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

Chart performance

Covers and samples

• Idris Muhammad released a version of the song on his 1971 album, Black Rhythm Revolution!
• N.W.A sampled this song in their 1989 song also titled "Express Yourself". The song reached #40 on the U.S. R&B chart and #50 on the UK Singles Chart. It was featured on their 1988 album, Straight Outta Compton.
• Saccharine Trust released a version of the song on their 1989 album, Past Lives.
• Roger and Fu-Schnickens covered the song on the 1993 soundtrack album .
• The House Jacks recorded a version for Tommy Boy Records that appears on their 1997 album, Funkwich.
• Francis Rocco Prestia recorded a version that appears on his 1999 album, ...Everybody on the Bus with vocals by Tamara Champlin.
• Snooks Eaglin covered the song on his 2002 album The Way It Is with Jon Cleary.
• Tinchy Stryder sampled the song on his 2009 album, Catch 22 on the song "Express Urself".
• Labrinth sampled the song on the track "Express Yourself" from his 2012 album Electronic Earth. The song reached #12 on the UK Singles Chart.

  In popular culture

• A version of the song by Fu-Schnickens is featured over the end credits of the 1993 film Addams Family Values.
• The song appears in the 2000 film Remember the Titans.
• The Mocean Worker Remix of the song was featured during the end credits of the 2005 film Guess Who.
• The song appears during the fight scene in the 2005 film Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
• A cover version by Jason Mraz is featured in the 2005 film Cheaper by the Dozen 2.
• Labrinth's version of the song was featured in a 2012 commercial for Windows 8.
• The song appears in the teaser trailer for the 2017 film The Emoji Movie.
• The song is featured in the video game ' on radio station Master Sounds 98.3. Along with N.W.A's version Of the song appearing on Radio Los Santos.
• The song is also featured in the video game ' where it plays in the 1978 era.
• The song appears in a 2020 commercial for online store Etsy.com.
• The N.W.A version of the song featured in Season 3, episode 7 of 9-1-1, as the episode is set back in early 90's Los Angeles. In the same episode there is the video of Rodney King being beaten.