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Released on Arista, also Hey Ya! (OutKast), Complicated (Avril Lavigne) and Sk8er Boi (Avril Lavigne)
Produced by Rick Chertoff, also Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper), Lost in Love (Air Supply) and Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper)
Written by Kae Williams Jr., also Robot Rock (Daft Punk), Work It Out and Feel Your Way
Part of Breakwater, also Work It Out, No Limit and Feel Your Way
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Rick Chertoff produced 38 songs on fono
Rick Chertoff’s most frequent co-producer is William Wittman (9 songs together)
Credits
All 17 credits
- Written by
- Gene Robinson, Jr., Kae Williams Jr. and Linc Gilmore
- Produced by
- Rick Chertoff
- Performed by
- Al Rubin, Barry Rogers, Gene Robinson, Jr., Greg Scott, James “Gee” Jones, Kae Williams Jr., Linc Gilmore, Randy Brecker, Robin Eubanks, Steve Green and Vince Garnell
- Part of
- Breakwater
- Released on
- Arista
- Written by
- Gene Robinson, Jr., Kae Williams Jr. and Linc Gilmore
- Produced by
- Rick Chertoff
- Performed by
- Al Rubin, Barry Rogers, Gene Robinson, Jr., Greg Scott, James “Gee” Jones, Kae Williams Jr., Linc Gilmore, Randy Brecker, Robin Eubanks, Steve Green and Vince Garnell
- Part of
- Breakwater
- Released on
- Arista
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Rick Chertoff
Same writer: Kae Williams Jr.
Same writer: Linc Gilmore
Same writer: Gene Robinson, Jr.
Same label: Arista
Same producer: Rick Chertoff
Same writer: Linc Gilmore
Same writer: Gene Robinson, Jr.
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Unnecessary Business was performed by Al Rubin
Unnecessary Business was performed by Al Rubin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Unnecessary Business was performed by Barry Rogers
Unnecessary Business was performed by Barry Rogers
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Unnecessary Business was performed by Gene Robinson, Jr.
Unnecessary Business was performed by Gene Robinson, Jr.
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Unnecessary Business was performed by Greg Scott
Unnecessary Business was performed by Greg Scott
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Unnecessary Business was performed by James “Gee” Jones
Unnecessary Business was performed by James “Gee” Jones
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Unnecessary Business was performed by Kae Williams Jr.
Unnecessary Business was performed by Kae Williams Jr.
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Unnecessary Business was performed by Linc Gilmore
Unnecessary Business was performed by Linc Gilmore
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Unnecessary Business was performed by Randy Brecker
Unnecessary Business was performed by Randy Brecker
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Unnecessary Business was performed by Robin Eubanks
Unnecessary Business was performed by Robin Eubanks
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Unnecessary Business was performed by Steve Green
Unnecessary Business was performed by Steve Green
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Unnecessary Business was performed by Vince Garnell
Unnecessary Business was performed by Vince Garnell
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Unnecessary Business was produced by Rick Chertoff
Unnecessary Business was produced by Rick Chertoff
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz Unnecessary Business was written by Gene Robinson, Jr.
Unnecessary Business was written by Gene Robinson, Jr.
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz Unnecessary Business was written by Kae Williams Jr.
Unnecessary Business was written by Kae Williams Jr.
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz Unnecessary Business was written by Linc Gilmore
Unnecessary Business was written by Linc Gilmore
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz Unnecessary Business is part of the release Breakwater
Unnecessary Business is part of the release Breakwater
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz Arista is the label of the song Unnecessary Business
Arista is the label of the song Unnecessary Business
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
18MusicBrainz Unnecessary Business was released on 1978
Unnecessary Business was released on 1978
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026