Smooth Operator

Co-written by Sade Adu and Ray St. John, this song from Sade's debut studio album Diamond Life (1984) was released on 28 August 1984, reaching number 19 on the UK Singles Chart. In the US, it became Sade's first top-10 entry, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in May 1985 and topping the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart for two weeks.