Static (song)

"Static"
"Static"
Single by James Brown
from the album I'm Real
A-side	"No static (Full Force 8 minute Def Mix"
B-side	"Godfather Runnin' the Joint"
Released	July 1988
Genre	Funk, new jack swing
Length	4:02
Label	Scotti Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Curt Bedeau, Gerry Charles, Hugh L Clarke, Brian George, Lucien George, Paul George
Producer(s)	Full Force
James Brown charting singles chronology
Audio video
	"Static" on YouTube

"Static" is a 1988 song written by Full Force and recorded by James Brown. It was released as a single from Brown's album I'm Real and was charted at number 5 in the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.^[1] Reviewing the album, People singled "Static" out for praise, calling it "inflammatory".^[2] It contains samples of four songs, "I Know You Got Soul", "Hot Pants (I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming)", "Alice, I Want You Just for Me", and "Hot Pants Road".^[3] It was the last Top 40 hit^{[definition needed]} of Brown's career.^{[citation needed]}

The song's title inspired the identity of the DC Comics superhero Static.^[4]

Sample used

Big Daddy Kane - "Raw"

References

^ "Album Search for "im real"". AllMusic.
^ "Picks and Pans Review: I'm Real : People.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
^ "Static by James Brown feat. Full Force on WhoSampled". WhoSampled.com. Retrieved 2018-02-18.
^ "How Milestone Comics Reshaped The Comics Industry (Part 1)". YouTube. February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

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[1] "Album Search for "im real"". AllMusic.

[2] "Picks and Pans Review: I'm Real : People.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-04-14.

[3] "Static by James Brown feat. Full Force on WhoSampled". WhoSampled.com. Retrieved 2018-02-18.

[4] "How Milestone Comics Reshaped The Comics Industry (Part 1)". YouTube. February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

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