Stick-Up

This article is about a song. For the jazz album by Bobby Hutcherson, see Stick-Up! For the crime, see stick up.

"Stick-Up"
Single by Honey Cone
from the album Soulful Tapestry
B-side	"V.I.P."
Released	August 1971
Genre	R&B
Label	Hot Wax
Songwriter(s)	General Johnson Angelo Bond Greg Perry
Honey Cone singles chronology
"Want Ads" (1971) "Stick-Up" (1971) "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show" (1971)

"Stick-Up" is Honey Cone's 1971 follow up single to the No.1 pop and R&B hit "Want Ads". It was No.1 on the R&B chart for three weeks;[1] on the Hot 100, it peaked at No.11.

Chart history

Weekly charts Chart (1971) Peak position Canada RPM[2] 23 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 11 U.S. Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles 1 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 7

Year-end charts Chart (1971) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] 70 U.S. Cash Box[5] 43

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 260.
2. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 392.
4. "Top 100 Hits of 1971/Top 100 Songs of 1971". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
5. "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1971". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved May 30, 2016.

External links

• Song overview on Allmusic