In My House

"In My House" is a song produced, written and arranged by American musician Rick James and recorded by his protégées, the Mary Jane Girls, for their second studio album, Only Four You (1985). It was released as the album's lead single in October 1984 by Gordy Records. In the United States, the single topped Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart in April 1985 and remained atop the chart for two weeks.^[1] It also reached the top 10 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at number seven on the Hot 100 in June 1985 and remained in the top 40 for 12 weeks.^[2] It is the group's highest-peaking single and their only top-40 entry on the Billboard Hot 100, although they have had other singles succeed on both the R&B and dance charts.

In 1984, the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC) was organized in the United States to draw attention to music which the group believed contained inappropriate content for children. "In My House" was chosen on the group's "Filthy Fifteen" list due to its alleged sexual innuendo. However, during the VH1 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s program, the group went on record as saying the song is about love, not sex.^[3] The group's follow-up single, "Wild and Crazy Love", was even more suggestive in its lyrical content, but the PMRC was not known to have attacked it as openly as it condemned "In My House".

In 2009, VH1 ranked "In My House" number 52 on its program 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s.

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Track listings

7-inch single

A. "In My House" – 3:59

B. "In My House" (instrumental) – 5:00

12-inch single

A. "In My House" (12" version) – 5:00

B. "In My House" (instrumental 12" version) – 7:16

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "In My House"
Chart (1985)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[4]	19
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[5]	6
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[6]	6
Canada (The Record)^[7]	6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[8]	6
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[9]	6
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[10]	6
UK Singles (OCC)^[11]	77
US Billboard Hot 100^[12]	7
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[13]	1
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)^[14]	2
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[15]	3
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles^[16]	5
US Top 100 Black Contemporary Singles (Cash Box)^[17]	4

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "In My House"
Chart (1985)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[18]	52
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[19]	64
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[20]	58
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[21]	73
US Billboard Hot 100^[22]	63
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)^[23]	6
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[24]	6
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles^[25]	44
US Top 100 Black Contemporary Singles (Cash Box)^[26]	10

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco 1974–2003, (Record Research Inc.), page 168.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), p. 403.
^ "The PMRC Filthy Fifteen". NNDB. Retrieved May 1, 2009.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Mary Jane Girls – In My House" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 0560." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
^ Lwin, Nanda (1999). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Music Data Canada. ISBN 1-896594-13-1.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Mary Jane Girls" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
^ "Mary Jane Girls – In My House" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ "Mary Jane Girls – In My House". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ "Mary Jane Girls: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
^ "Mary Jane Girls Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ "Mary Jane Girls Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ "Mary Jane Girls Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
^ "Mary Jane Girls Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending June 22, 1985". Cash Box. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
^ "The Cash Box Top 100 Black Contemporary – Week ending May 4, 1985". Cash Box. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 1985 – Singles" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ "RPM's Top 100 Singles of 1985". RPM. Vol. 43, no. 16. December 28, 1985. ISSN 0033-7064 – via Library and Archives Canada.
^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1985" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1985" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 3, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
^ "1985 The Year in Music & Video – Top Dance Sales Singles/Albums". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 52. December 28, 2022. p. T-23. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books.
^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ "The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1985 – Top 100 Pop Singles". Cash Box. December 28, 1985. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
^ "The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1985 – Top 50 Black Contemporary Singles". Cash Box. December 28, 1985. Retrieved May 26, 2022.

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Studio albums	Mary Jane Girls Only Four You
Soundtrack albums	A Fine Mess
Singles	"All Night Long" "In My House"
Related articles	Rick James

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