Brick House (song)
| "Brick House" | ||||
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 US 12-inch vinyl single
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| Single by the Commodores | ||||
| from the album Commodores | ||||
| B-side | "Captain Quick Draw" | |||
| Released | August 26, 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 3:37 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lionel Richie, Milan Williams, Walter Orange, Ronald LaPread, Thomas McClary, William King | |||
| Producer(s) | James Anthony Carmichael and the Commodores | |||
| The Commodores singles chronology | ||||
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"Brick House" is a song from the Commodores' 1977 self-titled album (released as Zoom in the UK). The single peaked at number 5 in the U.S. and number 32 in the UK Singles Chart.
Background
Lionel Richie stated that the song's title is a play on the expression "built like a brick shithouse," referring to a strongly built woman.
Charts
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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| Canada RPM Top Singles | 24 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) | 15 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) | 2 |
| UK Singles (OCC) | 32 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) | 4 |