Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)

"Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)"
Single by B. T. Express
from the album Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)
Released August 27, 1974
Genre Funk, soul
Length 5:52 (album version)
3:09 (single edit)
Label Scepter
Writer(s) Billy Nichols
B. T. Express singles chronology
"Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)"
(1974)
"Express"
(1975)

"Do It ('Til You're Satisfied)" is the name of a popular song by funk group B. T. Express, written by group member Billy Nichols.[1] Released from the debut album of the same title, the song became a great "crossover" success. The song is noted for its hand claps at the beginning, as well as the spoken portion in the middle of the song. The short version was less than 3 minutes, while the long version is over 5 minutes in length. The single was rated #1 of the R&B singles chart for a week during the autumn of 1974 and was rated #2 of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.[2] The single was an early disco hit peaking at number eight on the disco/dance charts.[3] The song was used as the opening theme for the late night talk show The Mo'Nique Show weeknights on Black Entertainment Television.

References

  1. "Biography". Billy Nichols Music. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 90.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 46.

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Preceded by
"Papa Don't Take No Mess (Part 1)" by James Brown
Billboard Hot Soul Singles number one single
October 19, 1974
Succeeded by
"Higher Plane" by Kool & the Gang