpop |
Length | 4:39 |
Label | Columbia (US) CBS (UK) |
Songwriter(s) | Earl Randle |
Producer(s) | Laurie Latham |
"I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" is a song written by Memphis-based songwriter Earl Randle, and first recorded in 1972 by soul singer Ann Peebles. The song was also a hit in 1984 for English singer Paul Young.
Ann Peebles version[]
Produced by Willie Mitchell and with performances by the Hi Rhythm Section, Ann Peebles' recording was made at the Royal Studios on South Lauderdale Avenue in Memphis.[1] It was issued as a single on the Hi label in January 1973.[2] It reached no.31 on the US R&B chart,[3] and "bubbled under" the Hot 100, reaching no.111.[4] The track was also included on her 1974 album I Can't Stand the Rain.
Writer Craig Werner said:[5]
Like the most powerful gospel soul from the early sixties, "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" serves notice on a cheating lover (white America? the brothers in the Black Panther movement?) that the free ride has come to an end. It's a restatement of the revolutionary gospel anthem "Samson and Delilah," and the message, on every level, is the same: "If I had my way, I would tear this building down."
Later versions[]
- The song was later recorded by Graham Parker and the Rumour on their 1977 album Stick to Me.
- A cover version by Paul Young reached no. 9 on the UK singles chart in 1984, and no.13 on the Billboard Hot 100 when re-released the following year.[4][6] It was included on Young's album The Secret of Association (1985).
Samples[]
- The Ann Peebles' version of "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" was sampled in the track "The Plan" by Wu-Tang Clan affiliated group Sunz of Man on their album The Last Shall Be First (1998).
Charts[]
Ann Peebles
Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[7] | 11 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] | 31 |
Paul Young
Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] | 25 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] | 11 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] | 19 |
France (IFOP)[12] | 28 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[13] | 37 |
Ireland (IRMA)[14] | 8 |
Italy (FIMI)[15] | 25 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] | 12 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] | 17 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[18] | 18 |
Norway (VG-lista)[19] | 9 |
Poland (LP3)[20] | 13 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] | 14 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] | 13 |
UK Singles (OCC)[23] | 9 |
Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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Canada Top Singles (RPM)[24] | 16 |
UK Singles (OCC)[23] | 88 |
US Billboard Hot 100[25] | 13 |
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[26] | 8 |
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[27] | 12 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[28] | 60 |
References[]
- ^ Miss Funkyflyy, "Ann Peebles Bio (part 2)". Retrieved 29 June 2014
- ^ 45cat.com. Retrieved 29 June 2014
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research. p. 344.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (1st ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 783. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
- ^ Werner, Craig (2006). A Change is Gonna Come: Music, Race & the Soul of America (1st ed.). p. 181. ISBN 9780472031474.
- ^ SecondhandSongs.com. Retrieved 29 June 2014
- ^ "Ann Peebles Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Ann Peebles Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Paul Young – I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ Timo (13 August 2015). "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit X - Y". Sisältää hitin. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ "InfoDisc : Les Tubes de chaque artiste commençant par Y". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Paul Young – I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ "Indice per Interprete: F" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Paul Young" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Paul Young – I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Paul Young – I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Paul Young – I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down". VG-lista.
- ^ "Archiwum LP3, notowanie 136, z dn. 24.11.1984". www.lp3.pl. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Paul Young – I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down". Singles Top 100.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Paul Young – I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Paul Young: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0596." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "Paul Young Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Paul Young Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Paul Young Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Paul Young Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
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