Swing the Mood
"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) | |||
Label | Indisc/BCM | |||
Producer(s) | 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.
Samples
This single samples from the following songs:
- 0:00 - 0:05 Chubby Checker - "Let's Twist Again"
- 0:06 - 0:55; 3:47 - 6:05 Glenn Miller - "In the Mood"
- 0:55 - 1:24 Bill Haley & His Comets - "Rock Around the Clock"
- 1:24 - 1:39 Bill Haley & His Comets - "Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie"
- 1:39 - 1:50; 3:42 - 3:47 Little Richard - "Tutti Frutti"
- 1:50 - 2:18 The Everly Brothers - "Wake Up Little Susie"
- 2:18 - 2:27 Eddie Cochran - "C'mon Everybody"
- 2:27 - 2:43 Elvis Presley - "Hound Dog"
- 2:43 - 2:54 Bill Haley & His Comets - "Shake, Rattle and Roll"
- 2:54 - 3:04 Elvis Presley - "All Shook Up"
- 3:04 - 3:24 Elvis Presley - "Jailhouse Rock"
- 3:24 - 3:42 Danny and the Juniors - "At the Hop"
Track listings
- CD single
- "Swing the Mood" (radio mix) — 4:05
- "Glen Miller Medley" (the J.B. edit) — 3:55
- CD maxi
- "Swing the Mood" (12" version) — 6:00
- "Swing the Mood" — 4:05
- "Glen Miller Medley" (the J.B. edit) — 3:55
Certifications
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 |
Charts
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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 |
References
- ↑ Canada certifications cria.ca (Retrieved 19 September 2008)
- ↑ Elia Abib, Muz hit. tubes, 1998, p. 170 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
- ↑ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved 19 September 2008)
- ↑ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved 19 September 2008)
- ↑ Canada AC peak
- ↑ Canada Dance peak
- ↑ Canada Top Singles peak
- ↑ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
- ↑ Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 12 April 2008)
- ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: B". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
- ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ↑ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved 19 September 2008)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved 19 September 2008)
- ↑ 1989 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved 19 September 2008)
- ↑ 1989 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved 19 September 2008)
- ↑ 1989 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 19 September 2008)
- ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1990". Retrieved 2009-09-15.