Brick House (song)

This article is about the Commodores song. For other uses, see Brick House.

"Brick House" is a song from Commodores' 1977 self-titled album (released as Zoom in the UK). The single peaked at number 5 in the U.S. and number 32 in the UK Singles Chart.^[3]

"Brick House"
US 12-inch vinyl single
Single by Commodores
from the album Commodores
B-side	"Captain Quick Draw"
Released	August 26, 1977
Recorded	1977
Genre	Funk[1][2]
Length	3:37
Label	Motown
Songwriter(s)	Lionel Richie, Milan Williams, Walter Orange, Ronald LaPread, Thomas McClary, William King
Producer(s)	James Anthony Carmichael and the Commodores
Commodores singles chronology
"Easy" (1977) "Brick House" (1977) "Too Hot ta Trot" (1978)

Background

Lionel Richie stated that the song's title is a play on the expression "built like a brick shithouse", referring to a strongly built woman.^[4]

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5]	24
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6]	15
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7]	2
UK Singles (OCC)[8]	32
US Billboard Hot 100[9]	5
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10]	4