Droppin' Like Flies

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"Droppin' Like Flies"
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Single by Sheila E.
from the album Sex Cymbal
Released1992
Genre House, latin, R&B
Length5:26(album version)
4:10 (radio edit)
3:38 (radio mix)
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s) Sheila E.
Producer(s) David Gamson, Peter Michael (album version)
Ricky Crespo, Mark Spoon (remixes)
Sheila E. singles chronology
"Sex Cymbal"
(1991)
"Droppin' Like Flies"
(1992)
"Cry Baby"
(1992)

"Droppin' Like Flies" is a 1991 song by Sheila E., and the second single released from her album, Sex Cymbal . The song is a mid-tempo house number with Latin and R&B influences.

Contents

"Droppin' Like Flies" was a top 25 Dance hit, peaking at #23 on the U.S. Dance charts. It debuted and peaked at #77 on the R&B charts.

Music video

The elaborate music video featured Sheila E. and many people in a crime-ridden urban area, and featured police firing their guns, thugs fighting, and people walking out of shady clubs.

Chart positions

Chart (1991)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles 77
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 23
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Single Sales15

Formats and track listings

U.S. cassette maxi single
  1. "Droppin' Like Flies" (Black Flag Club Mix) – 7:08
  2. "Droppin' Like Flies" (Venus Fly Dub) – 5:12
  3. "Droppin' Like Flies" (Combat Bonus Beats) – 3:37
  4. "Droppin' Like Flies" (Mental Club Mix) – 5:52)
  5. "Droppin' Like Flies" (instrumental mix) – 6:48
U.S. 12" promo
  1. "Droppin' Like Flies" (Mental Club Mix) – 5:52
  2. "Droppin' Like Flies" (The Black Flag Club Mix) – 7:05
  3. "Droppin' Like Flies" (album version) – 5:27
U.S. CD promo
  1. "Droppin' Like Flies" (radio edit) – 4:10
  2. "Droppin' Like Flies" (radio mix) – 3:38
  3. "Droppin' Like Flies" (The Black Flag Club Mix) – 7:05

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