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In the United States, "Smooth Operator" was released in February 1985, serving as the album's second US single. The song became Sade's first top-10 entry in the US, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in May 1985.
"Smooth Operator" is the lead single released from Big Daddy Kane's second album, It's a Big Daddy Thing. Arguably one of Big Daddy Kane's most popular songs, the song topped the newly formed Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart and was a hit on the R&B and dance charts, peaking at number 11 and 17 on the charts respectively.
The third single, "Smooth Operator", was released on 15 September 1984 and became the most successful song in the US from the album Diamond Life. The track peaked at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the US Billboard Hot Black Singles , as well as peaking at number one on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart . [ 27 ]
The music video for "Smooth Operator", directed by Julien Temple, was nominated for two MTV Video Music Awards in 1985, Best Female Video and Best New Artist. [38] Diamond Life was voted the 14th best album of the year in the 1985 Pazz & Jop , an annual poll of American critics, published by The Village Voice ; "Smooth Operator" was voted 25th ...
Big Daddy Kane's lyrics can be seen to still having contemporary meaning after the company which produced the character removed Aunt Jemima from packaging 30 years after Burn Hollywood Burn was released. [8] Big Daddy Kane appeared on Patti LaBelle's 1991 effort, "Burnin '". He provided the rap chorus to the single "Feels Like Another One".
Pages in category "Songs written by Sade (singer)" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. ... Smooth Operator; Soldier of Love (Sade song)
Sade Adu was also a member of Pride in the early 1980s, and St. John is perhaps best known for co-writing her song "Smooth Operator". [ 2 ] [ 3 ] After leaving Pride in 1983, St. John continued song-writing and then reformed the band again in 1984 with new songs and new members.
"Smooth" was originally conceived by Itaal Shur as a song called "Room 17". The lyrics were stripped off and the track was given to Rob Thomas, who re-wrote the lyrics and melody and re-titled it "Smooth", then recorded the song as a demo to play for Santana. After hearing the song, Santana decided to have Thomas record the final version.