In My House

"In My House"
Standard artwork (American 7" vinyl pictured)
Single by Mary Jane Girls
from the album Only Four You
Released October 1984
Format 7", 12", cassette
Recorded 1984
Studio The Joint Studios
(Buffalo, New York)
Genre Dance-pop, post-disco, funk
Length 4:28 (Album Version)
3:59 (Single Version)
5:00 (12 Inch Version)
Label Gordy
Songwriter(s) Rick James
Producer(s) Rick James
Mary Jane Girls singles chronology
"Boys"
(1983)		 "In My House"
(1984)		 "Wild and Crazy Love"
(1985)

"Boys"
(1983)		 "In My House"
(1984)		 "Wild and Crazy Love"
(1985)

"In My House" is a song produced, written and arranged by American musician Rick James. It was recorded by American girl group Mary Jane Girls for their second album Only Four You (1985). It was released as the album's lead single in October 1984 through Gordy Records. In the United States, the single went to number one on the Billboard Hot Dance/Disco chart in April 1985 and remained atop the chart for two weeks.[1] It was also a top-ten hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Black Singles chart, peaking at number seven on the Hot 100 in June 1985 and remained in the Top 40 for 12 weeks.[2] It is the group's biggest hit and their only Top 40 hit, although they have had other singles succeed on both the Black Singles and Hot Dance/Disco charts.

In 1984, the Parents Music Resource Center was organized in the United States to draw attention to music which the group believed contained inappropriate content for children. "In My House" was chosen on the group's "Filthy Fifteen" list due to its alleged sexual innuendo. However, during the VH1 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s program, the group went on record as saying the song is not about sex, but about love.[3] The team's follow-up, "Wild And Crazy Love," was even more suggestive in its lyrics content, but the PMRC was not known to have attacked it as openly as it condemned "In My House."

In 2009, VH1 ranked "In My House" number 52 on its program 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 19
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] 6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 6
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 77
US Billboard Hot 100 7
US Black Singles (Billboard) 3
US Hot Dance/Disco (Billboard) 1

See also

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003, (Record Research Inc.), page 168.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), p. 403.
  3. ↑ "The PMRC Filthy Fifteen" nndb.com. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
  4. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  5. ↑ ultratop (Retrieved December 3, 2014)
  6. ↑ dutchcharts.nl (Retrieved December 3, 2014)
  7. ↑ charts.org.nz (Retrieved December 3, 2014)
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