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1980 Diana Ross song

"I'm Coming Out"
French 7-inch vinyl single
Single by Diana Ross
from the album Diana
B-side	"Requite Up" "Friend to Friend" "Never Say I Don't Honey You" "My Old Piano"
Released	August 22, 1980 (1980-08-22)
Recorded	December 1979
Genre	Disco funk soul
Length	5:24 (album version) three:59 (radio edit)
Characterization	Motown
Songwriter(s)	Bernard Edwards Nile Rodgers
Producer(due south)	Nile Rodgers Bernard Edwards
Diana Ross singles chronology
"Upside Downwards" (1980) "I'm Coming Out" (1980) "My Old Piano" (1980)
Sound
"I'm Coming Out" on YouTube
Alternative release
One of side-A labels of US single

"I'k Coming Out" is a song recorded past American singer Diana Ross. Information technology was written and produced by Chic members Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, and released on August 22, 1980, as the 2d single from Ross' cocky-titled 10th album Diana (1980).

Groundwork [edit]

In 1979, Ross commissioned Chichi founders Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards to create material for a new album after taking her daughters to meet the band in concert, following the success of Ross's terminal Ashford & Simpson-composed and produced LP, The Boss. In 2021 Nile Rodgers confirmed in a TikTok video that the song was originally intended for the LGBTQ community, and was inspired subsequently seeing drag queens dressed as Diana Ross at a New York club, with him stating:^[1]

So the style that the song "I'yard Coming Out" came to be was when we went to work for Diana Ross we wanted to write about things that were in her universe, so nosotros went to her apartment and interviewed her for a couple of days. 1 particular night I went to a society, The Aureate Grape, and I happened to notice that there were at to the lowest degree 6 or vii Diana Ross impersonators, so I went outside to phone call Bernard and said "yous know, Diana Ross is revered by the gay community. If we wrote a song called "I'm Coming Out" for Diana Ross information technology would have the same power as James Brown's "Say It Loud – I'k Blackness and I'g Proud"" and next twenty-four hours we met in the studio [...] and and then from that we built the song.

The lyrics agree an additional significant to Ross, equally she was leaving Motown Records and "coming out" from under Drupe Gordy's thumb.^[2] Co-ordinate to the BBC4 documentary "How to Make It in the Music Business", Ross loved the tape until she put it in front of Frankie Crocker, who pointed out that 'I'm Coming Out' is what homosexual people apply to announce their homosexuality; she ran dorsum to the studio in tears and demanded to know why Rodgers wanted to ruin her career.^[3]

Legacy [edit]

The song was another hit from the anthology, peaking at number five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks in November 1980.^[four] Information technology is also notable for being the first song commonly performed at Ross' performances and concerts since 1980.

LGBTQ significance [edit]

"I'1000 Coming Out" has been regarded as an anthem for the LGBTQ community. The phrase "coming out" to describe one'southward self-disclosure of sexual orientation or gender identity had been present in the LGBTQ subculture since the early 20th century.^[5] It has also been understood as "coming out of the closet" or coming out from hiding. The song is thus interpreted every bit a celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender identity and the encouragement of self-disclosure.

Trombone solo [edit]

Rodgers convinced his neighbor, producer Meco Monardo, to contract the horns for the album in return for a commitment past Rodgers to co-produce Monardo's then-upcoming anthology of music from The Empire Strikes Dorsum. Monardo, a old first-call session player who had a string of hits in the tardily 1970s with disco versions of picture show music, likewise played trombone on the album and is featured in a solo towards the end of "I'm Coming Out":

Nile recorded all the tracks and vocals and chosen me and my horn department for a 3-60 minutes date. We had a great time, as the songs were fabulous—especially "Upside Down" and "I'm Coming Out". We sounded great—Nile was pleased and equally I was packing up, he asked me to stay and play a jazz trombone solo on one of the tracks. I said, "Nile, there are a lot of hitting records with jazz saxophone solos—even some with jazz trumpet solos, but not i with a trombone"!! He said. "That's exactly why I want y'all to do information technology"!!^[half-dozen]

Trombone solos take been rare on Top forty songs in the post-big band era and especially so since the 1960s. Notable exceptions include brief solos past James Pankow on a handful of early Chicago hits and Clifford Adams' cursory solo on Kool & the Gang'due south 1983 hitting "Joanna".

