I'm So Excited
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| "I'm So Excited" | ||||
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 Picture sleeve for 1982 US 12-inch 33+1⁄3-RPM single | ||||
| Single by The Pointer Sisters | ||||
| from the album So Excited! and Break Out | ||||
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| Released | September 1982[1] July 1984 (re-release)[2] | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
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| Length | 4:54 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Richard Perry | |||
| The Pointer Sisters singles 1982 singles chronology | ||||
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| The Pointer Sisters singles 1984 singles chronology | ||||
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"I'm So Excited" is a song by American vocal group The Pointer Sisters. Jointly written and composed by the sisters in collaboration with Trevor Lawrence, it was originally released in 1982 (reaching number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100) and saw a remixed re-release in 1984 (reaching number nine on the Billboard Hot 100).[3][4] Billboard named the song number 23 on their list of "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs Of All Time".[5]
Background
The song was originally recorded for, and appeared on, the Sisters' 1982 album So Excited! and was subsequently released as a single.[6] Upon its release, the single charted at No. 28 on the Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart, No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 46 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart.[7]
Two years later, on the group's RIAA certified multi platinum album Break Out, a slightly remixed and edited version of the song was included and re released as a single.[8][9]
This time, it peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 25 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.[7] The addition of "I'm So Excited" to Break Out necessitated that "Nightline", a track featured on the album in its original format, be deleted from later pressings of the album.[citation needed]
In March 2001, the song was included in the RIAA and National Endowment for the Arts project Songs of the Century, a list intended to "promote a better understanding of America's musical and cultural heritage."[10] The song was ranked #264 out of 365 songs.[11]
The song was featured in the movie Summer Lovers (1982), though it was not included on the movie's soundtrack.[12] It was also featured in the theatrical and VHS releases of National Lampoon's Vacation, but was replaced with the sonically unrelated "Little Boy Sweet" on future versions. Later on, it featured in Hot Shots Part Deux (1993) and briefly in Eddie Murphy's version of The Nutty Professor (1996). Other films that featured the song include Protocol (1984), Playing for Keeps (1986), Working Girl (1988),[13] Riff-Raff (1991), The Story of Us (1999), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), and I'm So Excited (2013) which also takes its name from the song itself.
Music video
In 1984, a music video for the remixed version of the song was released.[14] The video was directed by choreographer Kenny Ortega.[15] In the clip, the sisters are seen getting ready for a formal party at a high society club.
Anita Pointer is shown dressing and applying make up; Ruth Pointer, in nothing but a nightgown, is shown rolling around on her bed and throwing her garments around; and June Pointer is wearing nothing at all and taking a bubble bath. Once the sisters arrive at the club, they are photographed, attracting the attention of the other party goers. By the video's end, they have the club on its feet jamming to the song.
Cover versions
- The pay television network Showtime utilized many versions of the song in its identity package from 1984 to 1986, with versions of the tune used for bumpers, promos and intros. The network slogan during the duration of the campaign was "Showtime Excitement".[citation needed]
- In 2004, the electronic rock band Le Tigre covered "I'm So Excited" on their third album This Island.[citation needed]
- Australian Big Brother contestant Sara-Marie Fedele recorded a version of the song with the girl group Sirens titled "I'm So Excited (The Bum Dance)" in 2001, which reached Number #12 in Australia.[16]
- The Australian female group Young Divas included a version of "I'm So Excited" on their second album New Attitude in 2007.[citation needed]
- Sarah Engels remade "I'm So Excited" for her album Heartbeat (2011).[citation needed]
- The Canadian country singer Carroll Baker released a cover version of the song in 1982, which made the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart. It later appeared on her album of 1984 A Step in the Right Direction.[citation needed]
- The selection was used in Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar's eponymous 2013 comedy film, as both its English language title and its theme song.[citation needed]
Personnel
- Anita Pointer – lead vocal
- Ruth Pointer – vocals
- June Pointer – vocals
- John Barnes – keyboards
- Michael Boddicker – synthesizer
- Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
- George Doering – guitar
- Chuck Findley – trumpet
- Gary Grant – trumpet
- Gary Herbig – saxophone
- Jim Horn – saxophone
- Richard Hyde – trombone
- Greg Phillinganes – keyboards
- Lee Ritenour – guitar
- John "J.R." Robinson – drums
- William D. "Smitty" Smith – keyboards
- Nathan Watts – bass
Personnel (1983)
- Lead Vocals: Anita Pointer
- Backing Vocals: Ruth Pointer, June Pointer
- Drums: John "J.R." Robinson
- Percussion: Paulinho da Costa
- Bass: Nathan East
- Keyboards, Synthesizers: Michael Boddicker, Greg Phillinganes, William D. "Smitty" Smith
- Guitars: George Doering, Lee Ritenour
- Trumpet: Chuck Findley
- Trombone: Richard Hyde
- Saxophone: Jim Horn
- Programming: Michael Boddicker
Chart history
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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References
- ^ "Pointer Sisters – I'm So Excited / Nothin' But A Heartache – Planet – USA – YB-13327". 45cat.com. 1982-09-18. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- ^ "Pointer Sisters – I'm So Excited / Dance Electric – Planet – USA – YB-13857". 45cat.com. 1984-08-04. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- ^ a b "Pointer Sisters – I'm So Excited (Vinyl) at Discogs". Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "Pointer Sisters – I'm So Excited (Vinyl) at Discogs". Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
- ^ "So Excited". Archived from the original on August 24, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ a b "The Pointer Sisters". Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "Break Out". Archived from the original on August 24, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "RIAA – Recording Industry Association of America". Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "365 Songs of the Century press release". March 7, 2001. Archived from the original on August 8, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "Songs of the Century by Ranking". Archived from the original on January 30, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "Summer Lovers Soundtrack". Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "Working Girl Soundtracks". IMDB. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
- ^ "The Pointer Sisters – I'm So Excited".
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- ^ "australian-charts.com – Sara-Marie and Sirens – I'm So Excited (The Bum Dance)". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ^ "Pointer Sisters – I'm So Excited". Singles Top 100.
- ^ a b c d e "The Pointer Sisters awards on AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
- ^ "Pointer Sisters – I'm So Excited" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "I'm so excited in Canadian Top Singles Chart". Library and Archives Canada. Archived from the original on March 8, 2017. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ "I'm so excited in Irish Chart". IRMA. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved June 4, 2013. Only one result when searching "I'm so excited (re 1)"
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Pointer Sisters" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "Pointer Sisters – I'm So Excited" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Pointer Sisters – I'm So Excited". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "1984 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive – 24th November 1984". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, October 10, 1984[permanent dead link]
- ^ "SloTop50: Slovenian official singles weekly chart" (in Slovenian). SloTop50. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ "Spanish Top 50 Songs" (PDF). PROMUSICAE (in Spanish). PROMUSICAE.
- ^ "Listy bestsellerów, wyróżnienia :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Polish Airplay Top 100. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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- ^ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 29, 1984[permanent dead link]