Swing the Mood

"Swing the Mood"
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, rock and roll
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
"Swing the Mood"
(1989)		 "That's What I Like"
(1989)

"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 number one on the UK Singles Chart 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:

Track listings

CD single
  1. "Swing the Mood" (radio mix) — 4:05
  2. "Glen Miller Medley" (the J.B. edit) — 3:55
CD maxi
  1. "Swing the Mood" (12" version) — 6:00
  2. "Swing the Mood" — 4:05
  3. "Glen Miller Medley" (the J.B. edit) — 3:55

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
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

Chart (1989-1990) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 1
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[8] 1
Canada Dance (RPM)[9] 3
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10] 16
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 1
France (SNEP)[12] 1
Germany (Media Control Charts)[13] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[14] 1
Italy (FIMI)[15] 19
Norway (VG-lista)[16] 1
Spain (AFYVE)[17] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 2
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[20] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[21] 11
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[21] 7
End of year chart (1989) Position
Australian Singles Chart[22] 16
Austrian Singles Chart[23] 8
Swiss Singles Chart[24] 13
End of year chart (1990) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[25] 97

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

  1. ↑ Canada certifications cria.ca (Retrieved 19 September 2008)
  2. ↑ Elia Abib, Muz hit. tubes, 1998, p. 170 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
  3. ↑ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved 19 September 2008)
  4. ↑ U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved 19 September 2008)
  5. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers – Swing the Mood". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers – Swing the Mood" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  7. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers – Swing the Mood" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  8. ↑ Canada AC peak
  9. ↑ Canada Dance peak
  10. ↑ Canada Top Singles peak
  11. ↑ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  12. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers – Swing the Mood" (in French). Les classement single.
  13. ↑ "Chartverfulgong > Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers > Swing the Mood – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  14. ↑ Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 12 April 2008)
  15. ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: B". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  16. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers – Swing the Mood". VG-lista.
  17. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  18. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers – Swing the Mood". Singles Top 60.
  19. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers – Swing the Mood". Swiss Singles Chart.
  20. ↑ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved 19 September 2008)
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved 19 September 2008)
  22. ↑ 1989 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved 19 September 2008)
  23. ↑ 1989 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved 19 September 2008)
  24. ↑ 1989 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 19 September 2008)
  25. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1990". Retrieved 2009-09-15.