Fascinated (Company B song) explained

Fascinated
Type:single
Artist:Company B
Album:Company B
Released:1986
Recorded:1986
Genre:
Length:7:33
Label:Atlantic
Producer:Ish Ledesma

"Fascinated" is a song by the freestyle girl group Company B. It was the first single released off their 1987 self-titled debut album. It was written and produced by Ish Ledesma, mixed by Ciro llerenea and Randy Miller and released by Atlantic Records.

The song topped the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in March 1987 and remained there for four weeks.[2] Soon after, the single was picked up by Top 40 radio, and it charted on the Billboard Hot 100 spending eight weeks in the Top 40 in May and June 1987,[3] peaking at #21.[4] It became Company B's most successful hit single in the U.S. and is one of the first freestyle songs to enter the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5]

Legacy

"Fascinated" has been covered by other recording artists, such as Lisa B, the American-born singer Suzanne Palmer, the Canadian singer Emjay, and Nigerian singer Carol Jiani.

In 2021, "Fascinated" was featured in the thirteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[6] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1987)! scope="col"
Position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[7] 12
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[8] 3

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Stanley, Bob . Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Highs in the Mid-Eighties: Prince and Madonna. 13 September 2013. Faber & Faber. 978-0-571-28198-5. 557.
  2. [Joel Whitburn|Whitburn, Joel]
  3. [Joel Whitburn|Whitburn, Joel]
  4. Company B Chart History. Billboard Hot 100 . . . June 13, 1987 . April 8, 2018.
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-08-07 . 2014-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140914000459/http://www.song-database.com/charts.php?wk=1987-06-13&type=ht . dead .
  6. Web site: Company B – Fascinated . nl . . 27 December 2020.
  7. Dance Club Songs – Year-End 1987 . Billboard . December 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200217184357/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1987/dance-club-songs . February 17, 2020.
  8. 1987 The Year in Music & Video – Top Dance Sales 12-Inch Singles . Billboard . 99 . 52 . December 26, 1987 . Y-30 . 0006-2510 . Google Books.