Express Yourself (Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band song)
"Express Yourself" is a 1970 single by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band. It was released in 1970 as the title song of their 1970 album, Express Yourself, and is their signature song. It reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was also their biggest hit on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, reaching #3.
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Covers and samples
- N.W.A sampled this song in their 1989 song also titled "Express Yourself"
- The House Jacks recorded a version for Tommy Boy Records that appears on their album Funkwich (1997)
- Francis Rocco Prestia recorded a version that appears on his 1999 album "...everybody on the bus"
- Labrinth covered this song as well in his 2012 album Electronic Earth. His cover also being titled "Express Yourself".
- Slightly Stoopid has covered this song live on their 2012 tour in support of their latest album, Top Of The World.
In popular culture