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'{{Infobox single | Name = Car Wash | Cover = RoseRoyceCarWash.jpg | Artist = [[Rose Royce]] | Album = [[Car Wash: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]] | Released = 1976 | B-side = "Water" | Format = {{flat list| *[[Gramophone record|7"]] *[[12-inch single|12"]]}} | Genre = [[Disco]] | Length = {{duration|m=3|s=18<ref></ref>}} | Label = [[MCA Records|MCA]] | Writer = [[Norman Whitfield]] | Producer = Norman Whitfield | This single = {{ubl|"'''Car Wash'''"|(1976)}} | Next single = {{ubl|"[[I Wanna Get Next to You]]"|(1977)}} }} "'''Car Wash'''" is a hit disco song performed by [[Rose Royce]] and written and produced by [[Norman Whitfield]]. It was the group's debut single and one of the most notable successes of the [[disco]] era. Written and produced by the band's main producer [[Norman Whitfield]], "Car Wash", the theme of the 1976 film ''[[Car Wash (film)|Car Wash]]'', was Rose Royce's most successful hit single and the lead single from their first album, the [[Car Wash: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|''Car Wash'' soundtrack]]. Reaching number one in the United States on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' pop and R&B charts, "Car Wash" also peaked at number three on the disco charts and reached number nine in the UK singles chart in February 1977. The song was later covered in 2004 by [[Christina Aguilera]] and [[Missy Elliott]], who released their version as the single for the ''[[Shark Tale]]'' soundtrack. ==Background== Former [[Motown Records]] producer Norman Whitfield had been commissioned to record the soundtrack album for ''Car Wash'' by director [[Michael Schultz]]. Although Whitfield did not want to assume the project, he decided to do so, both for financial incentives as well as the chance to give Rose Royce, a disco/funk backing band that Whitfield signed to his own label in 1975, the exposure they needed to become mainstream. Unable to develop a theme song for the film, inspiration finally struck Whitfield while playing a game of basketball, and he allegedly wrote his first draft of "Car Wash" on a paper bag from a fried chicken eatery. The resulting song set the mood and tone for the [[comedy film]] it was commissioned for. Rose Royce lead singer Rose Norwalt (Gwen Dickey), with brief assistance from guitarist Kenji Brown, describes a fun and easy-going car washing business, where everything is "always cool/and the boss don't mind sometimes if you act a fool." The ''Car Wash'' soundtrack, a [[double album]], was Rose Royce's debut album, and the title track was their debut single. "Car Wash" sold two million copies, and was a number one success on both the Billboard popular and R&B charts in the [[United States]] and a top ten success in the [[United Kingdom]]. The song held the number-one spot on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] for one week, from January 23 to January 29, 1977, replacing "[[I Wish (Stevie Wonder song)|I Wish]]" by [[Stevie Wonder]] and replaced by "Torn Between Two Lovers" by [[Mary MacGregor]]. The ''Car Wash'' soundtrack album, entirely recorded by Rose Royce and Whitfield, spawned two more successful singles: "I Wanna Get Next to You" and "I'm Going Down" (later covered in 1994 by [[Mary J. Blige]]). The ''Car Wash'' soundtrack won a 1977 [[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album]].<ref>http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?page=36&artist=yo-yo%20ma&title=&year=All&genre=All</ref> In 1988 the song was re-released as a [[double A-side]] single with "Is It Love You're After?" in the [[United Kingdom]], peaking at #20. The original Rose Royce version of "Car Wash" is one of the most [[sampling (music)|sampled]] songs in history, not for its main instrumentation, but for its introductory section. The song opens with a series of hand claps, which have been sampled many times for both [[hip hop music|hip hop]] and [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] songs from the 1980s on. ==Track listings== ;UK 7" vinyl<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Car-Wash-Water-7-Vinyl/dp/B003YWIZIU|title=Car Wash / Water [7" Vinyl]|publisher=Amazon.co.uk|accessdate=January 11, 2015}}</ref> #"Car Wash" – 5:06 #"Water" – 3:31 ;US 12" vinyl<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Rose-Royce-Monday-Night-Universal/dp/B00FAYOV1A|title=Car Wash by Rose Royce|publisher=Amazon.com|accessdate=January 13, 2015}}</ref> #"Car Wash" (Mustard Mix) – 6:45 #"Car Wash" (Mustard Dub) – 5:34 ==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- !scope="col"| Charts (1976-77) !scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- !scope="row"| [[Kent Music Report|Australian Kent Music Report]] | style="text-align:center;"|12 |- {{singlechart|Austria|16|artist=Rose Royce|song=Car Wash|accessdate=January 11, 2015|rowheader=true}} |- !scope="row"|Belgian Wallonia ([[Ultratop]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/1c3/Rose-Royce-Car-Wash|title=Rose Royce – Car Wash|publisher=[[Ultratop]]. Hung Medien|language=French|accessdate=January 