Stick-Up Explained

Stick-Up
Cover:	Stick-Up_-_The_Honey_Cone.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Honey Cone
Album:	Soulful Tapestry
B-Side:	V.I.P.
Released:	August 1971
Genre:	R&B
Label:	Hot Wax
Prev Title:	Want Ads
Prev Year:	1971
Next Title:	One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
Next Year:	1971

"Stick-Up" is Honey Cone's 1971 follow up single to the No.1 pop and R&B hit "Want Ads". It was No.1 on the R&B chart for three weeks;^[1] on the Hot 100, it peaked at No.11.

Chart history

Weekly charts

Chart (1971)	Peak position
Canada RPM^[2]	23
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[3]	11
U.S. Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles	1
U.S. Cash Box Top 100	7

Year-end charts

Chart (1971)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[4]	70
U.S. Cash Box^[5]	43

External links

• [{{Allmusic|class=song|id=t5344879|pure_url=yes}} Song overview] on Allmusic

Notes and References

1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 260.

2. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 2016-10-05.
3. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 392.

4. Web site: Top 100 Hits of 1971/Top 100 Songs of 1971 . Musicoutfitters.com . 2016-10-05.
5. Web site: Top 100 Year End Charts: 1971 . . May 30, 2016 .