| "Square Biz" | ||||
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| Single by Teena Marie | ||||
| from the album It Must Be Magic | ||||
| Released | 1981 (U.S.) | |||
| Genre | R&B Motown |
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| Length | 6:26 | |||
| Writer(s) | Teena Marie, Allen McGrier | |||
| Producer | Teena Marie | |||
| Teena Marie singles chronology | ||||
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"Square Biz" is a song by American R&B singer, Teena Marie. The song was released as a single in 1981 from the album It Must Be Magic. It would go on to become one of Marie's signature songs.
The song managed to peak at #3 on Billboard's Black Singles, becoming Marie's highest peak on the chart at the time. The song managed to peak at #12 on Billboard's Club Play Singles, while performing moderately on Billboard's Pop Singles, peaking only at #50, becoming her second single to chart on the Pop Singles chart.
A new version of this song, titled "Hollywood Square Biz", was used as the theme to the popular game show Hollywood Squares from 2002 to 2004.[1]
Missy Elliott uses an interpolation of a verse from Square Biz in Ciara's 2004 debut single, 1, 2 Step. [2]