Ring My Bell - wikipedia Ring My Bell This article is about the song by Anita Ward. For other uses, see Ring My Bell ( disambiguation ). `` Ring My Bell '' One of A-side labels of the U.S. 7 - inch vinyl single Single by Anita Ward from the album Songs of Love B - side `` If I Could Feel That Old Feeling Again '' `` Make Believe Lovers '' ( alternate B - side ) Released 1979 Format 7 - inch single 12 - inch single Genre Disco Length 4 : 28 ( album ) 3 : 30 ( 7 '' single ) 8 : 08 ( 12 `` ) Label Juana Records ( through TK ) Songwriter ( s ) Frederick Knight Producer ( s ) Frederick Knight Anita Ward singles chronology `` Ring My Bell '' ( 1979 ) `` Make Believe Lovers '' ( 1979 ) `` Ring My Bell '' is a 1979 disco song written by Frederick Knight. The song was originally written for then eleven - year - old Stacy Lattisaw, as a teenybopper song about kids talking on the telephone. When Lattisaw signed with a different label, Anita Ward was asked to sing it instead, and it became her only major hit. Ward 's single hit number one on the disco charts. `` Ring My Bell '' went to number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Soul Singles chart. It also reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. It also garnered Ward a nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 1980 Grammy Awards. Contents 1 Composition 2 Chart performance 2.1 Weekly charts 2.2 Year - end charts 2.3 Sales and certifications 3 Collette version 3.1 Track listing 3.2 Charts and certifications 3.2. 1 Weekly charts 3.2. 2 Year - end charts 3.2. 3 Certification 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Composition The song is noted for its innovative use of the Synare electronic drum, playing a decaying high - pitched tom tone on the first beat of every bar. It also uses chimes. The lyrics concern a woman encouraging her partner to relax with her after a hard day at work. The lyric `` You can ring my bell '' was seen as sexually suggestive according to The Slanguage of Sex ( 1984 ), `` ' You can ring my bell any time you want to ' would be regarded as a ' come - on ' phrase in the US if used by a female, '' and `` Songs like ' Ring My Bell ' by Anita Ward caused scarcely a raised eyebrow in the 70s. '' Billboard magazine included the song on its list of the 50 sexiest songs of all time. Knight, however, said that he deliberately avoided any overly suggestive lyrics, wanting to project a clean - cut image for Ward. Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1979 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) Canada Dance / Urban ( RPM ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) France ( IFOP ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) Ireland ( IRMA ) Italy ( FIMI ) 9 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 8 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) South Africa ( Springbok Radio ) Spain ( AFE ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 5 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Disco Top 80 US Billboard Hot Soul Singles US Cash Box US Record World Chart ( 1990 ) Peak position UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 99 Year - end charts Chart ( 1979 ) Rank Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 31 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 15 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 19 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 17 France ( IFOP ) 22 Italy ( FIMI ) 39 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 16 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 95 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 27 US Billboard Hot 100 9 US Billboard Hot Soul Singles US Cash Box 6 Sales and certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Canada ( Music Canada ) Platinum 150,000 France 354,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Gold 500,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Collette version `` Ring My Bell '' Artwork for Australian and New Zealand releases, also used for UK release with different titling layout Single by Collette from the album Raze the Roof Released February 27, 1989 Format 7 '' single, 12 '' single, cassette single, CD single Recorded Studios 301, Sydney Length 3 : 22 Label CBS Records Songwriter ( s ) Frederick Knight Producer ( s ) Kirke Godfrey, Peewee Ferris Collette singles chronology `` Ring My Bell '' ( 1989 ) `` All I Wanna Do Is Dance '' ( 1989 ) `` Ring My Bell '' was covered by New Zealand - born, Australian pop singer Collette. It was released in 1989 as her debut single. The song peaked at number 5 on the ARIA Charts and was certified gold by ARIA. Track listing 7 '' ( CBS 654631 ) Side A `` Ring My Bell '' -- 3 : 22 Side B `` Save Yourself '' -- 4 : 06 12 '' Side A1 `` Ring My Bell '' ( Ring - a-Ling Mix ) -- 6 : 12 Side A2 `` Ring My Bell '' ( Ding - Dong Mix ) -- 5 : 41 Side B1 `` Ring My Bell '' ( Survival Mix ) -- 5 : 53 Side B2 `` Ring My Bell '' ( Pow Wow Mix ) -- 6 : 39 Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 1989 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 5 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 93 Year - end charts Chart ( 1989 ) Rank Australia ( ARIA ) 29 Certification Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) Gold 35,000 shipments figures based on certification alone See also List of Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles of 1979 List of Cash Box Top 100 number - one singles of 1979 List of European number - one hits of 1979 List of number - one dance singles of 1979 ( U.S. ) List of number - one R&B singles of 1979 ( U.S. ) List of number - one singles of 1979 ( Canada ) List of number - one singles in 1979 ( New Zealand ) List of number - one singles of 1979 ( Spain ) List of RPM number - one dance singles of 1979 List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1970s VG - lista 1964 to 1994 References Jump up ^ Prato, Greg. `` Anita Ward -- Artist Biography ''. AllMusic. Retrieved June 12, 2014. Jump up ^ `` '' Ring My Bell '' -- Anita Ward ``. Super Seventies. Retrieved June 12, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Ring My Bell by Anita Ward ''. Songfacts. Retrieved June 12, 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Disco Top 80 ''. Billboard. May 19, 1979. p. 55. ISSN 0006 - 2510. ^ Jump up to : `` Anita Ward : Artist Chart History ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 9, 2017. Jump up ^ Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums ( 19th ed. ). London : Guinness World Records Limited. p. 591. ISBN 1 - 904994 - 10 - 5. Jump up ^ `` Anita Ward ''. Grammy.com. Retrieved May 3, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` The 50 Sexiest Songs Of All Time ''. Billboard. February 11, 2010. Retrieved October 13, 2016. Jump up ^ McConville, Brigid ; Shearlaw, John ( 1984 ). The Slanguage of Sex. Macdonald. p. 31. Jump up ^ Grein, Paul ( June 9, 1979 ). `` Memphis Teacher 's Disk Cracks Top 10 ''. Billboard. p. 9. ISSN 0006 - 2510. Jump up ^ `` Billboard -- Hits of the World ''. Billboard. 