| "Static" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by James Brown | ||||
| from the album I'm Real | ||||
| A-side | "No static (Full Force 8 minute Def Mix" | |||
| B-side | "Godfather Runnin' the Joint" | |||
| Released | July 1988 | |||
| Genre | Funk, new jack swing | |||
| Length | 4:02 | |||
| Label | Scotti Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Curt Bedeau, Gerry Charles, Hugh L Clarke, Brian George, Lucien George, Paul George | |||
| Producer(s) | Full Force | |||
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| "Static" on YouTube | ||||
"Static" is a 1988 song written by Full Force and recorded by James Brown. It was released as a single from Brown's album I'm Real and was charted at number 5 in the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[1] Reviewing the album, People singled "Static" out for praise, calling it "inflammatory".[2] It contains samples of four songs, "I Know You Got Soul", "Hot Pants (I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming)", "Alice, I Want You Just for Me", and "Hot Pants Road".[3] It was the last Top 40 hit[definition needed] of Brown's career.[citation needed]
The song's title inspired the identity of the DC Comics superhero Static.[4]