| "Stage Fright" | ||||
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| Single by Chic | ||||
| from the album ' Take It Off' | ||||
| Released | December 1981 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 3:39 | |||
| Label | Atlantic 3887 | |||
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"Stage Fright" is the first and only single taken from Chic's fifth studio album Take It Off . The song features a solo lead vocal by Luci Martin.
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles [2] | 34 |
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