91 ( 35 ) : 57. September 1, 1979. ISSN 0006 - 2510. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Anita Ward -- Ring My Bell '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved June 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Anita Ward -- Ring My Bell '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Adult Contemporary : Issue 4491. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Dance / Urban : Issue 4538. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 4549a. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2015. Jump up ^ `` InfoDisc : Tous les Titres par Artiste '' ( in French ). InfoDisc. Select `` Anita Ward '' from the artist drop - down menu. Archived from the original on September 20, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- Anita Ward -- Ring My Bell ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 9, 2017. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- Ring My Bell ''. Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 3, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` I singoli più venduti del 1979 '' ( in Italian ). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved June 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Anita Ward - Ring My Bell '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved June 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Anita Ward -- Ring My Bell '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved June 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Anita Ward -- Ring My Bell ''. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved June 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- Anita Ward -- Ring My Bell ''. VG - lista. Retrieved June 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` South African Rock Lists Website SA Charts 1969 -- 1989 Acts ( W ) ''. Rock.co.za. Retrieved June 3, 2013. Jump up ^ Salaverri, Fernando ( September 2005 ). Sólo éxitos : año a año, 1959 -- 2002 ( in Spanish ) ( 1st ed. ). Spain : Fundación Autor - SGAE. ISBN 84 - 8048 - 639 - 2. 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Jump up ^ `` Canadian single certifications -- Anita Ward -- Ring My Bell ''. Music Canada. Jump up ^ `` Les Meilleures Ventes Tout Temps de 45 T. / Singles '' ( in French ). InfoDisc. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014. Jump up ^ `` British single certifications -- Anita Ward -- Ring My Bell ''. British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Enter Ring My Bell in the search field and then press Enter. Jump up ^ `` Australian Music Report No 761 -- 27 February 1989 > Singles : New Releases ''. Imgur ( original document published by Australian Music Report ). Retrieved July 8, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` The ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles Chart 1989 ''. ARIA. Retrieved March 2, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Collette -- Ring My Bell ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 13, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Collette -- Ring My Bell ''. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved March 13, 2017. 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External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics hide Collette Roberts Studio albums Raze the Roof Attitude Compilations The Very Best of Collette and Sharon O'Neill Singles `` Ring My Bell '' `` All I Wanna Do Is Dance '' `` That 's What I Like About You '' `` Who Do You Think You Are '' `` Upside Down '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ring_My_Bell&oldid=845593993 '' Categories : 1979 singles 1979 songs 1989 singles Anita Ward songs Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles Billboard Dance Club Songs number - one singles Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs number - one singles European Hot 100 Singles number - one singles Number - one dance singles in Canada Debut singles Number - one singles in New Zealand Number - one singles in Norway Number - one singles in Spain RPM Adult Contemporary number - one singles RPM Top Singles number - one singles Songs about sexuality Songs written by Frederick Knight ( singer ) UK Singles Chart number - one singles TK Records singles CBS Records singles Hidden categories : CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) CS1 Italian - language sources ( it ) CS1 Spanish - language sources ( es ) CS1 German - language sources ( de ) CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Canadaadultcontemporary Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Canadadance Singlechart usages for Canadatopsingles Singlechart usages for Germany2 Singlechart usages for Ireland2 Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Norway Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for Switzerland Singlechart usages for UKsinglesbyname Singlechart making named ref Singlechart used with UKchartstats that can not be substituted Certification Table Entry usages for Canada Certification Table Entry usages for France Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Singlechart usages for Australia Certification Table Entry usages for Australia Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 12 June 2018, at 20 : 32. 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Question: when did the song you can ring my bell come out
Answer: 1979