No Matter What Sign You Are | |
Cover: | Diana Ross & the Supremes - No Matter What Sign You Are (France).png |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Diana Ross & the Supremes |
Album: | Let the Sunshine In |
B-Side: | The Young Folks |
Released: | May 9, 1969 |
Genre: | Funk, psychedelic pop, soul |
Length: | 2:38 |
Label: | Motown M 1148 |
Producer: | Berry Gordy, Jr., Henry Cosby |
Prev Title: | The Composer |
Prev Year: | 1969 |
Next Title: | I Second That Emotion |
Next Year: | 1969 |
"No Matter What Sign You Are" is a song released for Diana Ross & the Supremes by the Motown label.
Originally intended to be Diana Ross & the Supremes' final single before the departure of Diana Ross and penned by Berry Gordy, the song failed to fulfil Gordy's expectations as the single did not reach the top 20 in either the US and UK, peaking at 31 and 37 respectively in July 1969.[1] The song released as the third single from Let the Sunshine In. As with most singles released under this billing of the group, session singers perform the backing vocals on the recorded single as opposed to Supremes group members at the time, Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong.
Chart (1969) | Peak position | |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 33 | |
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Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[3] | 2 | |
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UK R&B (Record Mirror)[4] | 10 | |
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US Cashbox Top 100[5] | 27 | |
US Cashbox R&B[6] | 20 | |
US Record World 100 Top Pops[7] | 25 | |
US Record World Top 50 R&B[8] | 17 |
It was recorded in 1983 by Russell Grant and the Starlettes.
It was sampled in 1989 by the Beastie Boys on "Shake Your Rump" from their acclaimed second album Paul's Boutique.