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Se La

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"Se La"

SinglebyLionel Richie

from the album Dancing on the Ceiling

B-side

"Serves You Right"

Released

March 1987

Recorded

Fall 1985

Greg Phillinganes
Lionel Richie

Producer(s)

Lionel Richie
James Anthony Carmichael

Lionel Richie singles chronology

""Ballerina Girl" (1986) /"
(1987)

"Se La"
(1987)

"Do It to Me"
(1992)

"Se La" is a track from Lionel Richie's 1986 album Dancing on the Ceiling. The song was written by Richie and Greg Phillinganes, and produced by Richie and James Anthony Carmichael. Released in 1987 as the final single from the album, it would be Richie's last single of the 1980s.

Track listing[edit]

7" single

"Se La" – 4:20
"Serves You Right" – 4:52

12" single / CD Single

"Se La" – 8:12
"Se La" – 4:20
"Serves You Right" – 4:52

Note: track 1 remixed by Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[1]	2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[2]	8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[3]	12
UK Singles (OCC)^[4]	43
USBillboard Hot 100^[5]	20
USAdult Contemporary (Billboard)^[6]	5
USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[7]	12
West Germany (Official German Charts)^[8]	41

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1987)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)^[9]	32
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[10]	67
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[11]	71

References[edit]

^ "Lionel Richie – Se La" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved September 26, 2021.

^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 17, 1987" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved September 26, 2021.

^ "Lionel Richie – Se La" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 26, 2021.

^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 26, 2021.

^ "Lionel Richie Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2021.

^ "Lionel Richie Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2021.

^ "Lionel Richie Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 26, 2021.

^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Lionel Richie – Se La" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved September 26, 2021.

^ "Jaaroverzichten 1987". Ultratop. Retrieved September 26, 2021.

^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1987". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved September 26, 2021.

^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1987". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved September 26, 2021.

External links[edit]

"Se La" at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e Lionel Richie
Studio albums	Lionel Richie (1982) Can't Slow Down (1983) Dancing on the Ceiling (1986) Louder Than Words (1996) Time (1998) Renaissance (2000) Just for You (2004) Coming Home (2006) Sounds of the Season (2006) Just Go (2009) Tuskegee (2012)
Live albums	Encore (2002)
Compilation albums	Back to Front (1992) Truly: The Love Songs (1997) The Definitive Collection (2003) Gold (2006)
Singles	"Endless Love" (with Diana Ross) (1981) "Truly" (1982) "You Are" (1983) "My Love" (1983) "All Night Long (All Night)" (1983) "Running with the Night" (1983) "Hello" (1984) "Stuck on You" (1984) "Penny Lover" (1984) "Say You, Say Me" (1985) "Dancing on the Ceiling" (1986) "Love Will Conquer All" (1986) "Ballerina Girl" (1986) "Deep River Woman" (1987) "Se La" (1987) "Do It to Me" (1992) "My Destiny" (1992) "Don't Wanna Lose You" (1996) "Angel" (2000) "Don't Stop the Music" (2001) "Tender Heart" (2001) "I Forgot" (2001) "Cinderella" (2001) "To Love a Woman" (2003) "Just for You" (2004) "Long, Long Way to Go" (2004) "I Call It Love" (2006) "What You Are" (2006) "Why" (2006) "Reason to Believe" (2007) "Good Morning" (2008) "Just Go" (2009)
Songwriting	"Lady" (1980) "Missing You" (1984) "We Are the World" (1985) "I Like It" (2010)
Tours	All the Hits, All Night Long All the Hits Tour
Related articles	Awards and nominations Discography Commodores