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Goin' Places (song)

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1977 single by The Jacksons
"Goin' Places"
Single by The Jacksons
from the album Goin' Places
B-side"Do What You Wanna"
ReleasedSeptember 1977
RecordedDecember 1976
StudioSigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre
Length4:30
Label
Songwriter(s)Gamble and Huff
Producer(s)Gamble and Huff
The Jacksons singles chronology
"Show You the Way to Go"
(1977)
"Goin' Places"
(1977)
"Blame It On the Boogie"
(1978)
Music video
"Goin' Places" on YouTube

"Goin' Places" is a song written by Gamble and Huff and recorded by The Jacksons for their twelfth album of the same name. Released as the album's lead single a few weeks before the album was released, it peaked at #52 on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 12, 1977.

Music video

The music video focused on scenes between the brothers performing on stage and playing around New York City. Locations in the video included Central Park and the Statue of Liberty.

Charts

Chart (1977–78) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 52
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles 8
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 40

References

  1. ^ "Goin' Places". Discogs. September 1977. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  2. ^ "Goin' Places". YouTube. 2015-05-11. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  3. "Goin' Places". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  4. ^ "Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  5. "The Jacksons Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  6. "The Jacksons Chart History: Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-12-15.

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