11, 2015}}</ref> |9 |- !scope="row"| [[RPM (magazine)|Canadian ''RPM'' Singles Chart]] | style="text-align:center;"|1 |- {{singlechart|Dutch100|5|artist=Rose Royce|song=Car Wash|accessdate=January 11, 2015|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Germany|15|artist=Rose Royce|song=Car Wash|accessdate=January 11, 2015|rowheader=true}} |- !scope="row"| Ireland ([[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRMA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement|title=Irish Singles Chart – Search for song|publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]|accessdate=January 11, 2015|format=''Enter the keyword "Car Wash" into the "Song title" parameter}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|20 |- {{singlechart|New Zealand|5|artist=Rose Royce|song=Car Wash|accessdate=January 11, 2015|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Sweden|15|artist=Rose Royce|song=Car Wash|accessdate=January 11, 2015|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Switzerland|6|artist=Rose Royce|song=Car Wash|accessdate=January 11, 2015|rowheader=true}} |- !scope="row"| [[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="ukrose">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/rose%20royce/|title=Rose Royce|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=January 11, 2015}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|9{{#tag:ref|In 1988, a re-released version of "Car Wash" released with the B-side "Is It Love You're After" charted at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart. In 1998, a re-released version of "Car Wash" featuring Gwen Dickey peaked at number 18 on the chart.<ref name="ukrose"/>|group="note"}} |- !scope="row"| US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/368972/rose-royce/chart|title=Rose Royce – Chart history: Hot 100|work=Billboard|accessdate=January 11, 2015}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|1 |- !scope="row"| US [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot Black Singles]]<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=501}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|1 |- !scope="row"| US [[Hot Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance/Disco]]<ref>{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=222}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|3 |} ==Christina Aguilera and Missy Elliott version== {{Infobox single | Name = Car Wash | Cover = Christina Aguilera featuring Missy Elliott - Car Wash CD cover.jpg | Artist = [[Christina Aguilera]] featuring [[Missy Elliott]] | Album = [[Shark Tale#Soundtrack|Shark Tale]] | Released = {{start date|2004|8|29}} | Format = {{flatlist| *[[CD single]] *[[music download|digital download]] }} | Recorded = 2004 | Length = {{duration|m=3|s=50}} | Label = [[DreamWorks Records|DreamWorks]] | Writer = {{flatlist| *Norman Whitfield *Missy Elliott }} | B-side = "Can't Wait" | Producer = {{flatlist| *Missy Elliott *Christina Aguilera *[[Ron Fair]] *T. Herzberg *C. Styles *Bang Out *Silence }} | Misc = {{Extra chronology | Artist = [[Christina Aguilera]] | Type = singles | Last single = {{ubl|"[[The Voice Within]]"|(2003)}} | This single = {{ubl|"'''Car Wash'''"|(2004)|}} | Next single = {{ubl|"[[Tilt Ya Head Back]]"|(2004)}} }} {{Extra chronology | Artist = [[Missy Elliott]] | Type = singles | Last single = {{ubl|"[[1, 2 Step]]"|(2004)}} | This single = {{ubl|"'''Car Wash'''"|(2004)}} | Next single = "[[Free Yourself (song)|Free Yourself]]"<br>(2005) }} }} In 2004, pop singer [[Christina Aguilera]] featuring rapper-singer [[Missy Elliott]] recorded a cover version of "Car Wash", giving the disco song a more modern pop feel and adding rapped verses from Elliott. In an interview Aguilera said, "We had to change the key to be a little bit higher for my range. So we couldn't take the exact samples, but we brought in all these live instruments to recreate kind of this old, old classic, soulful feel and sound...." "Car Wash" was the only single from the soundtrack to [[DreamWorks]]' [[computer animation|computer animated]] film ''[[Shark Tale]]''. Aguilera and Elliott's cover of "Car Wash" missed the U.S. ''Billboard'' Top 40, peaking at number sixty-three, while becoming a top five hit in the United Kingdom and became the 48th best selling single in the United Kingdom of 2004 with sales of over 100,000 copies. In this context, the "car wash" the song refers to would be the place where Oscar (the main protagonist, voiced by [[Will Smith]]) works, where large sea animals who behave like cars are washed in the same manner. The single has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide. ===Music video=== The music video to Aguilera's version shows her and Elliott as animated fish similar to those in the film, combined with scenes of Aguilera and Elliott recording the song in a recording studio. The video also includes scenes of ''[[Shark Tale]]''. The scenes of Aguilera and Elliott recording the song in the studio were shot by Rich Newey, while the scenes of Aguilera as a jellyfish and Elliott as a fish were edited by Peter Lonsdale and John Venzon, who