I'm So Excited

For other uses, see I'm So Excited (disambiguation).
"I'm So Excited"
Single by The Pointer Sisters
from the album
So Excited!
(1982)
Break Out
(1983)
Released September 1982[1]
July 1984 (re-release)[2]
Format Vinyl, CD single
Genre R&B, pop rock, new wave
Length 4:53
3:50 (1982 7" version)
3:52 (1984 7" version)
Label Planet
Writer(s) Trevor Lawrence, Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer[3]
Producer(s) Richard Perry
The Pointer Sisters singles
1982 chronology
"American Music" "I'm So Excited" "If You Wanna Get Back Your Lady"
(1983)
The Pointer Sisters singles
1984 chronology
"Jump (for My Love)" "I'm So Excited" "Neutron Dance"

"I'm So Excited" is a song performed by American recording artists The Pointer Sisters. Jointly written and composed by The Pointer Sisters in collaboration with Trevor Lawrence, it was originally released in 1982 and saw a re-release in 1984.[3][4] It is considered to be the group's signature song.

Background

The song was originally recorded for, and appeared on, the Sisters' 1982 album So Excited! and was subsequently released as a single.[5] Upon its release, the single charted at No. 28 on the Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart, No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 46 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart.[6]

Two years later, on the group's RIAA-certified multi-platinum album Break Out, a slightly remixed and edited version of the song was included and re-released as a single.[7][8] This time, it peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 25 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[6] The addition of "I'm So Excited" to Break Out necessitated that "Nightline", a track featured on the album in its original format, be deleted from later pressings of the album.

In 2001, the song was included in the RIAA and National Endowment for the Arts project Songs of the Century, a list intended to "promote a better understanding of America's musical and cultural heritage."[9] The song was ranked #264 out of 365 songs.[10]

The song was featured in the 1982 movie Summer Lovers, though it was not included on the movie's soundtrack.[11] It was also featured in the theatrical and VHS releases of National Lampoon's Vacation but was replaced with the sonically unrelated "Little Boy Sweet" on future versions. Later on, it featured in Hot Shots Part Deux (1993) and briefly in Eddie Murphy's version of The Nutty Professor (1996).

Music video

In 1984, a music video for the remixed version of the song was released.[12] In the clip, the sisters are seen getting ready for a formal party at a high-society club. Anita Pointer is dressing and applying make-up; Ruth Pointer, in nothing but a nightgown, is shown rolling around on her bed and throwing her garments around; and June Pointer is taking a bubble bath. Once the sisters arrive at the club, all three in matching red, glitter dresses, they are photographed, attracting the attention of the other party-goers. By the video's end, they have the club on its feet jamming to the song.

Cover versions

Personnel

1983 personnel

Charts

Chart (1982–1983) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) 9
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 30
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[15] 28
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles[15] 46

Chart (1984–1985) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[16] 23
Canadian RPM Top Singles[17] 21
Irish Singles Chart[18] 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 18
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 19
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[21] 29
UK (Official Charts Company)[22] 11
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 9
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary[15] 25

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[23] 23
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[24] 86

References

  1. http://www.45cat.com/record/yb13327
  2. http://www.45cat.com/record/yb13857
  3. 1 2 "Pointer Sisters – I'm So Excited (Vinyl) at Discogs". Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  4. "Pointer Sisters – I'm So Excited (Vinyl) at Discogs". Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  5. "So Excited". Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  6. 1 2 "The Pointer Sisters". Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  7. "Break Out". Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  8. "RIAA – Recording Industry Association of America". Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  9. "365 Songs of the Century press release". March 7, 2001. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  10. "Songs of the Century by Ranking". Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  11. "Summer Lovers Soundtrack". Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  12. "The Pointer Sisters – I'm So Excited".
  13. "australian-charts.com - Sara-Marie and Sirens - I'm So Excited (The Bum Dance)". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  14. "Swedishcharts.com – Pointer Sisters – I'm So Excited". Singles Top 100.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Pointer Sisters awards on AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
  16. "Ultratop.be – Pointer Sisters – I'm So Excited" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  17. "I'm so excited in Canadian Top Singles Chart". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  18. "I'm so excited in Irish Chart". IRMA. Retrieved June 4, 2013. Only one result when searching "I'm so excited (re 1)"
  19. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Pointer Sisters search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  20. "Dutchcharts.nl – Pointer Sisters – I'm So Excited" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  21. "Charts.org.nz – Pointer Sisters – I'm So Excited". Top 40 Singles.
  22. "1984 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive – 24th November 1984". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  23. "Spanish Top 50 Songs" (PDF). PROMUSICAE (in Spanish). PROMUSICAE. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 8, 2013.
  24. "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved April 25, 2016.

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