Smooth Operator
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"Smooth Operator" is a smooth jazz-influenced pop song by Sade, known for its sultry vocals and sophisticated, late-night atmosphere that helped define the band's signature sound in the 1980s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Smooth Operator canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Diamond Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Sade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Sade (band) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Spirit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
Top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100
ⓘ
hit single in multiple countries ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed as one of Sade’s signature songs ⓘ |
| decade | 1980s ⓘ |
| firstAppearedOn | UK edition of Diamond Life ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz-pop
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smooth jazz ⓘ sophisti-pop ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ keyboards ⓘ percussion ⓘ saxophone ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | performed on various Sade tours ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | true ⓘ |
| influenced | later smooth jazz and adult contemporary pop artists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4 minutes 16 seconds ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping define Sade’s signature sound in the 1980s
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late-night, sophisticated atmosphere ⓘ sultry vocals ⓘ |
| partOf | Diamond Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Sade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Robin Millar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Epic Records
ⓘ
Portrait Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| singleReleaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
jazz-influenced arrangement
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romantic, nocturnal mood ⓘ smooth, laid-back groove ⓘ |
| theme | sophisticated international con man ⓘ |
| vocalist | Sade Adu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Ray St. John
NERFINISHED
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Sade Adu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.