Solid ( song ) - Wikipedia Solid ( song ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( March 2008 ) `` Solid '' Single by Ashford & Simpson from the album Solid B - side `` Solid ( Dub version ) '' Released November 9, 1984 Format 7 '' vinyl, 12 '' vinyl Recorded 1984 Genre Soul, R&B Length 5 : 12 ( album version ) 3 : 46 ( single version ) 3 : 21 ( radio edit ) Label Capitol Songwriter ( s ) Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson Producer ( s ) Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson Ashford & Simpson singles chronology `` I 'm Not That Tough '' ( 1984 ) `` Solid '' ( 1984 ) `` Babies '' ( 1985 ) `` I 'm Not That Tough '' ( 1984 ) `` Solid '' ( 1984 ) `` Babies '' ( 1985 ) `` Solid '' is a hit single recorded by the husband - and - wife songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson. It was featured on the 1984 album Solid, and released as a single in November of that year. It was written by the two and follows a similar template of most of their hits for other artists, except with a slight 1980s inflection to the music. In the lyrics, the narrators of the song celebrate the fact that, through all the difficulties and problems their relationship has faced, they made their love stronger by learning how to forgive and trust each other, and their love for one another remains `` solid as a rock ''. In 2009, Ashford & Simpson remade the song in honor of President Barack Obama, calling it `` Solid ( As Barack ) ''. Contents 1 Music video 2 Filming location 3 Charts 4 In other media 5 References 6 External links Music video The video is set on a rainy afternoon in a park. Valerie Simpson exits a taxi in a park on a cloudy day, and escapes from a sudden downpour underneath a bridge. As she sings the opening of the song a cappella, she 's joined by Nick Ashford, who joins in. As the video progresses, they 're joined by others, including a cyclist in yellow spandex, a gang who just want to sing, and several bongo players, also trying to escape the downpour. Filming location The video is shot in New York City in Central Park at the Willowdell Arch ( 40 ° 46 ′ 12 '' N 73 ° 58 ′ 16.4 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 40.77000 ° N 73.971222 ° W ﻿ / 40.77000 ; - 73.971222 ). Charts Chart ( 1984 / 85 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 21 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 13 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 12 In other media The song was featured during the closing credits of the 208th episode of Santa Barbara from 20 May 1985. References Jump up ^ Vozick - Levinson, Simon ( January 16, 2009 ). `` ' Solid ( As Barack ) ' : Ashford & Simpson finally catch up on their DVR - ed ' SNL ' episodes ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 26, 2013. Jump up ^ music video in Dailymotion.com Jump up ^ Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992. St Ives, NSW : Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Ashford & Simpson -- Solid '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Ashford & Simpson -- Solid '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Ashford & Simpson -- Solid ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Ashford & Simpson -- Solid ''. Singles Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Ashford & Simpson -- Solid ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Jump up ^ ( 2 ) Jump up ^ `` Ashford & Simpson -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for Ashford & Simpson. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` I Want to Know What Love Is '' by Foreigner New Zealand Singles Chart 15 March 1985 -- 22 March 1985 Succeeded by `` Shout '' by Tears for Fears This 1980s pop song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. This 1980s R&B / soul music song - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Solid_(song)&oldid=800001784 '' Categories : 1984 singles Ashford & Simpson songs Number - one singles in New Zealand Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs number - one singles Vocal duets Songs written by Nickolas Ashford Songs written by Valerie Simpson 1984 songs Capitol Records singles 1980s pop song stubs 1980s R&B song stubs Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from March 2008 All articles needing additional references Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Swedish Singlechart usages for Swiss Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 All stub articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Edit links This page was last edited on 11 September 2017, at 02 : 12. About Wikipedia

Question: who sang the song solid as a rock
Answer: Ashford & Simpson