Rigor Mortis (song)

"Rigor Mortis"
Single by Cameo
from the album Cardiac Arrest
ReleasedApril 20, 1977 (1977-04-20)
Recorded1977
GenreFunk
Length3:28
Songwriter(s)
Cameo singles chronology
"Find My Way"
(1975)
"Rigor Mortis"
(1977)
"Post Mortem"
(1977)

"Rigor Mortis" is a song by American funk band Cameo, released on April 20, 1977 as a single from their debut studio album, Cardiac Arrest. In the US, the song peaked at number 33 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.[1] In this instance "Rigor Mortis" is a euphemism for being lonesome on the dance floor.

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 98.