also edited ''Shark Tale''. ===Track listings=== ;CD single<ref name="amazon"/> #"Car Wash" {{small|(Christina Aguilera featuring Missy Elliott)}} – 3:51 #"Can't Wait" {{small|([[Avant]])}} – 3:45 #"Digits" {{small|(fan 3)}} – 3:39 #"Car Wash" {{small|(music video)}} ;Pocket maxi single<ref name="pockit"/> #"Car Wash" – 3:51 #"Can't Wait" – 3:45 ;Digital download<ref name="digital">{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Car-Wash-Version-Various-artists/dp/B001KTAICA|title=Car Wash by Christina Aguilera featuring Missy Elliott|publisher=Amazon.co.uk|accessdate=January 11, 2015}}</ref> #"Car Wash (Shark Tale Mix)" – 3:49 #"Can't Wait" – 3:43 #"Digits" – 3:38 ===Release history=== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! Region ! Date ! Format ! Label |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"|United States | rowspan="2"| August 29, 2004 | [[Contemporary hit radio]]<ref name=Shark>{{cite web|url=http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=8/29/2004&Format=1|title=R&R :: Going For Adds :: CHR/Top 40|work=[[Radio & Records]]|accessdate=January 11, 2015}}</ref> | rowspan="7"| [[DreamWorks Records|DreamWorks]] |- | [[Rhythmic contemporary]] radio<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=8/29/2004&Format=9|title=R&R :: Going For Adds :: Rhythmic|work=[[Radio & Records]]|accessdate=January 11, 2015}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| New Zealand | October 6, 2004 | [[Music download|Digital]] [[extended play|EP]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/nz/album/car-wash-ep/id27537034|title=Car Wash – EP|publisher=[[iTunes Store]] (NZ)|accessdate=January 11, 2015}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3"| Germany | rowspan="3"| October 18, 2004 | [[CD single]]<ref name="amazon">{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.de/Christina-Aguilera-feat-Missy-Elliott/dp/B00066K9D6|title=Car Wash: Single|publisher=Amazon.de|language=German|accessdate=January 11, 2015}}</ref> |- | Pocket [[maxi single]]<ref name="pockit">{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.de/Christina-Aguilera-feat-Missy-Elliott/dp/B00065VTVI|title=Car Wash (Pock It): Single|publisher=Amazon.de|language=German|accessdate=January 11, 2015}}</ref> |- | [[Music download|Digital download]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.de/Wash-International-Version-Various-artists/dp/B001SVW94U|title=Car Wash (International Version): Single|publisher=Amazon.de|language=German|accessdate=January 11, 2015}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| United Kingdom |rowspan="2"| November 1, 2004 | CD single<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Christina-Aguilera-featuring-Missy-Elliott/dp/B00066FMX8|title=Car Wash by Christina Aguilera featuring Missy Elliott|publisher=Amazon.co.uk|accessdate=January 11, 2015}}</ref> |- | Digital download<ref name="digital"/> | DreamWorks, [[Polydor Records|Polydor]] |- ! scope="row"| Canada | November 19, 2004 | CD single<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.ca/Mixes-Tracks-Christina-Various-Aguilera/dp/B00066FMX8|title=Car Wash (2 Mixes) (4 Tracks)|publisher=Amazon.ca|accessdate=January 11, 2015}}</ref> | DreamWorks, [[Universal Music]] |- |} ===Charts and certifications=== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ====Weekly charts==== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- !Chart (2004–05) !Peak<br>position |- {{singlechart|Australia|2|artist=Christina Aguilera feat. Missy Elliott|song=Car Wash|accessdate=January 11, 2015|rowheader=true|refname=aus}} |- {{singlechart|Austria|11|artist=Christina Aguilera feat. Missy Elliott|song=Car Wash|accessdate=January 11, 2015|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Belgium (Flanders)|2|artist=Christina Aguilera feat. Missy Elliott|song=Car Wash|accessdate=January 11, 2015|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Belgium (Wallonia)|18|artist=Christina Aguilera feat. Missy Elliott|song=Car Wash|accessdate=January 11, 2015|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Denmark|5|artist=Christina Aguilera feat. Missy Elliott|song=Car Wash|accessdate=January 11, 2015|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Finland|9|artist=Christina Aguilera feat. Missy Elliott|song=Car Wash|accessdate=January 11, 2015|rowheader=true}} |- !scope="row"|Greece ([[IFPI Greece]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm |title= IFPI Greece Singles chart 18-25/12 2004|publisher=[[IFPI Greece]] |archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20041229123853/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm |archivedate= December 29, 2004}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|21 |- {{singlechart|Hungarytop10|8|week=4|year=2005|artist=Christina Aguilera feat. Missy Elliott|song=Car Wash|accessdate=January 11, 2015|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Ireland|5|artist=Christina Aguilera|song=Car Wash|week=46|year=2004|accessdate=January 11, 2015|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Dutch100|3|artist=Christina Aguilera feat. Missy Elliott|song=Car