Steppin' Out (Kool & the Gang song)

"Steppin' Out"
Single by Kool & the Gang
from the album Something Special
B-side "Love Festival"
Released 1981
Format 7 and 12 inches
Recorded 1981
Genre Funk, disco
Length 4:51
Label De-Lite
Songwriter(s)

Ronald Nathan Bell
Claydes Charles Smith
George Melvin Brown
James "J.T." Taylor
Robert Spike Mickens

Robert Earl Bell
Eumir Deodato
Kool & the Gang singles chronology
"Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)"
(1981)		 "Steppin' Out"
(1981)		 "Get Down on It"
(1981)

"Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)"
(1981)		 Steppin' Out
(1981)		 "Get Down on It"
(1981)

"Steppin' Out" was a hit song for Kool & the Gang. It reached #89 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #12 on the R&B chart.[1] The song was re-released in 2004, featuring Beverley Knight, for the remix album The Hits: Reloaded.

Track listing

De-Lite Records – DE-815:[2]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Steppin' Out" (From the album Something Special)James Taylor & Ronald Bell3:28
2."Love Festival" (From the album Celebrate!)Claydes Charles Smith4:55

Charts

Year Chart Peak chart positions
1981 UK Singles[3] 12
1981 Irish Singles[4] 20
1982 Billboard Hot 100[5] 89
1982 US R&B[5] 12
1982 US Dance[5] 16

References

  1. ↑ "Kool & the Gang: Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Steppin' Out/Love Festival". Discogs. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  3. ↑ "UK Charts > Kool & the Gang". Official Charts Company.
  4. ↑ "IRE Charts Search > Steppin' Out". Irish Recorded Music Association.
  5. 1 2 3 "US Singles Charts > Kool & the Gang". Billboard.


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