Unbelievable (EMF song)

"Unbelievable" is a song written and recorded by EMF. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 20, 1991. It also reached number three in the UK. It is #31 on VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders.

1 Content of the song
2 Covers
3 "Crumbelievable"
4 Records
5 Notes
6 References

[edit] Content of the song

There are a couple of samples of US comedian Andrew Dice Clay throughout the track, including the loud exclamation of "oh!" at the start of each chorus along with the words "it's unbelievable" spoken at the end of the first chorus.

Furthermore in the UK (where the band hailed from) the B Side of the single was a track called "EMF" which included the refrain "Ecstasy Mother-Fuckers".

The background baseline used throughout the song is very similar to that in the Beatles "Hey Bulldog".

[edit] Covers

"Unbelievable" has been covered by many other musical acts, from Anal Cunt to Tom Jones^[1] to Weird Al (briefly in Polka Your Eyes Out). It was sampled by rapper Esham, who took the chorus and riffs and made the song more sinister with heavy rap lyrics.

[edit] "Crumbelievable"

EMF later re-recorded the song in 2005 as "Crumbelievable" for an ad for Kraft Crumbles.^[2]

[edit] Records

Due to the amount of air time that "Unbelievable" has received since its release, it may be responsible for the most profanity ever heard over radio. The constant background vocal during the chorus saying "What the fuck was that," which even appears in the lyrics in the CD booklet, was never edited.^{[citation needed]}

It was #31 on VH1's 100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders.

It was #98 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90's.

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

Works cited

EMF - The Band.com - The Official EMF Website. Retrieved on 2007-02-04.
Ward, Celeste (2005-02-12). Kraft uses 'Unbelievable' unbelievably. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
Anderson, Chris (2006-06-30). Colbert on pop culture: It's Crumbelievable!". The Long Tail. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.

Preceded by "Rush Rush" by Paula Abdul	Billboard Hot 100 number one single July 20, 1991	Succeeded by "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams