William Jermaine Stewart (September 7, 1957 – March 17, 1997) was an American R&B singer, best known for his 1986 hit single "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off", which peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100.

While working there he befriended two other Soul Train dancers, fellow Chicagoan Jody Watley and Jeffrey Daniel.

Stewart's next album was 1986's Frantic Romantic, which included the Billboard Hot 100 top ten song "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off".

The song was a global hit, peaking within the top ten of the charts in Canada, the Republic of Ireland, and the United Kingdom.

The album failed to make an impact in America while the lead single "Tren de Amor" just reached the top 100 in the UK.

In 1989, Stewart sang "Hot and Cold", co-written by Andy Summers, which was featured over the opening credits of the film Weekend at Bernie's.

by Gym Class Heroes interpolated Stewart's signature song "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off".

It includes bonus tracks, most notable of which are the 12" mixes of "Jody" and "Dance Floor", making their CD debut.

In 2011, the song "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" was used in a Cadbury advertisement in the UK called 'The Charity Shop'.

[7] Stewart died of AIDS-related liver cancer on March 17, 1997, at age 39 in the Chicago suburb of Homewood, Illinois.