"I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" is a song written by Memphis-based songwriter Earl Randle, and first recorded in 1972 by soul singer Ann Peebles. The song was also a hit in 1984 for English singer Paul Young.
"I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" | ||||
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Single by Ann Peebles | ||||
from the album I Can't Stand the Rain | ||||
B-side | "One Way Street" | |||
Released | January 1973 | |||
Recorded | 1972 | |||
Length | 2:55 | |||
Label | Hi | |||
Songwriter(s) | Earl Randle | |||
Producer(s) | Willie Mitchell | |||
Ann Peebles singles chronology | ||||
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"I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" | |
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Single by Paul Young | |
from the album The Secret of Association | |
B-side | "One Step Forward" |
Released | October 1984 (UK) August 1985 (US) |
Recorded | 1984 |
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Length | 5:05 (album version) 4:39 (single version) |
Label | Columbia |
Songwriter(s) | Earl Randle |
Producer(s) | Laurie Latham |
Produced by Willie Mitchell and with performances by the Hi Rhythm Section, Ann Peebles' recording was made at the Royal Studios on South Lauderdale Avenue in Memphis.[1] It was issued as a single on the Hi label in January 1973.[2] It reached no.31 on the US R&B chart,[3] and "bubbled under" the Hot 100, reaching no.111.[4] The track was also included on her 1974 album I Can't Stand the Rain.
Writer Craig Werner said:[5]
Like the most powerful gospel soul from the early sixties, "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" serves notice on a cheating lover (white America? the brothers in the Black Panther movement?) that the free ride has come to an end. It's a restatement of the revolutionary gospel anthem "Samson and Delilah," and the message, on every level, is the same: "If I had my way, I would tear this building down."
Ann Peebles
Chart (1973) | Peak position |
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US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[7] | 11 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] | 31 |
Paul Young
Chart (1984) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] | 25 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] | 11 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] | 19 |
France (IFOP)[12] | 28 |
Germany (Official German Charts)[13] | 37 |
Ireland (IRMA)[14] | 8 |
Italy (FIMI)[15] | 25 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16] | 12 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] | 17 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[18] | 18 |
Norway (VG-lista)[19] | 9 |
Poland (LP3)[20] | 13 |
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] | 14 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] | 13 |
UK Singles (OCC)[23] | 9 |
Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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Canada Top Singles (RPM)[24] | 16 |
UK Singles (OCC)[23] | 88 |
US Billboard Hot 100[25] | 13 |
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[26] | 8 |
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[27] | 12 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[28] | 60 |
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