Very Special (song)

"Very Special"
Single by Debra Laws
from the album Very Special
B-side"All the Things I Love"
ReleasedAugust 1981
Recorded1981
Genre
Length4:29
LabelElektra
Songwriter(s)
  • Lisa Peters
  • William Jeffrey
Producer(s)
Debra Laws singles chronology
"Very Special"
(1981)
"Be Yourself"
(1981)

"Very Special" is a song by Debra Laws. Released as a single in 1981, it is the title track of her first album, and features her brother Ronnie with call and response backing vocals.

The song reached #90 on the US Billboard Hot 100 during the summer of the year. It peaked at number 11 on the R&B chart. On that chart, it ranks as the 64th biggest hit of 1981.

"Very Special" has been most notably covered and/or sampled by Big Daddy Kane and Jennifer Lopez, and has been the subject of lawsuits in this regard.