Motownphilly

"Motownphilly"
U.S. 12-inch vinyl single
Single by Boyz II Men
from the album Cooleyhighharmony
Released April 30, 1991
Format Vinyl, 7", 12"
Recorded Fall 1990
Genre New jack swing, R&B
Length 3:56
Label Motown
Songwriter(s) Dallas Austin, Michael Bivins, Nathan Morris, Shawn Stockman
Producer(s) Dallas Austin
Boyz II Men singles chronology
"Motownphilly"
(1991)		 "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday"
(1991)

"Motownphilly"
(1991)		 "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday"
(1991)

"Motownphilly" is Boyz II Men's 1991 debut single for their debut album Cooleyhighharmony. The single was a success peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Michael Bivins, who co-wrote the song, provides a guest rap during the bridge.

The video for the song was filmed in various locations in Philadelphia, the group's home city in December 1990. Two new jack swing groups, Another Bad Creation and Bell Biv DeVoe (of which Bivins was a member), are mentioned in the first verse: "Boyz II Men, ABC, BBD, the East Coast Family." Both groups appear briefly in the video, as does Sudden Impact, a short-lived, all-white R&B group organized by Bivins.

The song title etymology involves a combination of two of the group's main musical influences: 1960s Motown and 1970s Philly soul.

The song was featured during the 2016 Democratic National Convention, as the convention took place in Philadelphia, the city that the song is named for. The song was featured in the 1991 Full House episode "Gotta Dance".[1] Kids Incorporated covered "Mowtownphilly" in 1992 in the Season 8 episode "The Commercial".[2] The song made an appearance twice on the show Hangin' with Mr. Cooper: Season 1 episode, Pilot, and Season 4 episode, Talent Show.

Track listing

US Vinyl, 12"

  • A1 Motownphilly [12" Version] 4:47
  • A2 Motownphilly [LP Version] 3:52
  • B Motownphilly [Instrumental] 5:50

US Maxi-CD

  • 1 Motownphilly [12" Version Edit] 4:47
  • 2 Motownphilly [LP Version] 3:52
  • 3 Motownphilly [Quiet Storm] 4:06
  • 4 Motownphilly [12" A] 5:50
  • 5 Motownphilly [12" Dub] 4:08

UK Vinyl, 7

  • A Motownphilly [7" Radio Version] 3:50
  • B Motownphilly [Philly Instrumental] 3:50

UK Vinyl, 12"

  • A Motownphilly [12" Extended Club Mix] 5:35
  • B1 Motownphilly [7" Radio Version] 3:50
  • B2 Motownphilly [Philly Instrumental] 3:50
  • B3 Motownphilly [Dub Mix] 4:08

Germany Maxi-CD

  • 1 Motownphilly [12" Version] 5:50
  • 2 Motownphilly [7" Main] 3:20
  • 3 Motownphilly [12" Dub] 4:09
  • 4 Motownphilly [Quiet Storm] 4:06

Chart performance

References

  1. ↑ Full House Motown Philly
  2. ↑ Kids Incorporated - Motownphilly (1992)
  3. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1991". Retrieved 2009-09-15.

See also

Let's Stay Together by Guy

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