Mickey (song)
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"Mickey" is a 1982 hit U.S. pop song recorded by female singer/choreographer Toni Basil [1]. Written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn as "Kitty," it was first recorded by UK pop group Racey in 1979. Basil changed the lyrics to "Mickey" and the gender from female to male. The single reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number two in the UK singles chart. It is usually considered a one-hit wonder.
"Mickey" is one of the most famous cheerleading songs. The line "Oh Mickey, you're so fine/You're so fine you blow my mind, hey Mickey" is a favorite among cheerleaders. The song is renowned for its propensity to become "stuck in one's head"[citation needed].
[edit] Cover versions and parodies
- "Weird Al" Yankovic parodied this song on his self titled debut album as "Ricky", a parody of and tribute to I Love Lucy.
- Swedish pop singer Carola Häggkvist had a hit in Scandinavia with a translated version of "Mickey" in 1983.
- "Hey Mickey" has also been recorded in Portuguese by Brazilian star Xuxa and in French by the American singer Tanja Solnik.
- The UK singer Lolly reached number four in the UK singles chart in 1999 with a cover of this song.
- Mexican group Timbiriche recorded this song in Spanish in 1983.
- It is the school fight song for John W Hallahan All Girls Catholic Girls High School.
- Japanese comedian-musician Gorie stayed on top of the Japanese single charts for two weeks with version featuring vocals by American born Jasmine Ann Allen.
[edit] References in movies and popular culture
- The characters Wayne Campbell and Cassandra Wong in the 1992 comedy Wayne's World sang along to "Mickey" in one scene of that film.
- The 2000 cheerleading film Bring It On featured "Mickey" on its soundtrack sung by Irish girl group B*Witched and the closing credits had most of the cast lip-syncing and dancing to the song while the credits rolled.
- It has been used by the Walt Disney Corporation in advertising campaigns, with reference to Mickey Mouse.
- The song is also the theme tune for prominent Canadian football expert Mickey Fairplay, who frequently gives his opinion on footballing matters in the UK.
- The song was sampled by Nitty in the song, "Hey Bitty", which can be found on the soundtrack of Big Momma's House 2.
- Professional wrestler Mickie James uses entrance music based on the song.
- In The Simpsons episode "The Principal and the Pauper", when Bart is asked to recite the pledge of allegiance he instead recites the chorus from the song, replacing the word "Mickey" with "America".
- In the episode of King of the Hill: Three Days of the Kahndo we see Connie's father dancing to the song and doing cheers like in the music video.
- The webcomic xkcd described it as "the perfect sound." [1]
- Toni Basil - Mickey excerpt (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- An excerpt from Toni Basil's Mickey
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| Preceded by "Truly" by Lionel Richie |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single December 11, 1982 |
Succeeded by "Maneater" by Daryl Hall and John Oates |
