Scorpio (Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five song)

For other songs with a similar title, see Scorpio (disambiguation).

"Scorpio"
Single by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
from the 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[1]
Songwriter(s)	Melvin Glover, Nathaniel Glover Jr, Eddie Morris, Keith Wiggins, Guy Williams
Producer(s)	Sylvia Inc. Jigsaw Prod.[1]
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five singles chronology
"It's Nasty (Genius of Love)" (1981) "Scorpio" (1982) "The Message" (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^[2] and #77 on the UK Singles Chart.^[3] It was dubbed the "greatest early electro track" by Mark Richardson in his album review for Pitchfork Media.^[4] The track was named after one of the members of the group, rapper Scorpio (Eddie Morris aka Mr. Ness).

Track listing

Promo version

1. Scorpio – 5:10
2. Scorpio – 5:10

Other versions

1. Scorpio – 3:03 or 4:50 (dependent on version)
2. It's a Shame (Mt. Airy Groove) – 4:58

Personnel

• Producer – Jigsaw Prod., Sylvia Robinson
• Written by – The Furious Five^[1]

References

1. "Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five – Scorpio". discogs.com. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
2. "Grandmaster Flash > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
3. "The Official Charts Company – Grandmaster Flash". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
4. Richardson, Mark (July 14, 2005). "Grandmaster Flash / Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five: The Message / They Said it Couldn't Be Done". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 9, 2018.