"Wide Receiver" is a 1980 funk/dance song by North American bass guitarist and vocalist Michael Henderson.
Sounds from the handheld game Mattel Electronic Football were used in the introduction and background of the song.
The phrase "sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't" from Mounds and Almond Joy advertising were also used in the lyrics.
The phrase "Baseball's been very, very good to me on the song fade was a popular saying from Garrett Morris' Chico Escuela character portrayed on Saturday Night Live at the time.
Henderson is mainly known for a style of smooth R&B heard on the quiet storm radio format; this song was his only club dance track.