Wide Receiver (song)

"Wide Receiver" is a 1980 funk/dance song by North American bass guitarist and vocalist Michael Henderson. The song was written by Henderson, along with Randall Jacobs,[1] and was from the album Wide Receiver.

Song theme and background

The song contains innuendos in the form of American football references. It also has references to marijuana ("The referee must have been smokin a joint"). Sounds from the handheld game Mattel Electronic Football were used in the introduction and background of the song. The phrase "sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't" from Mounds and Almond Joy advertising were also used in the lyrics. Henderson is mainly known for a style of smooth R&B heard on the quiet storm radio format; this song was his only club dance track, Another song from the album was "Prove It" which charted at number 27.

Chart performance

In the US, "Wide Receiver was a hit, peaking at #4 on the Hot Soul Singles chart.[2] On the Disco Top 100 chart it peaked at #42[3]

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/wide-receiver-mw0000023494
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 252.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 120.
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