| Static | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | James Brown |
| Album: | I'm Real |
| A-Side: | No static (Full Force 8 minute Def Mix |
| B-Side: | Godfather Runnin' the Joint |
| Genre: | Funk, new jack swing |
| Label: | Scotti Bros. |
| Producer: | Full Force |
| Chronology: | James Brown charting |
| Prev Title: | I'm Real |
| Prev Year: | 1988 |
| Next Title: | Gimme Your Love |
| Next Year: | 1989 |
"Static" is a 1988 song written by Full Force and recorded by James Brown. It was released as a single from Brown's album I'm Real and was charted at number 5 in the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[1] Reviewing the album, People singled "Static" out for praise, calling it "inflammatory".[2] It contains samples of four songs, "I Know You Got Soul", "Hot Pants (I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming)", "Alice, I Want You Just for Me", and "Hot Pants Road".[3] It was the last Top 40 hit of Brown's career.
The song's title inspired the identity of the DC Comics superhero Static.[4]