I'm Coming Out

Infobox Single
Name = I'm Coming Out


Artist = Diana Ross
Album = Diana
B-side = "Give Up"
Released = 1980
Format = 7" single, 12" single
Recorded = 1979
Genre = Soul, funk, Motown
Length = 5:26
Label = Motown
Writer = Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers
Producer = Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers
Certification =
Last single = "Upside Down"
(1980)
This single = "I'm Coming Out"
(1980)
Next single = "My Old Piano"
(1980)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = single


Lower caption = 7" single cover Infobox Single
Name = I'm Coming Out


Artist = Amerie
Album =
Released = May 20, 2003 (Australia)
July 17, 2003 (UK)
Format = CD single
Genre = Soul, funk, Motown
Length = 3:32
Label = Columbia
Writer = Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers
Producer =
Last single = "Paradise"
(2003)
This single = "I'm Coming Out"
(2003)
Next single = "1 Thing"
(2005)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = single


Lower caption = Australian promo single cover

"I'm Coming Out" is a hit single released by Motown singer Diana Ross in 1980, written and produced by Chic members Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers for her album "Diana" (1980).

uccess

The song was a hit, peaking at number five on the "Billboard" Pop Singles chart and was another gold-certified single for Ross. It is also notable for being the first song usually performed at Ross' performances and concerts since 1980.

When the song was released, Ross was doing a little "coming out" of her own after announcing to the world that after twenty years in the celebrated Motown record label that she was leaving, later signing a US$ 20 million contract with RCA Records.

Charts

amples and covers

The song would be sampled as the years passed, most notably by Puff Daddy, who used a sample on rapper The Notorious B.I.G.'s 1997 song "Mo Money Mo Problems". There's also been a cover by Marcia Hines. It was featured as a cover for the video game "Karaoke Revolution" as well.

Amerie version

In 2003, R&B singer Amerie covered the song for the soundtrack to Jennifer Lopez's highly successful film, "Maid in Manhattan". It was released as a single in Australia and the United Kingdom only, and not in the United States. The final single version to be released was the Loren Dawson Radio Mix. The original single version (which is similar to the original) can be found on both CD singles and the original motion picture soundtrack to "Maid in Manhattan". Ross' version can be found on the film's soundtrack album too.

Producers made the decision to release the Loren Dawson Radio Mix as the final released version instead of the single version. This decision was made to give the song a more urban contemporary vibe. The single was only released as a promotional single for the film in the UK and it was decided no commercial release would be given. The Trackmasters remix of "Talkin' to Me" was released as a B-side.

Track listings

;International CD single
#"I'm Coming Out" (Loren Dawson Radio Mix) – 3:49
#"Talkin' to Me" (Album Version) – 4:00
#"Talkin' to Me" (Trackmasters Remix featuring Foxy Brown) – 3:38
#"I'm Coming Out" (Mark Ronson Sunshine Remix) (No Loop) – 3:09
#"I'm Coming Out" (Video)

;Australian promo CD single
#"I'm Coming Out" (Remix)

Charts

References

succession box
before = "Take Your Time (Do It Right)" by The SOS Band
title = U.S. "Billboard" Club Play Singles number-one single (with "Upside Down")
(first run)
years = August 9, 1980 – August 23, 1980
after = "Fame" by Irene Cara
"Red Light"/"Hot Lunch Jam" by Linda Cliffordsuccession box
before = "Fame" by Irene Cara
"Red Light"/"Hot Lunch Jam" by Linda Clifford
title = U.S. "Billboard" Club Play Singles number-one single (with "Upside Down")
(second run)
years = September 6, 1980 – September 13, 1980
after = "Love Sensation" by Loleatta Holloway
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