Standing Ovation (song)

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"Standing Ovation"
Single by GQ
from the album Two
B-side "Reasons for the Seasons"
Released January 1980
Genre Disco
Length5:32
Label Arista
Songwriter(s) GQ
Producer(s) Jimmy Simpson
GQ singles chronology
"I Do Love You"
(1979)
"Standing Ovation"
(1980)
"Sitting in the Park"
(1980)

"Standing Ovation" is a song written and performed by GQ. It reached #12 on the U.S. R&B chart and #35 on the U.S. dance chart in 1980. [1] The song was featured on their 1980 album, Two . [2]

The song was produced by Jimmy Simpson. [3]

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References

  1. "GQ, "Standing Ovation" Chart Positions" . Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  2. "GQ, Two" . Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  3. "GQ, "Standing Ovation" Single Release" . Retrieved November 28, 2016.