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Who sang I’m Coming Out?

Diana Ross released the song I’m Coming Out. Date of release: 22/8/1980.

Release date: 22/8/1980

Duration: 05:23

Writer(s): Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards

Producer(s): Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers

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It's a song about coming out and being proud of who you are.

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Diana Ross - Short Biography

- Diana Ross is an American singer and actress.
- She became famous as the lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes.
- The Supremes became Motown's most popular group in the 1960s.
- They are the highest ranked female group in history, with 12 number one hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
- Some of their biggest hits include "Where Did Our Love Go," "Baby Love," "Come See About Me" and "Love Child."

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I'm Coming Out is a song by Diana Ross, released in 1980. The song was written by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of the band Chic, who produced it with Ross. I'm Coming Out was a commercial success, reaching number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming Ross' second single to top the Hot Dance Club Play.

The song addresses a taboo subject at the time, homosexuality, and has been interpreted as an allegory for Diana Ross' coming out. Although Ross never explicitly confirmed or denied this interpretation, she stated that the song was "open to all interpretations."

I'm Coming Out has received critical acclaim and has been included in several lists of the best songs of all time. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked it at number 476 on its list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.

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