Outstanding
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| Single by The Gap Band | ||||
| from the album Gap Band IV | ||||
| B-side | "The Boys Are Back in Town" | |||
| Released | November 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | R&B, funk | |||
| Length | 3:19 (album version) 6:13 (extended version) |
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| Label | Total Experience | |||
| Writer(s) | Raymond Calhoun | |||
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"Outstanding" is a song originally performed by The Gap Band and written by member Raymond Calhoun. The song originally appeared on the group's platinum-selling 1982 album Gap Band IV. It is one of their signature songs and biggest hits, reaching the number one spot on the U.S. R&B Singles Chart in February 1983. "Outstanding" peaked at number fifty-one on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song has been sampled frequently in hip hop and R&B songs over the years, including:
Also sampled in a version of Tina Turner's "Goldeneye" hit, included only on the promotional 12" maxi-single.
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