Steppin' Out (Joe Jackson song)

"Steppin' Out"
"Steppin' Out"
	Artwork for UK vinyl releases; other editions that use this artwork have various B-side tracks
Single by Joe Jackson
from the album Night and Day
B-side	"Another World" (UK 7-inch); "Chinatown" (U.S. 7-inch);
Released	August 1982 (US); October 1982 (UK)
Recorded	January 1982
Studio	Blue Rock, New York City
Genre	New wave; electropop; sophisti-pop; synth-pop;
Length	4:23 (album version); 3:43 (single version)
Label	A&M
Songwriter(s)	Joe Jackson
Producer(s)	David Kershenbaum; Joe Jackson;
Joe Jackson singles chronology
Music video
	"Steppin' Out" on YouTube

"Steppin' Out" is a song by English musician Joe Jackson, originally included on his 1982 album Night and Day.^[7] The song, inspired by Jackson's time in New York City, was his highest-charting single in America, where it peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. It reached the same position in Jackson's native UK.

^ Larson, Sarah (15 October 2015). "Joe Jackson, Past, Present, and Fast Forward". The New Yorker.
^ "Whether You Like Pop, Swing, Jazz Or Beyond, Grammy Winner Joe Jackson Has Hits For You". The Smith Center.
^ Holden, Stephen (16 August 1982). "Joe Jackson: Night And Day". Rolling Stone. No. 376. Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
^ Molanphy, Chris (19 November 2022). "Angry Young Men Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
^ Pitchfork Staff (10 September 2018). "The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 April 2023. ...on "Steppin' Out"—Jackson's biggest-ever hit—he makes synth-pop seem as sophisticated and sultry as Cole Porter.
^ Rolling Stone Staff (24 September 2024). "The 101 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 October 2024. ...some of the biggest synth-pop hits of the day...Joe Jackson's "Steppin' Out,"...
^ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 485–486. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.

[1] Larson, Sarah (15 October 2015). "Joe Jackson, Past, Present, and Fast Forward". The New Yorker.

[2] "Whether You Like Pop, Swing, Jazz Or Beyond, Grammy Winner Joe Jackson Has Hits For You". The Smith Center.

[3] Holden, Stephen (16 August 1982). "Joe Jackson: Night And Day". Rolling Stone. No. 376. Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2015.

[4] Molanphy, Chris (19 November 2022). "Angry Young Men Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved 18 February 2023.

[Pitchfork_Staff_2018-5] Pitchfork Staff (10 September 2018). "The 200 Best Albums of the 1980s". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 April 2023. ...on "Steppin' Out"—Jackson's biggest-ever hit—he makes synth-pop seem as sophisticated and sultry as Cole Porter.

[Rolling_Stone_Staff_2024-6] Rolling Stone Staff (24 September 2024). "The 101 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 October 2024. ...some of the biggest synth-pop hits of the day...Joe Jackson's "Steppin' Out,"...

[The_Great_Rock_Discography-7] Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 485–486. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.

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