Steppin' Out (Kool & the Gang song)

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

"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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Steppin' Out" (From the album Something Special)	James Taylor & Ronald Bell	3:28
2.	"Love Festival" (From the album Celebrate!)	Claydes Charles Smith	4:55

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. "US Singles Charts > Kool & the Gang". Billboard.

External links

• "Steppin' Out" at Discogs (list of releases)