Ring My Bell

"Ring My Bell"
Single by Anita Ward
from the album Songs of Love
A-side	"Ring My Bell"
B-side	"If I Could Feel That Old Feeling Again"; "Make Believe Lovers" (alternate B-side)
Released	May 17, 1979
Format	7-inch single, 12-inch single
Genre	Disco, R&B
Length	4:28
Label	Juana Records
Writer(s)	Frederick Knight
Producer	Frederick Knight
Anita Ward singles chronology

"Ring My Bell" is a 1979 disco song by Anita Ward. It was originally written for Stacy Lattisaw, but when she signed with a different label, Ward was asked to sing it instead, and it became her only major hit.^[1] The song hit number one on the disco charts.^[2] "Ring My Bell" went to number one on both the Billboard Hot 100, and soul singles chart.^[3] It also reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. "Ring My Bell" has been covered by many artists since its original release, including DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Ann Lee, Tori Amos, Blood Sisters, Dynamic Duo, D'Flow Production Squad, Collette, Saïan Supa Crew, INOJ, Pato Fu, Joey Boy, Sxip Shirey, and Princess X (a modern interpolation under the title "Gimme All (Ring My Bell)"). It has also been remixed many times and is considered a disco-era classic.

Instrumentation [edit]

The song is characterized by the sound of chimes and of the Synare electronic drum playing a decaying high-pitched tom tone.

The song was included in the films film Playgirl (1981), A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996), The Waterboy (1998), Mystery Men (1999), Corky Romano (2001), Dahmer (2002), The Possible (2006), Are We Done Yet? (2007), and The Book of Eli (2010). It has been used in advertisements for Burger King (1997), Heinz baked beans (2008), Telus, and as part of a radio-station loop in the video games True Crime: New York City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The track is also featured as one of the songs in Just Dance (2009).

^ Ring My Bell Songfacts
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 274.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 608.

Preceded by "Dancer " / "Dance to Dance" by Gino Soccio	Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single May 19, 1979	Succeeded by "Hot Stuff" / "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer
Preceded by "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge	Billboard Hot Soul Singles number one single June 16 - July 14, 1979	Succeeded by "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer
Preceded by "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer	Billboard Hot 100 number-one single June 30 - July 7, 1979	Succeeded by "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer
Preceded by "Sunday Girl" by Blondie	UK number-one single 16 June 1979 - 23 June 1979	Succeeded by "Are 'Friends' Electric?" by Tubeway Army
Preceded by "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge	*Canadian RPM* Singles Chart number-one single** July 28, 1979 - August 4, 1979	Succeeded by "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer