No Parking (On The Dance Floor)
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"No Parking" is the title track from Midnight Star
's fourth and most successful album, No Parking on the Dance Floor
. In the US, the song reached number 43 on the R&B chart
, number 44 on the dance chart, and number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100
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The tune has been sampled by several artists since its 1983 release, including Sugar Ray
's song from 2003, "Mr. Bartender (It's So Easy)". The basic melody was sampled by the Bar-Kays
in their 1984 hit "Freakshow on the Dance Floor" and in Popula Demand's 1988 song "Don't Clock Me".
Midnight Star
Midnight Star is an R&B and electro-funk group that had a string of R&B hits in the 1980s.-Band history:The group was formed in 1976 at Kentucky State University by trumpeter Reggie Calloway, vocalist Belinda Lipscomb, guitarist/vocalist Melvin Gentry, bassist Kenneth Gant, multi-instrumentalist...
's fourth and most successful album, No Parking on the Dance Floor
No Parking on the Dance Floor
-Reception:Released in 1983 containing the hit singles "Freak-A-Zoid," "Wet My Whistle," "Electricity," and "No Parking ." Also on the album is the classic quiet storm staple, "Slow Jam."-Track listing:...
. In the US, the song reached number 43 on the R&B chart
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
, number 44 on the dance chart, and number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
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The tune has been sampled by several artists since its 1983 release, including Sugar Ray
Sugar Ray
Sugar Ray is a band from Orange County, California. The band, starting off more as an alternative metal band, first gained fame in 1997 with their release of the song "Fly". This song's success, coupled with its pop rock sound that was quite different from the rest of their material at the time,...
's song from 2003, "Mr. Bartender (It's So Easy)". The basic melody was sampled by the Bar-Kays
Bar-Kays
The Bar-Kays are a popular soul, R&B, and funk group who began performing in 1966 and continue to perform today, although with only one original member. The group had dozens of charting singles from the 1960s to the 1980s, including "Soul Finger" The Bar-Kays are a popular soul, R&B, and funk group...
in their 1984 hit "Freakshow on the Dance Floor" and in Popula Demand's 1988 song "Don't Clock Me".