Still (Commodores song)

"Still"
"Still"
Single by Commodores
from the album Midnight Magic
B-side	"Such a Woman"
Released	September 14, 1979 (US)
Genre	Pop, soul
Length	5:50; 3:45 (single edit)
Label	Motown
Songwriter(s)	Lionel Richie
Producer(s)	James Anthony Carmichael, Commodores
Commodores singles chronology

"Still" is a 1979 song by the soul music group the Commodores. It was released as a single on Motown Records with "Such a Woman" as the B-side. The song appears on their 1979 hit album Midnight Magic. It is notable for being their last No. 1 before Lionel Richie went solo.

Chart history[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1979–80)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	38
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary ^[1]	15
Canada RPM Top Singles ^[2]	2
Ireland (IRMA)^[3]	3
New Zealand (RIANZ)	13
UK^[4]	4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[5]	1
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	6
U.S. Billboard R&B^[6]	1
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 ^[7]	1

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1979)	Rank
U.S. Cash Box ^[8]	55

Chart (1980)	Rank
Canada ^[9]	77
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 ^[10]	23

All-time charts[]

Chart (1958-2018)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[11]	322

Cover versions[]

In 1981, actor-singer John Schneider took a cover version to No. 69 on the pop chart. It was the B-side to his country single "Them Good Ol' Boys Are Bad", which reached No. 13 on the country chart.^[12]

The song was covered in a Cantonese version by Hong Kong singer Alan Tam as "My Heart Is Only You"（我的心只有你）.

References[]

^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1980-01-19. Retrieved 2018-12-21.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". 1980.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Still". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
^ "Official Charts Company". Retrieved 2018-12-06.
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 130.
^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 17, 1979
^ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 29, 1979
^ "Top 100 Singles (1980)". RPM. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
^ Musicoutfitters.com
^ "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 370–371. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
List of cover versions of "Still" at SecondHandSongs.com

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[1] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1980-01-19. Retrieved 2018-12-21.

[2] "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". 1980.

[sc_Ireland2_-3] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Still". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved December 31, 2018.

[4] "Official Charts Company". Retrieved 2018-12-06.

[5] Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X

[6] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 130.

[7] Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 17, 1979

[8] Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 29, 1979

[9] "Top 100 Singles (1980)". RPM. Retrieved 2017-07-21.

[10] Musicoutfitters.com

[11] "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 10 December 2018.

[whitburn-12] Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 370–371. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

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Albums	Machine Gun Caught in the Act Movin' On Hot on the Tracks Commodores Commodores Live! Natural High Midnight Magic Heroes In the Pocket Commodores 13 Nightshift United Rock Solid Commodores Christmas No Tricks
Singles	"Slippery When Wet" "Sweet Love" "Just to Be Close to You" "Easy" "Brick House" "Too Hot ta Trot" "Three Times a Lady" "Sail On" "Still" "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" "Oh No" "Nightshift" "Take It from Me"
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