<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> `` Rapper 's Delight '' </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Single by The Sugarhill Gang </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> from the album Sugarhill Gang </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Released </Th> <Td> September 16 , 1979 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Format </Th> <Td> 12 '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Recorded </Th> <Td> August 2 , 1979 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Old - school hip hop , disco , funk </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Length </Th> <Td> 3 : 55 ( single version ) 6 : 30 ( 12 '' short version ) 14 : 35 ( album version ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> Sugar Hill </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter ( s ) </Th> <Td> The Sugarhill Gang , Sylvia Robinson , Nile Rodgers , Bernard Edwards , Grandmaster Caz </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer ( s ) </Th> <Td> Sylvia Robinson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> The Sugarhill Gang singles chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` Rapper 's Delight '' ( 1979 ) </Td> <Td> `` 8th Wonder '' ( 1980 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> `` Rapper 's Delight '' ( 1979 ) </Td> <Td> `` 8th Wonder '' ( 1980 ) </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when did the song rapper 's delight come out
September 16 , 1979