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{{Infobox song

| type = single

| name = Ring My Bell

| image = Ring My Bell by Anita Ward US vinyl red label A-side.png

| caption = One of side-A pressing labels of the US 7-inch vinyl single

| artist = Anita Ward

| album = Songs of Love

| B-side =

| released = 1979

| recorded =

| genre = Disco

| length =

| label = Juana Records (through TK)

| writer = Frederick Knight

| producer = Frederick Knight

| chronology = Anita Ward

| next_title = Make Believe Lovers

| next_year = 1979

| misc =

}}

"'Ring My Bell'" is a 1979 disco song written by Frederick Knight. The song was originally written for then eleven-year-old Stacy Lattisaw, as a teenybopper song about kids talking on the telephone. When Lattisaw signed with a different label, American singer and musician Anita Ward was asked to sing it instead, and it became her only major hit.

"Ring My Bell" went to number one on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart, the Disco Top 80 chart and the Soul Singles chart. It also reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. It also garnered Ward a nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 1980 Grammy Awards.

Composition



The song is noted for its innovative use of the Synare electronic drum, playing a decaying high-pitched tom tone on the first beat of every bar. It also uses chimes. The lyrics concern a woman encouraging her partner to relax with her after a hard day at work.

The lyric "You can ring my bell" was seen as sexually suggestive according to 1984 book 'The Slanguage of Sex', "'You can ring my bell any time you want to' would be regarded as a 'come-on' phrase in the US if used by a female," and "Songs like 'Ring My Bell' by Anita Ward caused scarcely a raised eyebrow in the '70s." 'Billboard' magazine included the song on its list of the 50 sexiest songs of all time. Songwriter Frederick Knight, however, said that he deliberately avoided any overly suggestive lyrics, wanting to project a clean-cut image for Ward.

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Collette version



"'Ring My Bell'" was covered by New Zealand-born Australian pop singer Collette. It was released in 1989 as her debut single. The song peaked at number 5 on the ARIA Charts and was certified gold by ARIA.

Track listing

* '7"' (CBS 654631)

:A. "Ring My Bell" 3:22

:B. "Save Yourself" 4:06

* '12"'

:A1. "Ring My Bell" (Ring-a-Ling Mix) 6:12

:A2. "Ring My Bell" (Ding-Dong Mix) 5:41

:B1. "Save Yourself" (Survival Mix) 5:53

:B2. "Save Yourself" (Pow Wow Mix) 6:39

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See also



*List of 1970s one-hit wonders in the United States

*List of 'Billboard' Hot 100 number-one singles of 1979

*List of 'Cash Box' Top 100 number-one singles of 1979

*List of European number-one hits of 1979

*List of number-one dance singles of 1979 (U.S.)

*List of number-one R&B singles of 1979 (U.S.)

*List of number-one singles of 1979 (Canada)

*List of number-one singles in 1979 (New Zealand)

*List of number-one singles of 1979 (Spain)

*List of 'RPM' number-one dance singles of 1979

*List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1970s

*VG-lista 1964 to 1994

References




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