"The Men All Pause" is a hit single recorded by

Klymaxx Klymaxx is an American all-female pop/ R&B band from Los Angeles, California. The band's classic lineup consisted of Bernadette Cooper, Lorena Porter Shelby, Cheryl Cooley, Robbin Grider, Lynn Malsby, and Joyce "Fenderella" Irby. History Klyma ...

for the MCA label. Written by

Bernadette Cooper Klymaxx is an American all-female pop/ R&B band from Los Angeles, California. The band's classic lineup consisted of Bernadette Cooper, Lorena Porter Shelby, Cheryl Cooley, Robbin Grider, Lynn Malsby, and Joyce "Fenderella" Irby. History Klyma ...

and

Joyce Irby Joyce "Fenderella" Irby (born July 16, 1954) is an American singer, songwriter, bass guitarist and producer. She was the co-lead vocalist of the all-female band Klymaxx. Irby has also worked with artists such as Lloyd, Troop, Sammie, The SOS Ban ...

, this song was recorded and released as the first single off their fourth album, ''

Meeting in the Ladies Room ''Meeting in the Ladies Room'' is the third studio album by Klymaxx, released in 1984. In the US, it reached No. 18 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 9 on the R&B album chart. It is certified Platinum. Klymaxx gained airplay on MTV, VH1 and ...

''. This song reached number 5 on the ''Billboard''

R&B chart The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by ''Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 p ...

, number 80 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and number 9 on the ''Billboard''

Hot Dance Club Play Dance Club Songs is a chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine in the United States. It is a national look over of club disc jockeys to determine the most popular songs being played in nightclubs across the country. It was launched as t ...

chart. Whitburn, Joel (2004). ''Hot Dance/Disco 1974-2003'', (Record Research Inc.), page 147. The success of this song helped the group's ''Meeting in the Ladies Room'' album reach Platinum status.

Credits

*Lead vocals: Bernadette Cooper and Joyce Irby *Background vocals: Klymaxx

Peak positions

References

1984 singles Klymaxx songs 1984 songs MCA Records singles Songs written by Joyce Irby {{1980s-pop-song-stub