Signature
key confidence high · relative A minor · tempo confidence high · half-time 61.6 · low end 20% · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13 · how accurate
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Lineage
- CoveredBunny Siglersource
- CoveredDavid Essexsource
- CoveredEnuff Z’Nuffsource
- CoveredHall & Oatessource
- CoveredJive Bunny and the Mastermixerssource
- CoveredKeb’ Mo’source
- Written byKenneth Gamblesource
- Written byLeon Huffsource
- CoveredThe Hit Crewsource
- Remixed byThe O’Jays, Love Trainsource
- Remixed byThe O’Jays, Love Trainsource
- CoveredThe Rolling Stonessource
- CoveredThe Supremessource
- CoveredThe Three Degrees, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes & Billy Paulsource
- CoveredThe Three Degrees, Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes, Billy Paul, The Sound of Philadelphiasource
- CoveredThe Three Degreessource
- CoveredThe Wiggles feat. Georgie Parker & Kamahlsource
Why it is here
- Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia with the house band MFSB backing the O'Jays, the song has been considered one of the first disco songs. source
- It became the O'Jays' first and only number one record on the US pop chart, also topping the R&B chart and reaching No. 9 in the UK, earning a gold certification and a 2006 Grammy Hall of Fame induction. source
- Its lyrics of unity, naming countries like England, Russia, China, Egypt, and Israel, entered the Billboard Hot 100's top 40 the same day the Paris Peace Accords were signed. source
The full ledger entry: every chart it has been on, where it is live now.