Still (Commodores song)

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"Still" is a 1979 song by the Commodores from the album Midnight Magic. It was released as a single on Motown Records with "Such a Woman" as the B-side. The single version is 3:45 long, while the album version runs 5:50. Written by Lionel Richie and produced by James Anthony Carmichael and the Commodores, it became the group's last No. 1 hit in the United States.

Critics praised the ballad style: Cash Box called it a tender, lilting ballad with a soft, building piano and expressive lead vocal. Billboard noted its poignant lyrics and slow, romantic melody. Record World described a fragile piano and sensitive vocal ballad that grows into a horn/string melodrama with a simple arrangement.

Cover versions and later influence: In 1981, John Schneider released a cover that reached No. 69 on the pop chart; it was the B-side to his country single "Them Good Ol' Boys Are Bad," which reached No. 13 on the country chart. In 1991, Shirley Bassey covered the song on her album Keep The Music Playing, which was successful in the UK and New Zealand, and she performed it in her 1990s concerts. A Cantonese version titled "My Heart Is Only You" was sung by Alan Tam in Hong Kong.