Object of My Desire

"Object of My Desire"
Single by Starpoint
from the album Restless
B-side	"Send Me a Letter"
Released	March 12, 1985
Length	5:06 (album version) 5:40 (vocal 12-inch version) 3:51 (single version)
Label	Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Ernesto Phillips Keith Diamond Ky Adeyemo
Producer(s)	Keith Diamond Lionel Job

"Object of My Desire" is a song recorded by American group Starpoint from the album Restless . The song was released in 1985 by Elektra Records.

It came in as the 93rd biggest song of 1986 according to the Billboard Year-End. No song that peaked as low as number 25 would crack the year-end until seven years later.

The tune was a major hit for the group, becoming their first single to crack the top ten on the R&B singles chart, reaching number 8, ^[1] and the top 40 on the pop charts, peaking at number 25. It also entered the dance charts, peaking at number 12, and number 7 on the Dance "Maxi singles" charts. In the United Kingdom, the song reached number 96 on the pop chart.

In 2005, American DJ Dana Rayne released a dance-oriented cover of the song that charted at number 7 in the United Kingdom in early January.

It was featured in the season four premiere of Stranger Things in 2022.

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Object of My Desire"

Chart (1985–1986)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC) [2]	96
US Hot 100 [3]	25
US Billboard Black Singles [3]	8
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales [3]	7
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play [3]	12

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Object of My Desire"

Chart (1986)	Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard) [4]	93

References

1. Starpoint- singles placements on R&B chart @Billboard.com Retrieved 1-9-2012.
2. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
3. "Starpoint Album & Song Chart History – R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard . Retrieved January 9, 2012.
4. Nielsen Business Media, Inc (December 27, 1986). "1986 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 52. p. Y-21.{{cite magazine}}: |last1= has generic name (help)