# Stick-Up

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{{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](/source/Honey_Cone)
| album      = [Soulful Tapestry](/source/Soulful_Tapestry)
| B-side     = V.I.P.
| released   = August 1971
| format     =
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [R&B](/source/R%26B)
| length     =
| label      = [Hot Wax](/source/Hot_Wax_Records)
| writer     = {{plainlist}}
* [General Johnson](/source/General_Norman_Johnson)
* Angelo Bond
* Greg Perry
{{endplainlist}}
| producer   =
| prev_title = [Want Ads](/source/Want_Ads)
| prev_year  = 1971
| next_title = One Monkey Don't Stop No Show
| next_year  = 1971
}}

"'''Stick-Up'''" is [Honey Cone](/source/Honey_Cone)'s 1971 follow up single to the No.1 pop and R&B hit "[Want Ads](/source/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](/source/Hot_100), it peaked at No.11.  It was their second consecutive certified Gold single.

==Chart history==
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===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](/source/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](/source/Best_Selling_Soul_Singles)
| style="text-align:center;"|1 
|-
|U.S. ''[Cash Box](/source/Cashbox_(magazine))'' 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](/source/Cashbox_(magazine)) |accessdate=May 30, 2016 }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|43
|}
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==References==
{{reflist}}

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

{{Honey Cone}}

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

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