"Swing the Mood" | ||||
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Single by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers | ||||
from the album The Album | ||||
B-side | "Glen Miller Medley" | |||
Released | 24 June 1989 | |||
Format | CD single, CD maxi single | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 4:05 (Radio version) 6:00 (Extended version) |
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Label | Indisc/BCM | |||
Producer | Andy Pickles, Les Hemstock | |||
Certification | Gold (SNEP) | |||
Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers singles chronology | ||||
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"Swing the Mood" is a song by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers from their debut album The Album.
Produced by the father and son DJ team of Andy and John Pickles, "Swing the Mood" was a cut and paste record which fused a number of early rock and roll records with liberal use of Glenn Miller's "In the Mood."
Copyright problems caused a re-recorded version to be released; despite this version being derided by critics it nevertheless became a massive hit in the United Kingdom spending 5 weeks at the top in July and August 1989, partly aided by the Jive Bunny animated character. The record became a worldwide phenomenon, reaching #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. It was the 2nd best-selling single of 1989 in the UK, outsold only by "Ride on Time" by Black Box.
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This single samples from the following songs:
Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified |
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Canada[1] | Platinum | 22 January 1990 | 100,000 |
France[2] | Gold | 1989 | 500,000 |
UK[3] | Platinum | 1 August 1989 | 600,000 |
U.S.[4] | Gold | 12 December 1989 | 500,000 |
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Preceded by "Too Much" by Bros |
Irish IRMA number-one single 10 August 1989 – 17 August 1989 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Lion in a Cage" by Dolores Keane |
Preceded by "Das Omen (Teil I)" by Mysterious Art |
German number-one single 1 September 1989 – 15 September 1989 (3 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Lambada" by Kaoma |
Preceded by "We Are Growing (Shaka Zulu)" by Margaret Singana |
Dutch Top 40 number-one single 9 September 1989 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "French Kiss" by Lil Louis |
Preceded by "A Cry in the Night" by Lory Bianco |
Austrian Singles Chart number-one single 15 September 1989 – 1 October 1989 (4 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Lambada" by Kaoma |
Preceded by "If I Could Turn Back Time" by Cher |
Australian ARIA Singles Chart number-one single 16 October 1989 – 30 October 1989 (3 weeks) |
Succeeded by "If I Could Turn Back Time" by Cher |
Preceded by "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" by Sonia |
UK number-one single 5 August 1989 – 2 September 1989 (5 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Ride On Time" by Black Box |
Preceded by "Cœur de loup" by Philippe Lafontaine |
French SNEP number one single 4 November 1989 – 2 December 1989 (5 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Hélène" by Roch Voisine |
Preceded by "Bombadilla Life" by Franklin |
Norwegian VG-Lista number-one single 37/1989 - 42/1989 (6 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Lambada" by Kaoma |