You Wear It Well (DeBarge song)

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"You Wear It Well"
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Single by DeBarge
from the album Rhythm of the Night
ReleasedOctober 1985
Recorded1984–85
Genre R&B
Label Gordy
Songwriters El DeBarge, Chico DeBarge
Producer El DeBarge
DeBarge singles chronology
"Who's Holding Donna Now"
(1985)		"You Wear It Well"
(1985)		"The Heart Is Not So Smart"
(1986)

"You Wear It Well" is a song recorded by DeBarge for the Gordy label. It was released as the third single off their fourth album, Rhythm of the Night ; the single release was credited to "El DeBarge with DeBarge."

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The song eventually reached number 7 on the Billboard R&B chart, number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [1] "You Wear It Well" also spent two weeks atop the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in October and November 1985. [2] El DeBarge made a guest appearance on the NBC sitcom The Facts of Life on November 2, 1985, at the same time the single was released and performed it with the show's principal stars, Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, and Nancy McKeon, who provided backup vocals. El also performed the song on the "Bought and Paid For" episode of Miami Vice , which aired three weeks later.

Track listing and formats

A: "You Wear It Well" (edit) – 3:52
B: "Baby, Won't Cha Come Quick" – 4:30
A: "You Wear It Well" (Club Mix) – 6:55
B1: "You Wear It Well" (Dub Mix) – 5:06
B2: "Baby, Won't Cha Come Quick" – 4:30
A: "You Wear It Well" (Club Mix) – 6:55
B: "Baby, Won't Cha Come Quick" – 4:32
Other versions

"You Wear It Well" (M&M Mix) – 6:53
"You Wear It Well" (M&M Dub Mix) – 5:20
"You Wear It Well" (Short Mix) – 3:53 (available on the 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of DeBarge and Definitive Collection )

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1985–1986)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 46
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard )1
US Hot Black Singles ( Billboard ) [7] 7

Personnel

See also

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 150.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003, (Record Research Inc.)
  3. ↑ Discogs.com, You Wear It Well - US 7" vinyl (1804-GF), Single details - Retrieved on November 2, 2024
  4. ↑ You Wear It Well (12" vinyl single). El DeBarge with DeBarge. Gordy. 1985. 4545-GG.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ You Wear It Well (12" vinyl). El DeBarge with DeBarge. Gordy. 1985. ZT 40346.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ "DeBarge Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. ↑ "DeBarge Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard .
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