Expression (song)


"Expression" is the lead single released from Salt-n-Pepa's third album, Blacks' Magic. The song was both written and produced by member Cheryl "Salt" James.
The song became the group's second single to reach the top 40 in the United States, peaking at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 while also topping the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart, becoming their first song to do so. The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on February 28, 1990, before reaching platinum status less than three months later, on May 25. In 1992 a re-release charted within the top 30 in Ireland and the United Kingdom and peaked at number 13 in France.
The music video is notable for marking the directorial debut of director Millicent Shelton.

Single track listing

A-side
  1. "Expression" – 4:04
  2. "Expression" – 5:17
  3. "Expression" – 1:16
B-side
  1. "Expression" – 4:04
  2. "Expression" – 1:30
  3. "Clubhouse" – 5:29
  4. "Clubhouse" – 5:29

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Certifications

1992 re-release

"Expression" was re-released in 1992 as the first single from Salt-n-Pepa's remix album, Rapped in Remixes: The Greatest Hits Remixed. The song peaked at number 23 in Ireland and the United Kingdom and number 13 in France.

Track listing

CD maxi-single
  1. Expression - 3:59
  2. Expression - 6:18
  3. Expression - 6:18
  4. Expression - 5:46

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