Stomp! (Brothers Johnson song) explained

Stomp!
Cover:	Stomp - The Brothers Johnson.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	the Brothers Johnson
Album:	Light Up the Night
B-Side:	"Let's Swing"
Released:	February 6, 1980
Recorded:	1978–1979
Genre:	Post-disco^[1] ^[2]
Length:	6:20 (album version) 4:08 (single and video edit)
Label:	A&M
Producer:	Quincy Jones
Prev Title:	Ain't We Funkin' Now
Prev Year:	1979
Next Title:	Light Up the Night
Next Year:	1980

"Stomp!" is a song released by the Brothers Johnson from their fourth album, Light Up the Night, in early 1980. It reached number one on the Dance singles chart.^[3] In the US it reached number one on the R&B singles chart and peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1980.^[4] In the UK it entered the singles chart at number 65 on February 23, 1980, and climbed to its highest position, number 6, by March 30, 1980. It spent a total of 12 weeks on the UK Singles Chart.^{[5] [6]} The song also reached number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart, staying in this position for six weeks in 1980.

Personnel

• George Johnson – rhythm and lead guitar, lead and backing vocals
• Louis Johnson – bass guitar, synthesizer, lead and backing vocals
• Greg Phillinganes – electric piano, synthesizer
• Steve Porcaro – synthesizer
• Rod Temperton – electric piano
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion
• John Robinson – drums
• Jerry Hey – trumpet
• Gary Grant – trumpet
• Kim Hutchcroft – saxophone (baritone, soprano, tenor)
• Larry Williams – saxophone (alto, tenor), synthesizer
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – Euphonium, conducting, trombone, slide trumpet
• Augie Johnson, Jim Gilstrap, Josie James, Merry Clayton, Michael Jackson, Scherrie Payne, Susaye Greene-Brown, Valerie Johnson, Quincy Jones – backing vocals

Chart history

Weekly charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[7]	13
Canada RPM Top Singles	49
France (IFOP)^[8]	6
New Zealand (RIANZ)	1
UK^[9]	6
US Billboard Hot 100^[10]	7
US Billboard R&B	1
US Billboard Dance Club Songs	1
US Cash Box Top 100^[11]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)	Rank
Australia (Kent Music Report)	92
New Zealand^[12]	2
UK	85
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)^[13]	46
US Billboard R&B	15
US Cash Box^[14]	66

US and UK released versions

• 12-inch US promo (SP-17111) – 6:22
• 7-inch US edit (2216-S) – 3:58
• 7-inch US edit (K7857) – 4:05
• 12-inch UK (AMSP-7509-A) – 6:23
• 7-inch UK (AMS 7509) – 6:23

Other notable versions

In 1996, B.G., the Prince of Rap, released his cover version of "Stomp!" The dance-oriented song hit number 2 in Canada,^[15] number 53 in Germany,^[16] number 15 in Finland^[17] and number 15 in New Zealand.^[18]

See also

• List of number-one singles from the 1980s (New Zealand)
• List of number-one dance singles of 1980 (U.S.)
• List of number-one R&B singles of 1980 (U.S.)
• List of post-disco artists and songs

Notes and References

1. Web site: Daryl . Easlea . However, Light Up the Night is all really about its lead single, Stomp, a truly irresistible piece of post-disco groove. . The Brothers Johnson Light Up the Night Review . . 2011 . October 27, 2013.
2. Web site: Various Artists – Funk Classics: The 80's . Jason . Elias . . October 26, 2014 . The graceful post-disco of the Brothers Johnson's "Stomp!".
3. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 44.
4. http://www.billboard.com/bbcomresearchchart_display.jspcfi=411&cfgn=Yearend+Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3077241&cdi=9014821&cid=12%2F31%2F1980 Top Music Charts – Hot 100 – Billboard 200 – Music Genre Sales
5. Web site: Official Singles Chart Top 75 | Official Charts Company. .
6. Web site: Official Charts Company . . 1980-02-23 . 2019-07-21.
7. Web site: National Top 100 Singles for 1980. . 341 . . January 5, 1981 . January 17, 2022 .
8. Web site: Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 70 . InfoDisc . 1980-03-21 . 22 December 2019 . fr.
9. Web site: Official Charts Company . Officialcharts.com . 1980-02-23 . 2019-07-21.
10. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 -
11. http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/19800524.html Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 24, 1980
12. Web site: The Official New Zealand Music Chart.
13. December 20, 1980 . 1980 Talent in Action – Year End Charts : Pop Singles . TIA-10 . Billboard . 92 . 51. 5 April 2020.
14. http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/1980YESP.html Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 27, 1980
15. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/search.aspx CAN Dance
16. https://www.chartsurfer.de/artist/b-g-the-prince-of-rap/stomp-remixe-song_fevvv.html Chartsurfer.de|Chartsurfer.de
17. https://web.archive.org/web/20140106021134/http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=B%2EG%2E+The+Prince+Of+Rap&titel=Stomp&cat=s|Finnish singles charts
18. https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=B%2EG%2E+The+Prince+Of+Rap&titel=Stomp&cat=s|New Zealand singles charts