You Wear It Well (DeBarge song)

"You Wear It Well"
Single by DeBarge
from the album Rhythm of the Night
Released October 1985
Format 7"
Recorded 1984-85
Genre R&B
Label Gordy
Writer(s) El DeBarge, Chico DeBarge
Producer(s) 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. This song was recorded and released as the third single off their fourth album, Rhythm of the Night.

The song eventually reached number 7 on the Billboard R&B chart, number 47 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 Facts of Life in the seventh season, the seventh episode "Doo Wah" which premiered on Saturday November 2, 1985 on NBC, 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 as providing backup vocals. El also performed the song on the "Bought and Paid For" episode of Miami Vice which aired three weeks later.

Charts

Chart (1985-1986) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 47
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles 7

Credits

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.)

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