Licking Stick – Licking Stick

"Licking Stick – Licking Stick (Part 1)"
Single by James Brown
from the album Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud
B-side"Licking Stick – Licking Stick (Part 2)"
ReleasedMay 1968 (1968-05)
RecordedApril 16, 1968, King Studios, Cincinnati, OH
GenreFunk
Length
  • 2:50 (Part 1)
  • 2:15 (Part 2)
LabelKing
6166
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)James Brown
James Brown charting singles chronology
"I Got the Feelin'"
(1968)
"Licking Stick – Licking Stick (Part 1)"
(1968)
"America Is My Home"
(1968)
Audio video
"Licking Stick - Licking Stick" on YouTube

"Licking Stick – Licking Stick" is a song written by James Brown, Bobby Byrd, and Alfred "Pee Wee" Ellis and recorded by Brown as a two-part single in 1968. Byrd provides backing vocals on the song. It was the first stereo single release by King Records. The song was included on the album Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud.

The title of the song refers to a stick used to administer corporal punishment (a "licking").