Song · Isley Brothers
“It's Your Thing” by Isley Brothers
Released 1973
“It's Your Thing” by Isley Brothers appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2001 and 2020. It was first released in 1973. Its best result is #314 on the WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,989 indie & aaa song of all time.
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The Isley Brothers put out "It's Your Thing" in 1969 as free agents. They had walked out on Motown late in 1968, tired of playing second fiddle while the Temptations, the Miracles and the Four Tops got the label's muscle behind them, even after "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" had given them a hit. The break came after a winning tour of Britain, where their following outstripped the one back home.
O'Kelly, Ronald and Rudolph Isley wrote it, with Ronald handling the words, and the brothers produced it themselves for T-Neck. The message is simple: your life, your call, and nobody else gets a vote. It plays like a party record, but it was also their answer to Berry Gordy's tight grip on his artists. Rolling Stone later put it at No. 420 among the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 314 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2020 | 1933 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
Also listed as: It's You Thing.
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