Dazz_(song)

Dazz

Dazz

1976 single by Brick

Not to be confused with Dazz Band.

"Dazz" is a song by R&B/funk band Brick. "Dazz" is a combination of disco, funk and jazz, hence the title "Dazz", a combination denominator for "Disco Jazz".[1] Released in 1976 from their debut album Good High, it would become their biggest hit, spending four weeks at the top of the R&B singles chart, while reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 41 on Billboard's year-end chart.[2] In Canada, it reached number 26.[3]

Quick Facts Single by Brick, from the album Good High ...

Another popular 1970s-era soul group, the Dazz Band, took their name from the song.[4] The song was featured in a house party scene in the 2016 action-comedy film The Nice Guys, set in 1977. It was also featured in a scene in the 2019 Elton John biopic, Rocketman.

Sampling

Dazz has been sampled by multiple artists (partial list):[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Brick and Their Disco Hit "Dazz"". MentalItch.com. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. [2]
    Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 78.
  3. [3]
    "RPM Top 100 Singles - January 29, 1977" (PDF).
  4. [4]
    "The Dazz Band". SoulTracks.com. SoulTracks, LLC. 6 May 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Samples of Dazz". WhoSampled.com. WhoSampled.com, LLC. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
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