I'm So Excited

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"I'm So Excited"
I'm So Excited by Pointer Sisters 1982 12-inch US vinyl.png
Picture sleeve for 1982 US 12-inch 33+1⁄3-RPM single
Single by the Pointer Sisters
from the album So Excited! and Break Out
B-side
  • "Nothin' but a Heartache" (1982)
  • "Dance Electric" (1984)
  • "What a Surprise" (1984)
ReleasedSeptember 1982
Recorded1982
Genre Dance-pop [1]
Length4:54
3:50 (single edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Richard Perry
The Pointer Sisters singles
1982singles chronology
"American Music"
(1982)		"I'm So Excited"
(1982)		"If You Wanna Get Back Your Lady"
(1983)
The Pointer Sisters singles
1984singles chronology
"Jump (For My Love)"
(1984)		"I'm So Excited"
(1984)		"Neutron Dance"
(1984)

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [27] Platinum90,000‡
Germany (BVMI) [28] Gold250,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [29] Gold30,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [30] Platinum600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

In 2001, Australian Big Brother season one contestant Sara-Marie Fedele teamed up with Australian girl group Sirens to record a cover version of "I'm So Excited", titled "I'm So Excited (The Bum Dance)". This cover was released through BMG Australia on October 15, 2001, as a CD single containing the original version, two remixes, and B-side "Feelin Free". [31] [32] Upon its release, the song reached number 12 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, spending four weeks in the top 50. [33]

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