Use ta Be My Girl

1978 single by The O'Jays

"Use ta Be My Girl"

One of side-A labels of the US single

Single by The O'Jays

from the album So Full of Love

B-side

"This Time Baby"

Released

March 1978

Studio

Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania^[1]

Genre

Soul^[2]
disco^[2]
quiet storm^[3]

Length

3:23 (7" Version)
4:02 (Album Version)

Label

Philadelphia International

Songwriter(s)

Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff

Producer(s)

Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff

The O'Jays singles chronology

"Work on Me"
(1977)

"Use ta Be My Girl"
(1978)

"Brandy"
(1979)

"Use ta Be My Girl" is a song by R&B vocal group The O'Jays. Released from their hit 1978 album, So Full of Love, it became a crossover hit. The song spent five weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart. It also peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.^[4] "Use ta Be My Girl" became one of the biggest and most familiar hits by The O'Jays. The song has also been certified by the RIAA as a million-seller.^[5]

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[6]	41
Canada RPM Top Singles^[7]	90
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary^[8]	28
Ireland (IRMA)^[9]	18
Netherlands^[10]	18
New Zealand (RIANZ)^[11]	5
UK Singles Chart	12
US Billboard Hot 100	4
US Cash Box Top 100^[12]	5
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles	1
US Billboard Adult Contemporary^[13]	21

Year-end charts

Chart (1978)	Rank
New Zealand^[14]	30
US Billboard Hot 100^[15]	42
US Cash Box^[16]	43

References

^ "Sigma Sound Studios: Albums 1968-1978". Billboard. September 16, 1978. p. SS-11. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (July 17, 2000). "The Wonder Years: Soul". Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3.
^ Harvey, Eric (May 19, 2012). "The Quiet Storm". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 438.
^ [1] ^{[dead link]}
^ Steffen Hung. "Forum - 1970 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1978-08-12. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Use ta Be My Girl". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
^ "charts.org.nz - The O'Jays - Use Ta Be My Girl". charts.nz.
^ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1978-10-15. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
^ "Top 100 1978-07-22". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 179.
^ "Top Selling Singles of 1978 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1978-12-31. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
^ "Top 100 Hits of 1978/Top 100 Songs of 1978". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-10-14.
^ "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1978". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2015-11-03.