<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> `` I 'm Coming Out '' </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> One of the cover arts for German vinyl singles </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Single by Diana Ross </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> from the album Diana </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> B - side </Th> <Td> `` Give Up '' `` Friend to Friend '' `` Never Say I Do n't Love You '' `` My Old Piano '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Released </Th> <Td> August 22 , 1980 ( 1980 - 08 - 22 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Format </Th> <Td> 7 `` , 12 '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Recorded </Th> <Td> December 1979 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Disco , funk , soul </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 5 : 24 ( album version ) 3 : 59 ( radio edit ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> Motown </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter ( s ) </Th> <Td> Bernard Edwards , Nile Rodgers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer ( s ) </Th> <Td> Nile Rodgers , Bernard Edwards </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Diana Ross singles chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> `` Upside Down '' ( 1980 ) </Td> <Td> `` I 'm Coming Out '' ( 1980 ) </Td> <Td> `` My Old Piano '' ( 1980 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> `` Upside Down '' ( 1980 ) </Td> <Td> `` I 'm Coming Out '' ( 1980 ) </Td> <Td> `` My Old Piano '' ( 1980 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Audio sample </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> file </Li> <Li> help </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Alternative releases </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> French 7 - inch vinyl single </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when did i 'm coming out come out
August 22 , 1980