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“Sexual Healing” is a 1982 song recorded by American soul singer Marvin Gaye on the Columbia Records label. It was his first single since his exit from his long-term record label Motown earlier in the year, following the release of the In Our Lifetime album the previous year.
Original version
Released off his seminal 1982 album, Midnight Love, the song not only became his biggest hit in five years, but also brought Gaye back to the top of the pop music world five years after his last big hit, “Got to Give It Up”.
By holding the number-one spot of the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart for ten weeks, it was the longest-running R&B number-one single of the 1980s. “Sexual Healing” eventually hit number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1983. It also became an international and global hit reaching number four on the UK Singles Chart—giving Gaye his first UK top ten hit in five years since “Got to Give It Up”—and number one on the New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart where it stayed at the top spot for six consecutive weeks.
Furthermore, the single garnered him his first gold certificate by RIAA for sales of over 1,000,000 copies (it has since been certified platinum by the RIAA, which means since 1986 sales of over a million, since then Gold single status begins with 500,000 units sold) and finally won Gaye, after being nominated for a Grammy Award no less than ten times in his career, the first Grammy Awards of his multi-dimensional career, winning him Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male and Best R&B Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist) in 1983.
Original version
Released off his seminal 1982 album, Midnight Love, the song not only became his biggest hit in five years, but also brought Gaye back to the top of the pop music world five years after his last big hit, “Got to Give It Up”.
By holding the number-one spot of the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart for ten weeks, it was the longest-running R&B number-one single of the 1980s. “Sexual Healing” eventually hit number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1983. It also became an international and global hit reaching number four on the UK Singles Chart—giving Gaye his first UK top ten hit in five years since “Got to Give It Up”—and number one on the New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart where it stayed at the top spot for six consecutive weeks.
Furthermore, the single garnered him his first gold certificate by RIAA for sales of over 1,000,000 copies (it has since been certified platinum by the RIAA, which means since 1986 sales of over a million, since then Gold single status begins with 500,000 units sold) and finally won Gaye, after being nominated for a Grammy Award no less than ten times in his career, the first Grammy Awards of his multi-dimensional career, winning him Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male and Best R&B Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group or Soloist) in 1983.
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MissT85 wrote:
One of my fav's...
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Noe11ey wrote:
love<3
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Stokka wrote:
Ah, brings back memories! One time in the army, when some buddies and I were cleaning our guns, this started playing on the radio. The guy next to me exclaimed "what the hell kind of gay song is this!?" I replied that it's Sexual Healing and laughed my ass off, along with the other guys who knew the artist name :D
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alltheway49ers wrote:
smooth
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Marjo47 wrote:
Some people can do with a bit!
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den24pop wrote:
one of his worst
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daisi63 wrote:
let s make love tonight.......cause it s right.....!!!!!!!!
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sexual-healing wrote:
...when I get that feeling I want Sexual Healing. Sexual Healing, oh baby makes me feel so fine... ♥
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CBP-MUSIC wrote:
Legendary...............Nice.....!!!!!!
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maquem wrote:
mrrrr <3
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dreamzofpeace wrote:
Doesn't get any sexier...
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Hitch194 wrote:
Marvin Gaye is a legend ;>
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MisterMagpie9 wrote:
Stands the test of time...I'm an old lady now but this one still gets me goin' after all these years....
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marcy50 wrote:
WOW,, time to dance..love this one..What a song..got so much feelings and emotions in it..he had it together in this one..
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Jodeci1986 wrote:
pure sexual 80's magic.
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LucaBrasiXL wrote:
amazing.
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strungouttobee wrote:
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bilevader wrote:
This is a tragic oversight. Why can't we have the original track? This is NOT "Sexual Healing" from Midnight Love, it is a poorly recorded live performance, nowhere close to the original.
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Marjo47 wrote:
Yes good one.
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heathertheshrub wrote:
can you imagine this being your alarm clock song what a way to start the day haha, oh marvin, what a leg-end you be
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