The Medicine Song
| "The Medicine Song" | ||||
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| Single by Stephanie Mills | ||||
| from the album I've Got the Cure | ||||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Format | 7", 12" single | |||
| Genre | Contemporary R&B, Soul, Dance | |||
| Length | 4:52 | |||
| Label | Casablanca Records | |||
| Writer(s) | David "Hawk" Wolinski | |||
| Producer(s) | David "Hawk" Wolinski | |||
| Stephanie Mills singles chronology | ||||
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The Medicine Song is a 1984 dance single by Stephanie Mills. It gave Mills her first number one Dance Chart hit; her previous entry on the chart had been "Pilot Error", which had made it to number three.[1]
"The Medicine Song" stayed at the top spot on the dance chart for one week. The single was her fourth entry to make the Top 10 on the Soul singles chart, peaking at number eight.[2] It also charted on the Billboard Hot 100, and was a Top 30 hit in the UK.
Charts
| Chart (1984) | Peak position[3] |
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| UK Singles Chart | 29 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 65 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs | 1 |
| Preceded by "Let's Go Crazy" / "Erotic City" by Prince |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single October 6, 1984 |
Succeeded by "Swept Away" by Diana Ross |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 177.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 401.
- ↑ Stephanie Mills chart history singles.www.billboard.com
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