 | Steppin’ OutJoe Jackson |
Writer(s): Joe Jackson (see lyrics here) First Charted: August 21, 1982 Peak: 6 US, 5 CB, 2 RR, 4 AC, 2 MR, 6 UK, 5 CN, 30 AU, 1 DF (Click for codes to singles charts.) Sales (in millions): -- Airplay/Streaming (in millions): -- radio, 24.5 video, 49.8 streaming |
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About the Song:Singer/songwriter amd musician Joe Jackson was born in England in 1954. He established himself more as a new wave artist initially with hits such as 1979’s “Is She Really Going Out with Him?” He reached his commercial peak with 1982’s Night and Day, a top 5 album in the UK and U.S. that sported a more jazz-influenced sound. The album also gave him his biggest hit in the United States with “Steppin’ Out,” a song which reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also a top-10 hit on the adult contemporary and album rock charts as well as in the UK. The song also garnered Grammy nominations for Record of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Performance – Male. The song “is a mélange of simple piano hooks, rudimentary electronic treatment and classic vocal pop” AMG with a rhythm track that is “recognizable immediately” AMG and “quaint in its simplicity.” AMG Jackson played all the instruments on the song except for a mimicked snare drum. WK He “was able to sculpt solid pop rooted in traditional pop morays whilst rising about platitudes and cliché and release songs that were catchy, emotional, and heartfelt without getting all saccharin.” AMG Jackson wrote and recorded the Night and Day album in New York City with the intent of represtning the fell of a 24-hour period in the city. “Steppin’ Out” is specifically about “the anticipation and excitement of a drive around the town,” WK taking the listener on a journey through Manhattan via taxi. The phrase “steppin’ out” was actually coined during the 1930s in New York City. SF Resources:
First posted 10/27/2022. |
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