Express Yourself (Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band song)

"Express Yourself" was written by Charles Wright and performed by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band. It became their signature song after its release in 1970 on their album, Express Yourself. The song was produced by Wright.

It reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was also their biggest hit on the U.S. R&B chart, reaching #3.

The single was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1971, losing to The Delfonics song "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" and ranked #57 on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970.

Covers and samples

 * Idris Muhammad on his 1971 album, Black Rhythm Revolution!
 * N.W.A sampled it in their 1989 song also titled "Express Yourself". It reached #40 on the U.S. R&B chart and #50 on the UK Singles Chart. and was featured on their 1988 album, Straight Outta Compton.
 * Kurtis Blow on his 1988 album, Back by Popular Demand.
 * Saccharine Trust on their 1989 album, Past Lives.
 * Roger and Fu-Schnickens on the 1993 soundtrack album Addams Family Values: Music from the Motion Picture.
 * The House Jacks, for Tommy Boy Records, on their 1997 album, Funkwich.
 * Francis Rocco Prestia on his 1999 album, ...Everybody on the Bus with vocals by Tamara Champlin.
 * Snooks Eaglin on his 2002 album The Way It Is with Jon Cleary.
 * Jason Mraz in Cheaper by the Dozen 2.
 * Tinchy Stryder sampled it on his 2009 album, Catch 22 on the song "Express Urself".
 * Labrinth sampled it on the track "Express Yourself" from his 2012 album Electronic Earth. The song reached #12 on the UK Singles Chart.

In popular culture

 * Fu-Schnickens - over the end credits of the 1993 film Addams Family Values.
 * The 2000 film Remember the Titans.
 * Remix by Mocean Worker - during the end credits of the 2005 film Guess Who.
 * During the fight scene in the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
 * Labrinth, in a 2012 commercial for Windows 8.
 * Teaser trailer for the 2017 film The Emoji Movie.
 * Cheaper By the Dozen (2005)
 * The 1999 documentary One Day in September.
 * The BMW i5 commercial in 2024.