"Brick House"
US 12-inch vinyl single
Single by the Commodores
from the album Commodores
B-side"Captain Quick Draw"
ReleasedAugust 26, 1977
Recorded1977
GenreFunk[1]
Length3:37
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)Lionel Richie, Milan Williams, Walter Orange, Ronald LaPread, Thomas McClary, William King
Producer(s)James Anthony Carmichael and the Commodores
The Commodores singles chronology
"Easy"
(1977) 		"Brick House"
(1977) 		"Too Hot ta Trot"
(1978)

"Brick House" is a song from the Commodores' 1977 self-titled album (released as Zoom in the UK). The single peaked at number 5 in the U.S. and number 32 in the UK Singles Chart.[2]

Background

Lionel Richie stated that the song's title is a play on the expression "built like a brick shithouse," referring to a strongly built woman.[3]

Charts

Chart (1977) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles 24
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[4] 15
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 2
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 32
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 5
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] 4

References

  1. ^ Big Gigantic (September 20, 2016). "The 30 Best Funk Songs Ever". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 116/7. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ Maria Granditsky (November 28, 1996). "Miss Funkyflyy's Lionel Richie Interview". Hem.bredband.net. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Commodores – Brick House" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  5. ^ "Commodores – Brick House". Top 40 Singles.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  7. ^ "Commodores Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Commodores Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.

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