Static (song)

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"Static"
Single by James Brown
from the album I'm Real
A-side "No static (Full Force 8 minute Def Mix"
B-side "Godfather Runnin' the Joint"
ReleasedJuly 1988 (1988-07)
Genre Funk, new jack swing
Length4:02
Label Scotti Bros.
Songwriter(s) Curt Bedeau, Gerry Charles, Hugh L Clarke, Brian George, Lucien George, Paul George
Producer(s) Full Force
James Brown chartingsingles chronology
"I'm Real"
(1988)
"Static"
(1988)
"Gimme Your Love"
(1989)
Audio video
"Static" on YouTube

"Static" is a 1988 song written by Full Force and recorded by James Brown. It was released as a single from Brown's album I'm Real and was charted at number 5 in the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. [1] Reviewing the album, People singled "Static" out for praise, calling it "inflammatory". [2] It contains samples of four songs, "I Know You Got Soul", "Hot Pants (I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming)", "Alice, I Want You Just for Me", and "Hot Pants Road". [3] It was the last Top 40 hit[ definition needed ] of Brown's career.[ citation needed ]

The song's title inspired the identity of the DC Comics superhero Static. [4]

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References

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  2. "Picks and Pans Review: I'm Real : People.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
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