Under the Influence (Vanity song)

1986 single by Vanity

"Under the Influence"

Single by Vanity
from the album  Skin on Skin
B-side| "Wild Animal"
Released| April 12, 1986
Recorded| 1986
Genre|

* Soul
* funk
* dance-pop

Length| 5:08
Label| Motown Records
Songwriter(s)|

* Tommy Faragher
* Robbie Nevil
* Tony Haynes

Producer(s)|

* Skip Drinkwater
* Tommy Faragher

Vanity singles chronology
| "Mechanical Emotion"
(1985)  | "Under the Influence"
(1986)  | "Animals"
(1986)

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"Under the Influence" is a 1986 song by Canadian singer Vanity. It was released on April 12, 1986 as the lead single from her second album, Skin on Skin. The song peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart and number six on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.

## Track listing

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US 12" vinyl single[1]

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Under the Influence" (Mid-Day Vocal)| 6:25
2.| "Under the Influence" (Early Morning Dub)| 5:41
3.| "Under the Influence" (Late Night Vocal)| 5:45
4.| "Wild Animal" (Lyrics by Vanity)| 4:39

Notes

* "Under the Influence" Remixes - Produced by John Morales and Sergio Munzibai
* "Wild Animal" - Produced by Bill Wolfer[2] and Vanity

## Charts

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Chart (1986)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard Hot 100 | 56 [3]
US Billboard Hot Black Singles | 9
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 6 [4]

## References

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1. ^ Vanity-Under the Influence (7" US Maxi-Single")
2. ^ "Bill Wolfer | Credits". AllMusic.
3. ^ Billboard.com Vanity.Hot 100 Chart
4. ^ Vanity > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-08-18

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Studio albums|

* Wild Animal
* Skin on Skin

Soundtrack albums|

* The Last Dragon: Original Soundtrack Album
* Action Jackson: Original Soundtrack Album

Singles|

* "Pretty Mess"
* "Mechanical Emotion"
* "7th Heaven"
* "Under the Influence"
* "Undress Me"

Related articles|

* Vanity 6
* Prince
* The Time
* Jesse Johnson
* Anthony Smith

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