"Rock Steady" | ||||
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![]() One of Side-A labels of US vinyl single | ||||
Single by Aretha Franklin | ||||
from the album Young, Gifted and Black | ||||
A-side | "Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)" | |||
Released | October 11, 1971 (Atlantic #2838) | |||
Recorded | Unedited, undubbed master (#21312) w/o horns on February 15, 1971 [1] | |||
Studio | Criteria Studios (Miami, FL) [2] | |||
Genre | Funk [3] | |||
Length | 3:15 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Songwriter(s) | Aretha Franklin | |||
Producer(s) | Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler | |||
Aretha Franklin singles chronology | ||||
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"Rock Steady" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Aretha Franklin, released in October 1971, from her eighteenth album, Young, Gifted and Black (1972). [4] The single reached the No. 9 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 charts that same year. It also peaked at No. 2 on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart. The original A-side, a rendition of the song "Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)" peaked at No. 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 9 on the Best Selling Soul Singles chart.
Chart (1971) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
US Hot Soul Singles ( Billboard ) | 2 |
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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UK Club Chart ( Music Week ) [6] | 41 |