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"Oh, People"
Single by Patti LaBelle
from the album Winner in You
B-side"Love Attack"
ReleasedJune 30, 1986
Length5:19
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Andy Goldmark, Bruce Roberts
Producer(s)Richard Perry
Patti LaBelle singles chronology
"On My Own"
(1986)
"'Oh, People'"
(1986)
"Kiss Away the Pain"
(1986)
Music video
"Oh, People" on YouTube

"Oh, People" is the second single from Winner in You, the eighth solo album of Patti LaBelle, released on June 30, 1986. The song is a socially conscious anthem with lyrics pleading to individuals to unite and "build the world we want together". The single featured the non-album track "Love Attack" on the B-side.

Chart performance

The song was a moderate success, reaching number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 7 on the Billboard R&B chart while also reaching number 26 in the United Kingdom. It also reached several European charts peaking at number 31 in the Netherlands (AKA the Dutch singles chart) and number 36 in New Zealand.

Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[1] 31
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[2] 36
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 29
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4] 7

See also

References

  1. ^ "Patti LaBelle – Oh, People" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  2. ^ "Patti LaBelle – Oh, People". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  3. ^ "Patti LaBelle Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  4. ^ "Patti LaBelle Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2011.