Brick House
E293122
"Brick House" is a 1977 funk and soul hit by The Commodores, celebrated for its iconic bassline and enduring popularity as a dance-floor classic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brick House canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album |
The Commodores
ⓘ
surface form:
Commodores
|
| artist |
The Commodores
ⓘ
surface form:
Commodores
|
| backingVocalsBy | Lionel Richie ⓘ |
| bSideOf | You Are the Sunshine of My Life (some pressings) ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 5 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSRB | 4 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1970s ⓘ |
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
funk
ⓘ
soul ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus |
classic funk anthem
ⓘ
staple of old-school R&B playlists ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
drum kit
ⓘ
horn section ⓘ prominent bass guitar ⓘ rhythm guitar ⓘ |
| hasMusicalKey | A minor ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
call-and-response vocals
ⓘ
dance-floor classic ⓘ iconic bassline ⓘ |
| hasTempo | approx. 108 BPM ⓘ |
| hasTheme | celebration of a confident, attractive woman ⓘ |
| isCertified |
RIAA Gold
ⓘ
surface form:
RIAA Gold single
|
| isFrequentlyUsedIn |
dance clubs
ⓘ
film soundtracks ⓘ television soundtracks ⓘ wedding receptions ⓘ |
| isRegardedAs | signature song of the Commodores ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalsBy | Walter Orange ⓘ |
| performer |
The Commodores
ⓘ
surface form:
Commodores
|
| producer |
The Commodores
ⓘ
surface form:
Commodores
James Anthony Carmichael ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Motown
ⓘ
Tamla ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1977-03-26 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| writer |
Lionel Richie
ⓘ
Milan Williams ⓘ Ronald LaPread ⓘ Thomas McClary ⓘ Walter Orange ⓘ William King ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.