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"Float On" is a 1977 hit song by the R&B/soul group The Floaters. The spoken verses combine two popular trends from the time, star signs and video and phone dating, in lines such as Aquarius and my name is Ralph / Now I like a woman who loves her freedom. The song was co-written by James Mitchell of The Detroit Emeralds group.

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"Float On"
Single by The Floaters
from the album Floaters
B-side	"Everything Happens for a Reason"
Released	June 1977
Genre	Soul
Length	4:13 (Single edit) 11:49 (Album version)
Label	ABC
Songwriter(s)	Marvin Willis, Arnold Ingram, James Mitchell
Producer(s)	James Mitchell, Marvin Willis

Released from their self-titled debut album, it became one of the biggest singles of the year, spending six weeks at number one on the U.S. Hot Soul Singles chart. "Float On" was also a crossover hit, peaking at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 behind Andy Gibb's "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" and The Emotions' "Best of My Love",[1] but with no other Hot 100 hits, The Floaters became a one-hit wonder on that chart. "Float On" also reached number one on the UK Singles Chart,[2] and number five on the Irish Singles Chart. The song was covered by two hip-hop bands: Stetsasonic on its album In Full Gear (1988),[3] and Dream Warriors on its album The Master Plan (1996), the latter of which was released as a single.

The song was adapted in the early 1990s to advertise Cadbury's Crème Eggs.^{[citation needed]}

Parodies

The song was made fun of. Artists who recorded a parody include:

• English comedy band The Barron Knights on their 1977 UK hit single "Live in Trouble".[4]
• Cheech & Chong on their 1977 US hit single "Bloat On".
• The characters from Sesame Street, David (Northern Calloway), Bob (Bob McGrath), Gordon (Roscoe Orman) and Luis (Emilio Delgado) did a style parody of the song called "Gimmie Five".

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak position
Australia Kent Music Report [5]	16
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6]	5
Canada RPM Top Singles[7]	4
Ireland (IRMA)[8]	5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9]	2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[10]	1
South Africa (Springbok)[11]	13
UK Singles (OCC)[12]	1
US Billboard Hot 100[13]	2
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[14]	1
West Germany (Official German Charts)[15]	36

See also

• List of number-one R&B singles of 1977 (U.S.)

References

External links

• Song Review on the Allmusic website

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