Outstanding
"Outstanding" | ||||
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Single by The Gap Band | ||||
from the album Gap Band IV | ||||
B-side | "The Boys Are Back in Town" | |||
Released | November 1982 | |||
Recorded | 1982 | |||
Genre | Funk[1] | |||
Length | 3:19 (Album Version) 6:13 (Extended Version) | |||
Label | Total Experience | |||
Songwriter(s) | Raymond Calhoun | |||
The Gap Band singles chronology | ||||
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"Outstanding" is a song originally performed by The Gap Band and written by member Raymond Calhoun. The song originally appeared on the group's platinum-selling 1982 album Gap Band IV. It is one of their signature songs and biggest hits, reaching the number one spot on the U.S. R&B Singles Chart in February 1983. "Outstanding" peaked at number fifty-one on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]
Chart positions[]
Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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UK Singles Chart | 68 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | 51 |
US Billboard Hot Black Singles | 1 |
Influence[]
- MC Lyte - Lyte Thee Mc
- Wrecks-n-Effect - Friends to the End
- Blackstreet - U Blow My Mind
Kenny Thomas version[]
The song was later covered by British singer Kenny Thomas in 1990. It reached number 12 in the UK Singles Chart.[3]
References[]
- ^ La Haine/Métisse - Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 223.
- ^ "Outstanding | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Retrieved March 12, 2020.
External links[]
Look up outstanding in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
Categories:
- The Gap Band songs
- 1982 songs
- 1982 singles
- 1990 singles
- Kenny Thomas (singer) songs
- 1999 singles
- Funk ballads
- 1980s ballads