No Matter What Sign You Are

"No Matter What Sign You Are" is a song released for Diana Ross & the Supremes by the Motown label.

"No Matter What Sign You Are"
Side A of the Canadian single
Single by Diana Ross & the Supremes
from the album Let the Sunshine In
B-side	"The Young Folks"
Released	May 9, 1969
Genre	Funk, psychedelic pop, soul
Length	2:38
Label	Motown M 1148
Songwriter(s)	Berry Gordy, Jr., Henry Cosby
Producer(s)	Berry Gordy, Jr., Henry Cosby
Diana Ross & the Supremes singles chronology
"The Composer" (1969) "No Matter What Sign You Are" (1969) "I Second That Emotion" (1969)
Let the Sunshine In track listing
12 tracks Side one "The Composer" "Everyday People" "No Matter What Sign You Are" "Hey Western Union Man" "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" "I'm Livin' in Shame" Side two Medley: "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" "Let the Music Play" "With a Child's Heart" "Discover Me (and You'll Discover Love)" "Will This Be the Day" "I'm So Glad I Got Somebody (Like You Around)"

Background

Originally intended to be Diana Ross & the Supremes' final single before the departure of Diana Ross and penned by Berry Gordy, the song failed to fulfil Gordy's expectations as the single did not reach the top 20 in either the US and UK, peaking at 31 and 37 respectively in July 1969.^[1] The song released as the third single from Let the Sunshine In. As with most singles released under this billing of the group, session singers perform the backing vocals on the recorded single as opposed to Supremes group members at the time, Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong.^{[citation needed]}

Personnel

• Lead vocals by Diana Ross
• Background vocals by the Blackberries (Venetta Fields, Clydie King, and Sherlie Matthews)
• Instrumentation by the Funk Brothers
  • Bass by Greg Reeves
  • Electric sitar by Eddie Willis

Track listing

• 7" single (9 May 1969) (United States/United Kingdom/Netherlands)

1. "No Matter What Sign You Are" – 2:38
2. "The Young Folks" – 2:29

Chart history

Chart (1969)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2]	33
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[3]	29
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[4]	2
UK Singles (OCC)[5]	37
UK R&B (Record Mirror)[6]	10
US Billboard Hot 100[7]	31
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8]	17
US Cashbox Top 100[9]	27
US Cashbox R&B[10]	20
US Record World 100 Top Pops[11]	25
US Record World Top 50 R&B[12]	17

Later versions and samples

It was recorded in 1983 by Russell Grant and the Starlettes.

It was sampled in 1989 by the Beastie Boys on "Shake Your Rump" from their acclaimed second album Paul's Boutique.