| Bra | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Cymande |
| Album: | Cymande |
| B-Side: | Ras Tafarian Folk Song |
| Released: | 1973 |
| Studio: | De Lane Lea Studios (London, England) |
| Genre: | Funk |
| Label: | Janus Records J 215 |
| Producer: | John Schroeder |
| Prev Title: | The Message |
| Prev Year: | 1972 |
| Next Title: | Fug |
| Next Year: | 1973 |
"Bra" is a song by British funk band Cymande from their self-titled debut studio album Cymande. Written by the group's members Patrick Patterson and Steve Scipio, it was recorded at De Lane Lea Studios in London, produced by John Schroeder, and released as a 7-inch single first in 1972 and then through Janus Records in 1973. Released as the second single from the album, the song peaked at No. 51 on the Soul Singles Billboard chart in the United States.
The song featured in Spike Lee's 1994 film Crooklyn as well as on its soundtrack album. It also appeared in John Jacobsen's 1998 film Around the Fire, Spike Lee's 2002 film 25th Hour, Martin Gero's 2007 film Young People Fucking, and The Worst Person in the World.[1]
The song was sampled by several hip hop recording artists, including:[2]
It was more recently sampled in R&B artist Vivian Green's "Work" on her album Vivid (2015).