Shake Your Groove Thing
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"Shake Your Groove Thing" is a song by R&B duo Peaches & Herb. The single reached No. 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and No. 4 on the Billboard R&B chart. It also reached No. 2 for four weeks on the Billboard Disco chart in 1978. The song spent 22 weeks on the American charts and became a Gold record.
The song was Peaches & Herb's first return to the charts in seven years. It was their first hit with the third "Peaches", Linda Greene.
Chart performance
Weekly charts
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] | 13 |
| Canada (RPM)[2] | 5 |
| Netherlands | 22 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ)[3] | 10 |
| UK Singles Chart[4] | 26 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard National Disco Action Top 40[6] | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles[7] | 4 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100[8] | 5 |
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[9] | 71 |
| UK Singles Chart[4] | 99 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1979) | Rank |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] | 99 |
| Canada[11] | 38 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[12] | 31 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100[13] | 50 |
Certifications
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Cover versions
- In 1996, Filipino singer Regine Velasquez covered the song for her album Retro.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- In the 2009 film Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, the song was sung by The Chipmunks and The Chipettes and also featured on the soundtrack album.
- The song is featured in the 2011 dance-based music video game Just Dance Kids 2, and covered by The Just Dance Kids.
- The song was used as a parody called "Shake Your Tail Now" for the Dance Star Mickey toy.
Popular culture
- In 1997, Intel used this song in an advert for the Pentium II that arrives in New York.[14]
- In 1999, Disney used this song in a trailer for An Extremely Goofy Movie.
It was heard in TV and movies like:
- The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
- The Drew Carey Show
- An Extremely Goofy Movie
- Friends
- The Sweetest Thing
- The Country Bears
- Monster
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- Shrek Forever After
- Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
- Modern Family
- Scandal[15]
- Mr Motivator's BLT
References
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- ↑ Flavour of New Zealand, 27 May 1979
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Other sources
- The Best of Peaches & Herb (liner notes).
External links
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