Outstanding

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"Outstanding"
Single by The Gap Band
from the album Gap Band IV
Released	1982 (1982)
Recorded	1982
Genre	Funk
Length	3:19 (album version) 6:13 (extended version)
Label	Total Experience
Writer(s)	Raymond Calhoun
The Gap Band singles chronology
"You Dropped a Bomb on Me" (1982) "Outstanding" (1982) "Party Train" (1983)

"Outstanding" is a song originally performed by The Gap Band and written by member Raymond Calhoun. The song originally appeared on the group's platinum-selling 1982 album Gap Band IV. It is one of their signature songs and biggest hits, reaching the number one spot on the U.S. R&B Singles Chart in February of 1983. "Outstanding" peaked at number fifty-one on the Hot 100. ^[1].

The song was covered by Kenny Thomas and, later, English footballer Andrew Cole, following Manchester United's treble win in the 1998-1999 season.

The song has been sampled frequently in hip hop and R&B songs over the years, including Blackstreet's "U Blow My Mind", Redman's "Blow Your Mind", R. Kelly's "Summer Bunnies", Soul for Real's "Every Little Thing I Do", Madonna's "Inside of Me", Ashanti's "Happy", Ice Cube's "True to the Game" and Kylie Minogue's "All I See".

Kid Rock covered the song on his Live Trucker album.

[edit] Chart positions

Charts	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	51
UK Singles Chart	68
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	1

[edit] References

Preceded by "The Girl Is Mine" by Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney

Billboard's Hot Black Singles number one single February 5, 1983

Succeeded by "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson