Teena Marie - Square Biz - 1981 pop music video

"Square Biz" is a song by American pop/R&B/soul singer, Teena Marie. The song was released as a single in 1981 from the album It Must Be Magic. It would go on to become one of Marie's signature songs.

The song interpolates a rap verse from the Sugarhill Gang's 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight".

Cover versions and appearances in media
In 2002, a new version of this song, titled "Hollywood Square Biz", was used as the theme to the popular game show Hollywood Squares from 2002 to 2004.[2]

In 2002, En Vogue performed a cover of the song on their concert DVD, Live in the USA.

Missy Elliott uses an interpolation of a verse from Square Biz in Ciara's 2004 hit single, "1, 2 Step".[3]

The Firm's "Firm Biz" contains a sample based on the song featuring En Vogue's Dawn Robinson from the group's 1997 album The Album.

"Real Love" by Master P featuring Sera-Lynn, 2002

In January 2011, The Foreign Exchange performed a piece of the song during their Authenticity Tour in Europe.

Chart performance
The song managed to peak at #3 on Billboard's Black Singles, becoming Marie's highest peak on the chart at the time. The song managed to peak at #12 on Billboard's Club Play Singles, while performing moderately on Billboard's Pop Singles, peaking only at #50, becoming her second single to chart on the Pop Singles chart.

[michelleyates]

This lady didn’t get the flowers she deserved for the Soul music she put in our lives🥰

[kasiagirl]

Here I am…68 years old and dancing on my back porch like a young girl again. She was so talented and so underrated. She was downright awesome!

[MariaTorresSeda]

She sang this effortlessly. R.I.P Queen

[cyanogan]

She deserved better. She has an incredible voice.

[madizm]

Her skin is white but she s black inside ❤️❤️❤️

[kwuanbrinson]

🤙The first Caucasian woman to ever literally take over Soul Train. She was a true 💎

[tombrady]

Blackest white woman ever ( RESPECTFULLY) She was amazing, & left me in shock when I found out she wasn't Black😮😢

[nicoperrin]

Yes indeed that's soul sister right there parrot ever since hearing that from the seventies

[Shy]

Looked this up when heard of the passing of Nikki Giovanni. RIP

[theflyent]

How can you thumbs down this??? Nobody fuckin wit the miss Tina Marie at all like nobody I'll wait.... Good day people!!!

[thugzombie]

She was a white woman with a black soul!!! Love you so much Teena my mother’s favorite artist of all time. 🙏🏾

[songiatillman]

OMG I remember being 10 years old when this song came out and we visited relatives in North Carolina. My Uncle owned a night club. We went during the day when the children could hang out and dance. He had a juke box and my cousins & friends beg for a quarter to play this song. At first we were not giving up our quarters. Lol
A quarter was like $5 back then - but we finally gave in and we played this song over and over and danced like crazy! My playlist will forever have Teena Marie among the great artists! My children say Mom why you play the same songs over and over again! My answer, isn’t it obvious - these songs are the real real deal for real! Can we say embedded nostalgia! And I still have all my CDs and honestly her cassettes and records in my collection. Love me some Tina Marie! GREAT MUSIC will forever be GREAT MUSIC!

[man_on_the_street]

Anyone in the kitchen bopping right now 2024 hit that like button

[richardbryant]

First person to ever "Rap" in their own RnB/Pop song, now so many artists have rappers on their RnB joints. She was a legend and a pioneer.

[valariegailliot]

This song never gets old. It makes me dance.

[maineprophetic]

Whose here in 2024!!!! Real music the brother with that wife beater on was playing that bass Square Biz!!!! Miss this music!!! rip Tina very underrated soul singer....

[DYLDO]

2024. who is still here? shouit out the queen.

[paulhue]

The only Rock and Roll Hall of Fame oversight bigger than Teena’s exclusion is that of Rick James. She didn’t play an instrument in this performance, but she COULD have. She played as many instruments as Prince. FACT.

[doctub]

She was amazing, how no grammy???? She rocked. Talented lady in many ways.

[h_g.b.]

She's a legend, never cared that she was white. I cared about her voice and that woman could sing so we'll. R.I.P. Queen Tina!