Head to Toe (Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam song)

"Head to Toe" is a song recorded by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam that appeared on their 1987 album Spanish Fly and released as a single. The song hit number one on three charts: Billboard Hot 100 on June 20, 1987, the Hot Black Singles charts on May 30 of that year,^[2] and the dance charts on May 30.^[3] In Canada, the song topped the RPM 100 national singles chart on July 25 of the same year.^[4]

"Head to Toe"
Single by Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
from the album Spanish Fly
B-side	"You'll Never Change"
Released	March 1987
Recorded	1986
Genre	Freestyle[1] soul[1]
Length	5:03 (Album Version) 4:02 (Single/Video Version)
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Curt Bedeau, Gerry Charles, Hugh L Clarke, Brian George, Lucien George, Paul George
Producer(s)	Full Force
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam singles chronology
"All Cried Out" (1986) "Head to Toe" (1987) "Lost in Emotion" (1987)

Composition

The song is performed in the key of D major with a tempo of 114 beats per minute.^[5] The Los Angeles Times wrote in their 1987 review of the Spanish Fly album that Head to Toe "melodically owes a debt to the Supremes’ Back in My Arms Again".^[6]

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Head to Toe" Chart (1987) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] 52 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 15 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[9] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 12 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 16 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 9 UK Singles (OCC)[13] 82 US Billboard Hot 100[14] 1 US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[15] 1 US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[16] 1 US Hot Black Singles (Billboard)[17] 1

Year-end charts 1987 year-end chart performance for "Head to Toe" Chart (1987) Position Canada Top Singles (RPM)[18] 21 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[19] 41 US Billboard Hot 100[20] 17 US Black Singles (Billboard)[21] 31 US Crossover Singles (Billboard)[22] 1 US Dance 12-Inch Sales (Billboard)[23] 11 US Cash Box Top 100 Singles[24] 1

Certifications

Certifications for Head to Toe

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[25]	Gold	50,000^
United States (RIAA)[26]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.