title: Risin' to the Top
text: # Risin' to the Top
  
  "Risin' to the Top" is a song by former Five Stairsteps member Keni Burke. Released in 1982 from the Changes album, it became his most successful hit as a solo artist, peaking at number 63 on the Billboard R&B charts and is considered Burke's signature song.
  
  Since its 1982 release, the song has been sampled extensively in R&B and hip-hop songs, most notably the following year in the Mary Jane Girls song "All Night Long". The song appears in the 2006 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories in the fictional radio station VCFL.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  * "Risin' to the Top" (Stereo) – 5:16
  * "Risin' to the Top" (Acoustic Mix) – 5:56
  * "Risin' to the Top" (Instrumental) – 5:02
  
  ## Chart performance
  
  | Chart (1982) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 63 |
  | Chart (1987) | Peak position |
  | UK Singles Chart | 96 |
  | Chart (1992) | Peak position |
  | UK Singles Chart | 70 |
  