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For other songs with a similar title, see Scorpio (disambiguation).
"Scorpio"
Song
B-side"It's A Shame (Mt. Airy Groove)"

Scorpio is a 1981 song by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, released in 1982 as a single from their album ‘’The Message’’ (1982). It reached #30 on the R&B Singles chart[2] and #77 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] It was dubbed the "greatest early electro track" by Mark Richardson in his album review for Pitchfork Media.[4] The track was named after one of the members of the group, rapper Scorpio (Eddie Morris aka Mr. Ness).

Track listing

Promo version
  1. Scorpio – 5:10
  2. Scorpio – 5:10
Other versions
  1. Scorpio – 3:03 or 4:50 (dependent on version)
  2. It's A Shame (Mt. Airy Groove) – 4:58

Personnel

  • Producer – Jigsaw Prod., Sylvia Robinson
  • Written by – The Furious Five[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – Scorpio". discogs.com. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Grandmaster Flash > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
  3. ^ "Chart Stats – Grandmaster Flash". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  4. ^ Richardson, Mark (July 14, 2005). "Grandmaster Flash / Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five: The Message / They Said it Couldn't Be Done". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
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