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1973 single by First Choice
"Armed & Extremely Dangerous"
Single by First Choice
from the album Armed and Extremely Dangerous
B-side"Gonna Keep on Lovin' Him"
ReleasedMarch 1973
StudioSigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
GenreDisco, Philadelphia soul
LabelPhilly Groove Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Stan Watson
  • Norman Harris
First Choice singles chronology
"This Is the House (Where Love Died)"
(1972) 		"Armed & Extremely Dangerous"
(1973) 		"Smarty Pants"
(1973)
Music video
"Armed and Extremely Dangerous" on YouTube (TV performance on Soul Train)

"Armed and Extremely Dangerous" is a 1973 song by American girl group First Choice from their album Armed and Extremely Dangerous. It is their highest-charting single in the US and is arguably the band's most well-known song.

The song became a Top 20 hit in the United Kingdom. It reached the Top 40 in the United States.

Track listing

7" single

A - Armed & Extremely Dangerous - 2:49

B - Gonna Keep On Lovin' Him - 2:44

Maxi single

1 - Armed & Extremely Dangerous (Full Intention Radio Edit) - 3:36

2 - Armed & Extremely Dangerous (Blowout Express Soul Mix) - 4:30

3 - Armed & Extremely Dangerous (Original version) - 2:46

4 - Armed & Extremely Dangerous (Full Intention Vocal) - 6:08

5 - Armed & Extremely Dangerous (Black Science Restoration Vocal) - 6:37

6 - Armed & Extremely Dangerous (Cevin's Classic Club) - 7:06

7 - Armed & Extremely Dangerous (South Beach Cool Out Jazz Mix) - 8:15

Charts

Chart (1973) Peak

position

Canada RPM Top Singles 55
UK Singles (OCC) 16
US Billboard Hot 100 28
US Cash Box Top 100 19
US Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles 11
UK Blues & Soul magazine chart 1
Chart (1997) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) 88

References

  1. "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1973-05-19. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  2. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  3. "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1973-05-19. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  4. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  5. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, May 26, 1973
  6. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 203.
  7. "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1997-06-07. Retrieved 2021-10-29.

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