"Experience"
Single by Diana Ross
from the album Eaten Alive
ReleasedApril 4, 1986 (1986-04-04)
GenrePop
Length4:57
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Diana Ross singles chronology
"Chain Reaction"
(1985) 		"Experience"
(1986) 		"Dirty Looks"
(1987)
Music video
"Experience" on YouTube

"Experience" is a song recorded by American singer Diana Ross for her fifteenth studio album Eaten Alive (1985). It was written by Barry, Maurice, Robin and Andy Gibb, while Barry produced the track along with Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson.

Chart performance

The song was released as the third single from the album on April 4, 1986, in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, due to the popularity of the previous single "Chain Reaction" in these territories.[citation needed] In the UK, it reached number 47 and spent three weeks on the chart.[1] In the Dutch Single Top 100 chart, the single reached number 45;[2] while on the Dutch Top 40, it reached the Tipparade, peaking at number three during an eight-week chart run.[3] In Ireland, it cracked the top 20 of the chart.[4] In the US, the release did not take place due to the failures of past singles and the album as a whole.[citation needed]

Music video

A music video was shot to promote the song, with Ross herself involved in the production, and such directors as Marcelo Epstein and Kenny Ortega were attracted as consultants.[5] The producer was Chris Mathur from Pendulum Productions.[6] The music video was released in May 1986.[7]

Track listing

7" single[8]
A "Experience" – 4:54
B "Oh Teacher" – 3:37
12" single[9]
A "Experience" (Special Dance Remix) – 5:45
B1 "Experience" (Instrumental) – 4:50
B2 "Experience" (Single Version) – 4:07
12" single[10]
A "Experience" (Special Dance Remix) – 5:45
B1 "Experience" (Instrumental) – 4:50
B2 "Oh Teacher" – 3:37

Charts

Chart performance for "Experience"
Chart (1986) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[11] 64
Ireland (IRMA)[4] 14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[2] 45
Netherlands (Tipparade)[12] 3
UK Singles (OCC)[1] 47

References

  1. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Diana Ross – Experience" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "Diana Ross - Experience" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Experience". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "Video Track" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 22. May 31, 1986. p. 45. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  6. ^ "New Video Clips" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 21. May 24, 1986. p. 58. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  7. ^ "Diana Ross: Experience (Music Video 1986)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  8. ^ "Diana Ross – Experience (1986, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  9. ^ "Diana Ross – Experience (1985, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  10. ^ "Diana Ross – Experience (1986, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  11. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  12. ^ "Tipparade-lijst van week 30, 1986" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 6, 2022.

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