Jerk Out
{{about|the song by the Time|the song by Caesars|Jerk It Out}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Jerk Out
| cover = The_Time_Jerk_Out.jpg
| alt =
| caption = US CD maxi-single
| type = single
| artist = The Time
| album = Pandemonium
| B-side = Mo' Jerk Out
| released = June 28, 1990
| recorded = December 1981;
reworked Spring, 1985;
reworked Fall, 1989
| studio =
| venue =
| length = 7" edit: 3:54
Album: 6:49
| label = Paisley Park
| writer = Prince, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Morris Day
| producer = Prince
| prev_title = The Bird
| prev_year = 1984
| next_title = Chocolate
| next_year = 1990
}}
"Jerk Out" is a song from The Time's 1990 album Pandemonium.
"Jerk Out" was released as the lead single from Pandemonium and became the group's highest-charting single, reaching number one on the U.S. R&B chart and number nine on the U.S. pop chart.{{Cite book|title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=581}} "Jerk Out" also peaked at number six on the dance chart.{{Cite book|title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=260}}
Track listing
=7" single=
- "Jerk Out" (Edit) – 3:54
- "Jerk Out" – (Mo' Jerk Out) – 4:30
=Maxi-single=
- "Jerk Out" (Sexy Mix) – 8:55
- "Jerk Out" (Sexy Edit) – 4:36
- "Jerk Out" (A Capella) – 2:28
- "Jerk Out" (Sexy Dub) – 7:14
- "Jerk Out" (Sexy Instrumental) – 7:02
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1990)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{single chart|Billboardhot100|9|artist=The Time|rowheader=true|access-date=March 8, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|6|artist=The Time|rowheader=true|access-date=March 8, 2021}} |
| {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|1|artist=The Time|rowheader=true|access-date=March 8, 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1990)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{Cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1990 |title=Billboard Top 100 - 1990 |access-date=September 15, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706053853/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1990 |archive-date=July 6, 2009 |df= }}
| 93 |
| scope="row"| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1990/hot-r-and-and-b-hip-hop-songs|title=Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 1990|work=Billboard|access-date=March 8, 2021}}
| 31 |
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