Under the Influence (Vanity song)

"Under the Influence"
Single by Vanity
from the album Skin on Skin
B-side"Wild Animal"
ReleasedApril 12, 1986
Recorded1986
Genre
Length5:08
LabelMotown Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Skip Drinkwater
  • Tommy Faragher
Vanity singles chronology
"Mechanical Emotion"
(1985)
"Under the Influence"
(1986)
"Animals"
(1986)

"Under the Influence" is a 1986 song by Canadian singer Vanity. It was released on April 12, 1986 as the lead single from her second album, Skin on Skin. The song peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart and number six on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.

Track listing

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US 12" vinyl single[1]

No.TitleLength
1."Under the Influence" (Mid-Day Vocal)6:25
2."Under the Influence" (Early Morning Dub)5:41
3."Under the Influence" (Late Night Vocal)5:45
4."Wild Animal" (Lyrics by Vanity)4:39

Notes

Charts

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Chart (1986) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 56 [3]
US Billboard Hot Black Singles 9
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 6 [4]

References

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  1. ^ Vanity-Under the Influence (7" US Maxi-Single")
  2. ^ "Bill Wolfer | Credits". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Billboard.com Vanity.Hot 100 Chart
  4. ^ Vanity > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-08-18