The Right Stuff (song)
For the New Kids on the Block song, see You Got It (The Right Stuff).
"The Right Stuff" | ||||
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Single by Vanessa Williams | ||||
from the album The Right Stuff | ||||
B-side | "The Right Stuff" (Edited Version) | |||
Released | January 30, 1988 | |||
Format | CD single, 7" single, 12" single | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:15 | |||
Label | Wing | |||
Writer(s) | Rex Salas, Kipper Jones | |||
Producer(s) | Rex Salas | |||
Vanessa Williams singles chronology | ||||
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The Right Stuff is the title track and first single from Vanessa L. Williams' 1988 debut album. The crossover single was very successful and became a top five hit on the soul singles chart, as well as making the Hot 100. "The Right Stuff" also went to number one on the dance charts for one week.[1] It peaked at no. 71[2] on the British Single Charts and re-entered the charts in 1989, this time peaking at no. 62[3] with a remixed version.
Music video
The music video for "The Right Stuff" was filmed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, La.
Track listings and formats
- CD single
- "The Right Stuff" (Extended Version) – 5:37
- "The Right Stuff" (Radio Version) – 4:15
- "The Right Stuff" (Dub-A-Delic) – 5:43
- 12" Vinyl Maxi
- A1 "The Right Stuff" (Radio Version) – 4:15
- A2 "The Right Stuff" (Extended Version) – 5:37
- B1 "The Right Stuff" (Edited Version) – 3:51
- B2 "The Right Stuff" (Dub-A-Delic) – 5:43
Chart positions
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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Dutch Top 40 | 21[4] |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 44[5] |
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | 4[6] |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 1[7] |
UK Singles Chart | 62[8] |
Preceded by "K.I.S.S.I.N.G." by Siedah Garrett |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single August 13, 1988 |
Succeeded by "Love Will Save the Day" by Whitney Houston |
References
- ↑ "The Right Stuff - Vanessa Williams". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ↑ "Vanessa Williams chart positions". OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
- ↑ "Vanessa Williams chart positions". OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
- ↑ "Zoeken naar: Artiest: Vanessa Williams (in Dutch)". DutchCharts.nl. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ↑ "The Right Stuff - Vanessa Williams". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ↑ "The Right Stuff - Vanessa Williams". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ↑ "The Right Stuff - Vanessa Williams". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
- ↑ "Vanessa Williams chart positions". OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
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