Bust a Move (song)#Charts
{{Short description|1989 single by Young MC}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Bust a Move
| cover = Bustamove cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Young MC
| album = Stone Cold Rhymin'
| B-side = {{ubl|"Got More Rhymes"|"The Fastest Rhyme-My Name Is Young"}}
| released = {{start date|1989|5|22}}
| studio =
| genre = Hip-hop
| length = 4:20
| label =
| writer =
| producer =
- Matt Dike
- Michael Ross
| prev_title = Know How
| prev_year = 1988
| next_title = Principal's Office
| next_year = 1989
| misc = {{External music video|header=Audio|{{YouTube|Oru9b9ugSzg|"Bust a Move" by Young MC}}}}
}}
"Bust a Move" is a song by British-American rapper Young MC from his 1989 debut album, Stone Cold Rhymin'. The song is built on a sample of "Found a Child" by the group Ballin' Jack. The electronic LinnDrum sound was sampled from the song "Radio-Activity" by RoyalCash. The breakdown segment contains a combination of beats sampled from the songs "Scorpio" by Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band, and "Daytime Hustler" by Bette Midler. "Bust a Move" also has guest vocals by Crystal Blake and bass guitar by Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, who both appear in the music video.
Released as a single on May 22, 1989, "Bust a Move" is Young MC's biggest hit, reaching number 7 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topping the charts in Australia in 1990. The song stayed on the Billboard Hot 100 for 39 weeks, and 20 weeks in the top 40, winning the 1990 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance. In 2008, the song was ranked number 47 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop". The single was certified Platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in January 1990.
Charts
=Weekly charts=
=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1989) !Position |
| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|title=1989 The Year in Music: Top Pop Singles|magazine=Billboard|volume=101|issue=51|page=Y-22|date=December 23, 1989}}{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1989|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1989}}
|align="center"|42 |
| US 12-inch Singles Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=1989 The Year in Music: Top Dance Sales 12-inch Singles|magazine=Billboard|volume=101|issue=51|page=Y-40|date=December 23, 1989}}
|align="center"|26 |
| US Hot Black Singles (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=1989 The Year in Music: Top Black Singles|magazine=Billboard|volume=101|issue=51|page=Y-28|date=December 23, 1989}}
|align="center"|90 |
| US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=1989 The Year in Music: Top Rap Singles|magazine=Billboard|volume=101|issue=51|page=Y-48|date=December 23, 1989}}
|align="center"|3 |
| class="wikitable"
!Chart (1990) !Position |
| Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1990/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles for 1990|publisher=ARIA|access-date=July 11, 2022}}
|align="center"|50 |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1989|certyear=1990|access-date=November 9, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Young MC|title=Bust a Move|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1989|certyear=1989|access-date=August 2, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Young M.C.|title=Bust a Move|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=1989|certyear=1990|access-date=November 9, 2021|refname="riaa"}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref(s).|Reference(s)}} |
| scope="row"|United States
|May 22, 1989 |{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl|cassette}} |{{hlist|Delicious Vinyl|Island}} |
|---|
| scope="row"|United Kingdom
|July 3, 1989 |{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl}} |align="center"|{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=35|date=July 1, 1989}} |
| scope="row"|Japan
|November 25, 1989 |Mini-CD |Polystar |align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/171608/products/168259/1/|title=バスト・ア・ムーブ {{!}} ヤングMC|trans-title=Bust a Move {{!}} Young MC|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=September 6, 2023}} |
In popular culture
The song is featured in the films Uncle Buck (1989), Dude, Where's My Car? (2000), See Spot Run (2001), Grind (2003), You, Me and Dupree (2006), The Blind Side and 17 Again (2009), The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) and It (2017). Romeo sampled the song's music and hook for his song "Big Moves" on the soundtrack of the 2001 film Max Keeble's Big Move. It also appears in the 2009 film Up in the Air, in which Young MC has a cameo performing the song.{{cite magazine |url=http://ew.com/article/2009/12/08/up-in-the-air-jason-reitman-oscar-best-picture/ |title=Is 'Up in the Air' this year's 'Slumdog'? |last=Karger |first=Dave |date=December 8, 2009 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=August 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170810120703/http://ew.com/article/2009/12/08/up-in-the-air-jason-reitman-oscar-best-picture/ |archive-date=2017-08-10 |url-status=live }}
"Bust a Move" is a playable song in the rhythm game Dance Central (2010), appears on the soundtrack of the 2016 video game Forza Horizon 3,{{cite web|url=http://news.xbox.com/2016/09/09/drive-music-you-love-forza-horizon-3-groove/|title=Drive to the Music You Love in Forza Horizon 3 with Groove|last=Ekberg|first=Brian|date=2016-09-09|work=Xbox Wire|access-date=2017-08-10|archive-url=https://archive.today/20161227141405/http://news.xbox.com/2016/09/09/drive-music-you-love-forza-horizon-3-groove/|archive-date=2016-12-27|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} and became an available emote in Fortnite in 2023. The song was regularly used in the television show My Name Is Earl as Randy's favorite party song. It was performed by Will Schuester in the Glee episode "Mash-Up", and was sung during karaoke in The Big Bang Theory episode "The Positive Negative Reaction". The song is featured in the Futurama episode "Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV", the Lucifer episode "Lady Parts", and the King of the Hill episode “What Makes Bobby Run?”
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.discogs.com/release/293740 Entry at Discogs.com]
- [{{AllMusic|class=song|id=t4323379|pure_url=yes}} Review at Allmusic.com]
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{{Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance}}
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Category:Number-one singles in Australia
Category:Songs written by Young MC
Category:Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance
Category:Music videos directed by Tamra Davis
Category:4th & B'way Records singles
Category:Delicious Vinyl singles
Category:Island Records singles