Tell Me Something Good (song)

"Tell Me Something Good" is a song by Rufus and Chaka Khan, written by Stevie Wonder and released in 1974. The single was a hit, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, although it didn't chart in the United Kingdom. The single was amongst the earliest hits to use the guitar talk box.

The song has been described as having ".. rude metallaic guitar" (by Al Ciner) and ".. a beautiful bass, clav and heavy breathing groove." The song can be difficult to count as there is an off-count into the verse.

Cover versions
Yvonne Fair recorded an acclaimed cover of the song on her 1975 album The Bitch is Black.

Pink recorded a cover of the song for the film Happy Feet which was included on the soundtrack album.

Maceo Parker also recorded a cover of the song, which was included on his album FunkOverload.

Eric Marienthal included it on his album Sweet Talk.

Robbie Nevil recorded a cover on his album Day 1 in 1991.

Lee Aaron recorded a cover on her album Some girls do in 1991.

Jesse Langseth performed the song in the wild-card round in the eighth season of American Idol, receiving good feedback but did not progress to the Top 13, though she was informed she had almost gotten through.

Guitarist Greg Howe recorded an instrumental version of the song for his 2008 album, Sound Proof.

UGK released a cover with the same title on their debut album Too Hard to Swallow.

Matthew Morrison performed the song as his Glee character Will Schuester in the first season episode "Funk". The single was released on iTunes.

In That 70's Show, in the episode "Water Tower", Eric walks in on his parents having sex, and the song plays every time he has recurring nightmares and thoughts of his parents.

Ronnie Laws recorded a version in 1975 that was sampled by the Beastie Boys on their critically acclaimed album Paul's Boutique

In Will and Grace Karen tells Jack that this is the song to which she and Stan make love. She then walks in on her husband cheating on her with the same song playing. Closed captioning for that episode incorrectly credits the song to Sly and the Family Stone.

The Case song "Tell Me", on his 1999 album Personal Conversation, was based in this song.

In 2002, En Vogue performed the song on their concert DVD, "Live in the USA".

Dave Matthews & Friends covered the song live from 2003 until 2005.

Singer Kim Yarbrough successfully auditioned for Season 2 of The Voice with the song, landing a spot on Team Adam.

Stevie Wonder has performed this song live on several occasions.