You Wear It Well (DeBarge song)

"You Wear It Well" is a song recorded by DeBarge for the Gordy label. It was released as the third single off their fourth album, Rhythm of the Night; the single release was credited to "El DeBarge with DeBarge."

"You Wear It Well"
Single by DeBarge
from the album Rhythm of the Night
Released	October 1985
Recorded	1984–85
Genre	R&B
Label	Gordy
Songwriter(s)	El DeBarge, Chico DeBarge
Producer(s)	El DeBarge
DeBarge singles chronology
"Who's Holding Donna Now" (1985) "You Wear It Well" (1985) "The Heart Is Not So Smart" (1986)

The song eventually reached number 7 on the Billboard R&B chart, number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. "You Wear It Well" also spent two weeks atop the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in October and November 1985. El DeBarge made a guest appearance on the NBC sitcom The Facts of Life on November 2, 1985, at the same time the single was released and performed it with the show's principal stars, Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, and Nancy McKeon, who provided backup vocals. El also performed the song on the "Bought and Paid For" episode of Miami Vice, which aired three weeks later.

Charts

Chart (1985-1986)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	46
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles	7

Credits

• El DeBarge – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizer programming, drums, percussion
• Paul Fox – synthesizer programming
• Jesse Johnson – guitars
• Tommy DeBarge – bass
• Mark DeBarge – percussion
• Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals
• Bunny Hull – backing vocals
• Remix versions done by - John Morales and Sergio Munzibai

Official Versions

• Album Version - 4:45
• Short Version - 3:54 (only heard on the "Ultimate Collection", "20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best Of DeBarge" and "Definitive Collection" albums)
• M&M Club Mix - 6:53
• M&M Dub Mix - 5:20

See also

• List of number-one dance singles of 1985 (U.S.)