How Long (Betcha Got a Chick on the Side)

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“How Long (Betcha Got a Chick on the Side)”
Single by The Pointer Sisters from the album Steppin'
Released	1975
Genre	Soul
Length	7:26
Label	Blue Thumb
Writer(s)	Anita Pointer, Bonnie Pointer, David Rubinson

"How Long (Betcha Got a Chick on the Side)" is a funk classic by American family girl group the Pointer Sisters, released as the first single from their Steppin' album in 1975. The song's mixture of funky R&B with the sisters' soulful harmonies and melodies helped make this song a standout early song in the group's catalog. The song was a huge hit for the group, reaching number twenty on the U.S. Pop Singles chart and becoming their first and only number-one single on the U.S. Black Singles chart, where it stayed for two weeks.

[edit] Cover versions

The song's chorus would be sampled famously by the hip hop trio Salt-n-Pepa a decade later on their 1986 song "Chick on the Side". Moreover, Queen Latifah covered the song for her 2007 album Trav'lin' Light.

[edit] Chart positions

Charts	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	20
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles	1 (2)

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Preceded by "Your Love" by Graham Central Station

Billboard's Hot Soul number one single September 6 - September 13, 1975

Succeeded by "It Only Takes a Minute" by Tavares