Love Rollercoaster

"Love Rollercoaster"
Single by Ohio Players
from the album Honey
B-side"It's All Over"
ReleasedNovember 9, 1975
Genre
Length
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Ohio Players
Ohio Players singles chronology
"Sweet Sticky Thing"
(1975)
"Love Rollercoaster"
(1975)
"Fopp"
(1976)

"Love Rollercoaster", sometimes rendered as "Love Roller Coaster",[3] is a song by American funk/R&B band Ohio Players, originally featured on their 1975 album Honey. It was composed by William Beck, Leroy Bonner, Marshall Jones, Ralph Middlebrooks, Marvin Pierce, Clarence Satchell, and James Williams.[4] It was a number-one U.S. hit in January 1976, and was certified gold. In Canada, the song spent two weeks at number two.[5] "Love Rollercoaster" was covered by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers for the soundtrack of the 1996 animated movie Beavis and Butt-Head Do America.

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  2. ^ Molanphy, Chris (October 15, 2022). "Give Up the Funk Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
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  4. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Honey - Ohio Players | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  5. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on February 27, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2016.