Single: The Bird

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The Bird

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Single details


Released: 11 January 1985 (US release)

29 March 1985 (Dutch release)

Related album: Ice Cream Castle
Label(s): Warner Bros.
Non-Album track(s):

The Bird (Edit) (3:41)
The Bird (Remix) (6:25)
My Drawers (Edit) (3:42)

Charts, Certifications & Awards


Charts
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
USA: Billboard Black Singles Chart 19 Jan. 1985 33 11
USA:illboard Hot Dance/Disco Chart 9 Feb. 1985 6 10
USA: Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart 23 Feb. 1985 36 13
Certifications
This single has not received any certifications in the USA or elsewhere
Awards
This single has not received any awards in the USA or elsewhere

See also


The Bird
(Music video)
Ice Cream Castle
(Album)
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The Bird was the third and final single to be released from The Time’s third album Ice Cream Castle, and was released about six months after the album. The single contained an edit of the track. The b-side, My Drawers, was also an edited version of a track taken from the album. The 12" single also included a remix of The Bird. The single was released in North America, the UK, and Germany. Oddly, the release is credited to "Morris Day & The Time" on the sleeve (with a picture of the original incarnation of the band with Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and without Jerome Benton) and to "The Time" on the labels.

The single reached number 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart, number 33 on the Billboard Black Chart and number 6 in the Billboard Hot Dance/Disco chart.


Track listing
7" 12"

A. The Bird (Edit) (3:41)
B. My Drawers (Edit) (3:42)

  • Cat #: USA: 7-29094

 UK: K1790
 GER: 929094-7

A. The Bird (Remix) (6:25)
B. My Drawers (Edit) (3:42)

  • Cat #: USA: 0-20315


  • See individual tracks and related albums for credits.

Other Formats
7" Promo 12" Promo

A. The Bird (Edit) (3:41)
B. The Bird (Edit) (3:41)

  • Cat #: USA: 7-29094


A1. The Bird (LP Version) (7:40)
A2. The Bird (Edit) (3:41)
B. My Drawers (Edit) (3:42)

  • Cat #: USA: PRO-A-2242



Releases
7", 12", CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2

USA 7" 7-29094 center center center center

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2

None

 

 

 
Additional Information

Promotion (at time of release) Triva

  • Ironically, The Bird is the first song on which all the members of The Time actually play, but the group was already disbanded when the single was released.
  • Incidentally, the b-side My Drawers would also become the b-side of Chocolate in 1990, their last single before the group disbanded once again.

References
Sugarwalls single.jpg 1984
Sugar Walls
All Singles All Related Artists Singles 1985
Noon Rendezvous
NoonRendezvous single.jpg