Weeks went by when I heard through the grapevine that Diana Ross was incredibly unhappy with the album. She idea Nile and Bernard fabricated her sound similar Chic. She took the master tapes from Power Station and went to Motown in Detroit to remix the record. When it came out, her early interviews were very unenthusiastic about it and Nile and Bernard, her producers. Well, as nosotros all know, this turned out to be her biggest-selling solo anthology ever. "Upside Downwardly" was a monster Number-Ane unmarried and "I'thousand Coming Out" was a top-ten unmarried. It turned out that when the engineer at Motown saw the track listings of Meco ane–2–iii–4, he just assumed that Runway ane was THE runway and never listened to the others, so that'southward what is on the record. Then, I'm extremely proud to say that my solo is the simply jazz trombone solo of a elevation-ten pop striking in the last 50 years! But – it wasn't my all-time – that, unfortunately lies in the vaults at Motown.^[six]

The dispute with Ross led to none of the musicians being credited on the album comprehend and also may have had a part in Rodgers backing out of his commitment to Monardo'due south Meco Plays Music from The Empire Strikes Back album. All the same, Rodgers and Monardo later mended their professional relationship and subsequent digital releases of the album credit Monardo and the other musicians. A 2003 two-disc release of the album included the Rodgers/Edwards mix originally rejected by Ross, every bit a bonus track.

Music video [edit]

The video consists of Ross performing the song with studio musicians live in concert.^[7]

Track listings [edit]

U.S., UK, French, and German language vii" and 12" single

• Side A:

1. "I'm Coming Out"

• Side B:

1. "Give up"

Dutch 7" and 12" single

• Side A:

1. "I'm Coming Out"

• Side B:

1. "Never Say I Don't Love You"

Swedish 7" single

• Side A:

1. "I'm Coming Out"

• Side B:

1. "My Old Piano"

Chart functioning [edit]

Certifications [edit]

In pop culture [edit]

This song was featured in two trailers of The Princess Diaries and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. Information technology was likewise featured in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm and Poms. And it was featured in a leap 2004 advertising for Zellers.

Amerie version [edit]

"I'chiliad Coming Out"
Single by Amerie
from the album Maid in Manhattan: Music from the Motion Picture
B-side	"Talkin' to Me"
Released	April 7, 2003 (2003-04-07)
Recorded	2002
Length	iii:32
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Bernard Edwards Nile Rodgers
Producer(s)	Cory Rooney Loren Dawson
Amerie singles chronology
"Talkin' to Me" (2002) "I'm Coming Out" (2003) "Paradise" (2003)
Music video
Amerie – I'm Coming Out on YouTube

In 2003, American vocalist Amerie covered "I'm Coming Out" for the soundtrack to the flick Maid in Manhattan. Her version was released equally a single in select European countries and Australia. The terminal unmarried version to be released was the Loren Dawson remix. The original single version (which is similar to the original) tin be found on both CD singles and the original move picture soundtrack to Maid in Manhattan. Ross' version appears on the picture show's soundtrack anthology too.

Music video [edit]

A music video was produced to promote the single.

