Stage Fright (Chic song)

Summary

"Stage Fright" is the first and only single taken from Chic's fifth studio album Take It Off. The song features a solo lead vocal by Luci Martin.

"Stage Fright"
Single by Chic
from the album Take It Off
ReleasedDecember 1981 [1]
Recorded1981
GenreFunk
Length3:39
LabelAtlantic 3887
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Bernard Edwards
  • Nile Rodgers
Chic singles chronology
"Real People"
(1980)
"Stage Fright"
(1981)
"Soup for One"
(1982)

Record World said that "the recurring chorus hook and a kinetic rhythm section surround Luci Martin's lead vocal enthusiasm."[2]

Chart positions edit

Chart (1981) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles[3] 34

Track listings edit

Atlantic 7" 3887, 1981
  • A. "Stage Fright" (7" Edit) - 3:39
  • B. "So Fine" - 4:10
Atlantic promo 12" DMD 306, 1981
  • A. "Stage Fright" 3:55
  • B. "So Fine" - 4:10

References edit

  1. ^ "Chic singles".
  2. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. December 19, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 116.