Wash|accessdate=January 11, 2015|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Dutch40|3|artist=Christina Aguilera featuring Missy Elliott|song=Car Wash|accessdate=January 11, 2015|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|New Zealand|2|artist=Christina Aguilera feat. Missy Elliott|song=Car Wash|accessdate=January 11, 2015|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Norway|13|artist=Christina Aguilera feat. Missy Elliott|song=Car Wash|accessdate=January 11, 2015|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Sweden|27|artist=Christina Aguilera feat. Missy Elliott|song=Car Wash|accessdate=January 11, 2015|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Switzerland|5|artist=Christina Aguilera feat. Missy Elliott|song=Car Wash|accessdate=January 11, 2015|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|UK|4|artist=Christina Aguilera feat. Missy|song=Car Wash|date=2004-11-13|accessdate=January 11, 2015|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|63|artistid={{BillboardID|Christina Aguilera}}|artist=Christina Aguilera|song=Car Wash|accessdate=January 11, 2015|rowheader=true}} |- {{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|23|artistid={{BillboardID|Christina Aguilera}}|artist=Christina Aguilera|song=Car Wash|accessdate=January 11, 2015|rowheader=true}} |} {{col-2}} ==== Year-end charts ==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- !Chart (2004) !Position |- !scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2004.htm |title=ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2004 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=January 11, 2015}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| 48 |- !scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2004&cat=s |title=Dutch charts portal |publisher=dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien|language=Dutch |accessdate=January 11, 2015}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| 62 |- !scope="row"| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=2004 |title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2004 |publisher=hitparade.ch. Hung Medien|language=German|accessdate=January 11, 2015}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| 68 |- !scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2004.pdf|title=UK Charts Plus: Year End 2004|format=PDF|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=January 11, 2015}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| 48 |- |} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- !Chart (2005) !Position |- !scope="row"| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=2005 |title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2005 |publisher=hitparade.ch. Hung Medien|accessdate=January 11, 2015}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"| 73 |} ====Certifications==== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|artist=Christina Aguilera|title=Car Wash|relyear=2004|certyear=2004|accessdate=January 11, 2015}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|award=Gold|certref=<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110724195845/http://www.radioscope.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=77&Itemid=61|url=http://www.radioscope.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=77&Itemid=61|title=Latest Gold / Platinum Singles|publisher=Radioscope.net.nz. Recorded Music NZ|archivedate=July 24, 2011}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Bottom}} {{col-end}} ==Other versions== *Andy Caine and The Easy Virtue Orchestra recorded a 1920s swing version for the soundtrack of the period drama ''[[Easy Virtue (2008 film)|Easy Virtue]]''. *In 1977, the song was performed by the cast of ''[[The Brady Bunch Hour|The Brady Bunch Variety Hour]]'' in a bizarre skit based on ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lFdh7tdfYo&t=2m9s|title=YouTube: The Brady Bunch Variety Hour in Oz|accessdate=June 6, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Nichelson |first=Ted |date=2009 |title=Love to Love You Bradys: The Bizarre Story of the Brady Bunch Variety Hour |publisher=ECW Press |pages=158–159, 283|isbn=9781550228885}}</ref> ==See also== * [[List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1977|List of ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one singles of 1977]] ==Notes== {{Reflist|group="note"}} ==References== {{Reflist|2}} {{Rose Royce}} {{Christina Aguilera songs}} {{Missy Elliott singles}} [[Category:1976 singles]] [[Category:2004 singles]] [[Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles]] [[Category:Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one singles]] [[Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles]] [[Category:Rose Royce songs]] [[Category:Christina Aguilera songs]] [[Category:Missy Elliott songs]] [[Category:Songs from films]] [[Category:Number-one debut singles]] [[Category:Debut singles]] [[Category:Songs written by Norman Whitfield]] [[Category:Song recordings produced by Norman Whitfield]] [[Category:MCA Records singles]] [[Category:DreamWorks Records singles]] [[Category:1976 songs]]'