Track listings [edit]

• High german CD single ^[sixteen]

1. "I'yard Coming Out" (Loren Dawson Remix) – iii:49
2. "Talkin' to Me" (album version) – 4:00
3. "Talkin' to Me" (Trackmasters Remix) (featuring Foxy Brown) – 3:38
4. "Talkin' to Me" (Mark Ronson Sunshine Remix) (no loop) – 3:09
5. "I'chiliad Coming Out" (video)

• French CD unmarried ^[17]

1. "I'1000 Coming Out" (Loren Dawson Remix) – 3:49
2. "Talkin' to Me" (album version) – four:00

• Australian CD single ^[18]

1. "I'm Coming Out" (Loren Dawson Remix) – 3:49
2. "Talkin' to Me" (album version) – four:00
3. "Talkin' to Me" (Trackmasters Remix) (featuring Foxy Chocolate-brown) – three:38

Charts [edit]

Release history [edit]

Other samples and covers [edit]

The distinctive sound of "I'm Coming Out" and its resulting popularity has led to Ross'due south song often being sampled, most notably by Stevie J, who sampled the song for rapper The Notorious B.I.G.'s 1997 vocal "Mo Coin Mo Problems". In 1997, German comedian Hella von Sinnen sampled "I'm Coming Out" for her single "Mein Coming Out", using the term "coming out" in the context of coming out of the closet, or revealing i's homosexuality. In that location's also been a cover by Marcia Hines. It was featured as a cover for the video game Karaoke Revolution equally well.

In more contempo times, the song was sampled in Keyshia Cole'south remake of "I'chiliad Coming Out" (featuring Iggy Azalea) for the original soundtrack of the 2014 picture The Other Woman, starring Cameron Diaz, Kate Upton, Leslie Mann and Nicki Minaj. The song is sampled in "Intermission Your Middle Correct Back" from Ariana Grande's sophomore anthology My Everything (2014). This vocal was also covered for the soundtrack to the 2016 movie Trolls. Samantha Jade covered the song for her disco album Best of My Dearest (2018)

References [edit]

1. ^ Rodgers, Nile (February 4, 2021). "#LGBTQhistory is what inspired us to write Diana Ross' 'I'thousand Coming Out' 🙏". TikTok. Archived from the original on February 4, 2021. Retrieved Apr 2, 2021.
2. ^ Zeffer, Andy (2004). "Freak Out with Chichi". Limited Gay News. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010.
3. ^ "Episode two". Nile Rodgers: How to Make It in the Music Business. August 25, 2018. BBC4.
4. ^ "Diana Ross - Nautical chart history - Billboard". www.billboard.com.
5. ^ Chauncey, George (1994). Gay New York: Gender, Urban Civilization, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890–1940. New York: Basic Books.
6. ^ ^{a b} "Disco Profiles - Meco". Archived from the original on January 5, 2009. Retrieved March 16, 2009.
7. ^ "DIANA ROSS I g Coming Out - vidéo Dailymotion". Dailymotion.
8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN0-646-11917-6.
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10. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I'm Coming Out". Irish Singles Nautical chart. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
11. ^ "Summit 100 1980-11-22". Cashbox Magazine . Retrieved July 22, 2015.
12. ^ "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1980". Cashbox Magazine . Retrieved July 22, 2015.
13. ^ "Pinnacle 100 Hits of 1980/Top 100 Songs of 1980". Musicoutfitters.com . Retrieved October xvi, 2016.
14. ^ "Canadian unmarried certifications – Diana Ross – I'g Coming Out". Music Canada. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
15. ^ "British single certifications – Diana Ross – I'1000 Coming Out". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field.Select Gold in the Certification field.Type I'm Coming Out in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then printing Enter.
16. ^ ^{a b} "I'chiliad Coming Out" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
17. ^ ^{a b} "I'grand Coming Out" (in French). Amazon.fr. Retrieved Jan 1, 2018.
18. ^ "I'thousand Coming Out" (Australian CD single). Amerie. Columbia Records. 2003. 673747 ii. {{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
19. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing April 28, 2003" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved September 12, 2008.
20. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Calendar week Commencing May v, 2003" ARIA Top forty Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved September 12, 2008.
21. ^ "Amerie – I'm Coming Out" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 9, 2009.
22. ^ "Romanaian Summit 100: Editia 23, saptamina sixteen.06 – 22.06, 2003" (in Romanian). Romanian Pinnacle 100. Archived from the original on October 12, 2004. Retrieved January i, 2018.
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