It's My House (song)

"It's My House"
Single by Diana Ross
from the album The Boss
B-side	"Sparkle"
Released	20 October 1979
Format	7" single, 12" single
Recorded	1979
Genre	R&B disco funk soul
Length	4:34
Label	Motown
Writer(s)	Ashford & Simpson
Producer(s)	Ashford & Simpson
Diana Ross singles chronology
"The Boss" (1979) "It's My House" (1979) "Upside Down" (1980)

"It's My House" is a song composed and produced by Ashford & Simpson and released as a single by singer Diana Ross on the Motown label in 1979.

While not fully promoted on pop radio, the song became a modest R&B hit, peaking at number 27 on that chart. In the UK it charted at number 32. The song was a top 10 hit in South Africa during 1980.

The song was a hit at around the same time for Lovers' Rock reggae outfit Storm - and was recorded by a number of artists not well known beyond specialized reggae audiences. Storm's version was popular with Northern English general disco audiences, as well as in reggae clubs.

Covers

Latin singer La Lupe covered a Spanish language version of the song ("Es Mi Casa") on her 1980 album "En algo nuevo," which also happened to be her final original album shortly before she announced her retirement.

Appearances in other media

• The song would also be referenced by rapper Snoop Dogg in his intro to his 2002 album, Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss.
• In the music video Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em, MC Hammer resides in a bizarre home with images of James Brown dancing throughout and references the line "It's my house and I live here" at the end of the video.

Personnel

• Lead vocals by Diana Ross
• Background vocals by Stephanie Spruill, Maxine Waters and Julia Waters
• Produced by Ashford & Simpson

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics