The Medicine Song

"The Medicine Song"
"The Medicine Song"
Single by Stephanie Mills
from the album I've Got the Cure
Released	1984
Genre	R&B; soul; dance;
Length	4:52
Label	Casablanca Records
Songwriter(s)	David "Hawk" Wolinski
Producer(s)	David "Hawk" Wolinski
Stephanie Mills singles chronology

"The Medicine Song" is a 1984 single by Stephanie Mills. It gave Mills her first number one dance chart hit; her previous entry on the chart had been "Pilot Error", which had made it to number three.^[1]

"The Medicine Song" stayed at the top spot on the dance chart for one week. The single was her fourth entry to make the top 10 on the Soul singles chart, peaking at number eight.^[2] It also charted on the Billboard Hot 100, and was a top 30 hit in the UK.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[3]	21
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[4]	8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[5]	21
UK Singles (OCC)^[6]	29
US Billboard Hot 100^[7]	65
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[8]	1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[9]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (1984)	Position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[10]	83

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 177.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 401.
^ "Stephanie Mills – The Medicine Song" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 49, 1984" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
^ "Stephanie Mills – The Medicine Song" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
^ "Stephanie Mills: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
^ "Stephanie Mills Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
^ "Stephanie Mills Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
^ "Stephanie Mills Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1984". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 4, 2021.

[1] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 177.

[2] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 401.

[sc_Flanders_Stephanie_Mills-3] "Stephanie Mills – The Medicine Song" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 4, 2021.

[sc_Dutch40_-4] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 49, 1984" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 4, 2021.

[sc_Dutch100_Stephanie_Mills-5] "Stephanie Mills – The Medicine Song" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 4, 2021.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_Stephanie_Mills-6] "Stephanie Mills: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 4, 2021.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Stephanie_Mills-7] "Stephanie Mills Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2021.

[sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_Stephanie_Mills-8] "Stephanie Mills Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2021.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Stephanie_Mills-9] "Stephanie Mills Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2021.

[10] "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1984". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 4, 2021.

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v t e Stephanie Mills
Studio albums	Movin' in the Right Direction For the First Time What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin' Sweet Sensation Stephanie Tantalizingly Hot Love Has Lifted Me Merciless I've Got the Cure Stephanie Mills If I Were Your Woman Home Christmas Something Real Personal Inspirations Born for This!
Compilations	In My Life: Greatest Hits Greatest Hits (1985–1993)
Singles	"What Cha Gonna Do with My Lovin'" "Never Knew Love Like This Before" "Two Hearts" "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?" "The Medicine Song" "King Holiday" "I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love" "I Feel Good All Over" "(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me" "If I Were Your Woman" "Where Is the Love" "Something in the Way (You Make Me Feel)" "Home" "This Christmas" "We Are Family"
Related topics	Discography Maggie Flynn The Wiz