"Steppin' Out"
Single by Kool & the Gang
from the album Something Special
B-side"Love Festival"
Released1981
Recorded1981
GenreDisco, funk
Length4:51
LabelDe-Lite
Songwriter(s)Ronald Nathan Bell
Claydes Charles Smith
George Melvin Brown
James "J.T." Taylor
Robert Spike Mickens
Robert Earl Bell
Eumir Deodato
Kool & the Gang singles chronology
"Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)"
(1981)		 "Steppin' Out"
(1981)		 "Get Down on It"
(1981)

"Steppin' Out" is a hit song for Kool & the Gang. It reached #89 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #12 on the R&B chart.[1] The song was re-released in 2004, featuring Beverley Knight, for the remix album The Hits: Reloaded.

Record World said it has a "big brisk beat...punchy horns and sleek backing vocals."[2]

Track listing

De-Lite Records – DE-815:[3]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Steppin' Out" (From the album Something Special)James Taylor & Ronald Bell3:28
2."Love Festival" (From the album Celebrate!)Claydes Charles Smith4:55

Charts

Year Chart Peak chart positions
1981 UK Singles[4] 12
1981 Irish Singles[5] 20
1982 Billboard Hot 100[6] 89
1982 US R&B[6] 12
1982 US Dance[6] 16

References

  1. ↑ "Kool & the Gang: Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. January 23, 1982. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  3. ↑ "Steppin' Out/Love Festival". Discogs. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ "UK Charts > Kool & the Gang". Official Charts Company.
  5. ↑ "IRE Charts Search > Steppin' Out". Irish Recorded Music Association.
  6. 1 2 3 "US Singles Charts > Kool & the Gang". Billboard.


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