Scorpio | |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five |
Album: | The Message |
B-Side: | It's a Shame (Mt. Airy Groove) |
Released: | 1982 |
Recorded: | 1981 |
Genre: | Electro, old-school hip hop |
Length: | 3:10 4:50 5:10 |
Label: | Sugar Hill Records Teldec |
Producer: | Sylvia Inc. Jigsaw Prod. |
Chronology: | Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five |
Prev Title: | It's Nasty (Genius of Love) |
Prev Year: | 1981 |
Next Title: | The Message |
Next Year: | 1982 |
Scorpio is a 1981 song by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, released in 1982 as a single from their album The Message (1982). It reached #30 on the R&B Singles chart[1] and #77 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] It was dubbed the "greatest early electro track" by Mark Richardson in his album review for Pitchfork Media.[3] The track was named after one of the members of the group, rapper Scorpio (Eddie Morris aka Mr. Ness).