Enjoy Yourself (The Jacksons song)

"Enjoy Yourself"
Side A of US single
Single by the Jacksons
from the album The Jacksons
B-side"Style of Life"
ReleasedOctober 22, 1976 (1976-10-22)[1]
Recorded1976
StudioSigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[2]
Genre
Length3:25 (album version)
3:40 (alternate version)
Label
Songwriter(s)Gamble and Huff
Producer(s)Gamble and Huff
The Jacksons singles chronology
"All I Do Is Think of You"
(1975)
"Enjoy Yourself"
(1976)
"Show You the Way to Go"
(1977)
Music video
"Enjoy Yourself" on YouTube

"Enjoy Yourself" is a song recorded by the Jacksons and released as a single in 1976. Featuring Michael and Jackie Jackson on lead vocals, it was the first single for the group since they departed from Motown earlier that year. The song peaked at number 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100 songs chart on February 19, 1977.[3] On other US charts, "Enjoy Yourself" peaked at number 2 on the Hot Soul Singles chart[4] and number 33 on the National Disco Action Top 40 chart.[5] On February 14, 1989, it became the group's second single to be certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the United States.[6] It was the group's first song to feature new member Randy Jackson, who replaced Jermaine Jackson when he decided to stay at Motown after his brothers left.

A music video, the Jacksons' first, was released in early 1977[7] to promote the single; it features the five Jackson brothers wearing white suits and dancing on a stage.[8] It was released on DVD for the bonus disc of Michael Jackson's Vision. The song was included on two of Michael's compilations, 2004's The Ultimate Collection and the US edition of The Essential Michael Jackson from 2005.

  1. ^ "promo disc with release date".
  2. ^ Cogan, Jim; Clark, William (2003). Temples of Sound: Inside the Great Recording Studios. San Francisco, United States: Chronicle Books. pp. 151–163. ISBN 0-8118-3394-1.
  3. ^ Billboard - Google Boeken. 1977-02-19. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 287.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 132.
  6. ^ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  7. ^ "Enjoy Yourself" (1977) on IMDB
  8. ^ "The Jacksons - Enjoy Yourself (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 2019-10-25.