Stick-Up

{{short description|1971 single by Honey Cone}} {{about|a song|the jazz album by Bobby Hutcherson|Stick-Up!|the crime|stick up}} {{Infobox song | name = Stick-Up | cover = Stick-Up_-_The_Honey_Cone.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Honey Cone | album = Soulful Tapestry | B-side = V.I.P. | released = August 1971 | format = | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = R&B | length = | label = Hot Wax | writer = {{plainlist}} * General Johnson * Angelo Bond * Greg Perry {{endplainlist}} | producer = | prev_title = Want Ads | prev_year = 1971 | next_title = One Monkey Don't Stop No Show | next_year = 1971 }}

"'''Stick-Up'''" is Honey Cone's 1971 follow up single to the No.1 pop and R&B hit "Want Ads". It was No.1 on the R&B chart for three weeks;<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=260}}</ref> on the Hot 100, it peaked at No.11. It was their second consecutive certified Gold single.

==Chart history== {{col-begin|width=67%}} {{col-2}} ===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (1971) !Peak<br>position |- |Canada ''RPM''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.7585&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=086990i1r7i7qbnuo5vmpaf200 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date= |accessdate=2016-10-05}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|23 |- |U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite book |title= Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2013 |publisher=Record Research |page=392}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|11 |- |U.S. ''Billboard'' Best Selling Soul Singles | style="text-align:center;"|1 |- |U.S. ''Cash Box'' Top 100 | style="text-align:center;"|7 |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !align="left"|Chart (1971) ! style="text-align:center;"|Position |- |U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1971.htm |title=Top 100 Hits of 1971/Top 100 Songs of 1971 |website=Musicoutfitters.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-05}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|70 |- |U.S. ''Cash Box''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/1971YESP.html |title=Top 100 Year End Charts: 1971 |work=Cashbox Magazine |accessdate=May 30, 2016 }}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|43 |} {{col-end}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[{{Allmusic|class=song|id=t5344879|pure_url=yes}} Song overview] on Allmusic

Category:Honey Cone songs Category:1971 singles Category:Songs written by General Johnson (musician) Category:Songs written by Greg Perry (singer) Category:1971 songs Category:Hot Wax Records singles