The Message
: Grandmaster Flash & the Furious FiveDate: 07/1982
From: The Message
Comment:
featuring Melle Mel & Duke Bootee
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #51]
[Sugar Hill 584]
written by Ed "Duke Bootee" Fletcher, Grandmaster Melle Mel & Bobby Robinson
| Chart | Debut date | Peak pos. |
|---|---|---|
| US | 16/10/1982 | 62 |
| US dance | 12 | |
| US R&B | 4 | |
| UK | 01/08/1982 | 8 |
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| Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five singles chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| It's Nasty (Genius of Love) (02/1982 • 6 pts) | The Message (07/1982 • 136 pts) | Scorpio (10/1982 • 13 pts) |
| Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five singles by points | ||
|---|---|---|
| White Lines (Don't Do It) (10/1983 • 112 pts) | The Message (07/1982 • 136 pts) | |
Music video
| Song versions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
1982 • Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five  • The Message |  |  | |
| 2004 • Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five • The Message | | ||