Scorpio (Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five song)

"Scorpio"
"Scorpio"
Single by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
from the album The Message
B-side	"It's a Shame (Mt. Airy Groove)"
Released	1982
Recorded	1981
Genre	Electro, old-school hip hop
Length	3:10; 4:50; 5:10
Label	Sugar Hill Records; Teldec
Songwriter(s)	Melvin Glover, Nathaniel Glover Jr, Eddie Morris, Keith Wiggins, Guy Williams
Producer(s)	Sylvia Inc.; Jigsaw Prod.
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five singles chronology

Scorpio is a 1981 song by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, released in 1982 as a single from their album The Message (1982). It reached #30 on the R&B Singles chart^[2] and #77 on the UK Singles Chart.^[3] It was dubbed the "greatest early electro track" by Mark Richardson in his album review for Pitchfork Media.^[4] The track was named after one of the members of the group, rapper Scorpio (Eddie Morris aka Mr. Ness).

Track listing

Promo version

Scorpio – 5:10
Scorpio – 5:10

Other versions

Scorpio – 3:03 or 4:50 (dependent on version)
It's a Shame (Mt. Airy Groove) – 4:58

Personnel

Producer – Jigsaw Prod., Sylvia Robinson
Written by – The Furious Five^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – Scorpio". discogs.com. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
^ "Grandmaster Flash > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
^ "The Official Charts Company – Grandmaster Flash". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
^ Richardson, Mark (July 14, 2005). "Grandmaster Flash / Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five: The Message / They Said it Couldn't Be Done". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 9, 2018.

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[discogs-1] "Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – Scorpio". discogs.com. Retrieved 9 April 2018.

[AMG-singles-2] "Grandmaster Flash > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-23.

[chartstats1-3] "The Official Charts Company – Grandmaster Flash". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2018-04-09.

[4] Richardson, Mark (July 14, 2005). "Grandmaster Flash / Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five: The Message / They Said it Couldn't Be Done". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 9, 2018.

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