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{{short description|1980 song by Michael Henderson}}
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'''"Wide Receiver"''' is a 1980 [[funk]]/[[dance music|dance]] song by [[North American]] [[bass guitarist]] and [[vocalist]] [[Michael Henderson]]. The song was written by Henderson, along with Randall Jacobs,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/wide-receiver-mw0000023494|title=Wide Receiver - Michael Henderson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic}}</ref> and was the title track from [[Wide Receiver (album)|the album of the same name]].
==Song theme and background==
The song contains innuendos in the form of [[American football]] references. It also has references to [[marijuana]] ("The referee must have been smokin a joint"). Sounds from the handheld game [[Mattel Electronic Football]] were used in the introduction and background of the song. The phrase "sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't" from [[Mounds (candy)|Mounds]] and [[Almond Joy]] advertising were also used in the lyrics. The phrase "Baseball's been very, very good to me on the song fade was a popular saying from Garrett Morris' Chico Escuela character portrayed on [[Saturday Night Live]] at the time. Henderson is mainly known for a style of smooth R&B heard on the [[quiet storm]] radio format; this song was his only club dance track. Ultimately, it became his biggest hit[https://www.allmusic.com/album/wide-receiver-mw0000023494]. Another song from the album was "[[Prove It (Michael Henderson song)|Prove It]]" which charted at number 27.
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In the US, "Wide Receiver was a hit, peaking at #4 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Hot Soul Singles]] chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=252}}</ref> On the [[Dance Club Songs|Disco Top 100]] chart it peaked at #42<ref>{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=120}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Funk songs]]
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