Release (The Tension)

"Release (The Tension)"
Single by Patti LaBelle
from the album Released
Released1980
Recorded1980, New Orleans
GenrePost-disco, pop, boogie
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Allen Toussaint
Producer(s)Allen Toussaint
Patti LaBelle singles chronology
"Music Is My Way of Life"
(1979) 		"Release (The Tension)"
(1980) 		"I Don't Go Shopping"
(1981)

"Release (The Tension)" is a song recorded and released by singer Patti LaBelle as a single on the Epic label in 1980. The title track of LaBelle's fourth solo album, Released. It was written and produced by renowned New Orleans funk musician Allen Toussaint. LaBelle recorded the song in mid-range as the song produced a post-disco dance groove. The single failed to hit the Billboard Hot 100 and barely hit the R&B charts where it peaked at number 61 while it peaked at number 48 on the dance singles chart. It had some bigger success internationally reaching the top 20 on the Dutch charts. As a result of that success, LaBelle promoted the song on Dutch TV in the fall of that year.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[1] 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[2] 6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3] 12
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[4] 48
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 61

Year-end charts

Chart (1980) Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 67
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] 50
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 82

References

  1. ^ "Patti LaBelle – Release (The Tension)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 47, 1980" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "Patti LaBelle – Release (The Tension)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "Patti LaBelle Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "Patti LaBelle Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1980". Ultratop. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1980". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  8. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1980". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved August 4, 2021.