Straight to My Feet

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"Straight to My Feet"
Hammer-Straight to My Feet.jpg
Single by Hammer
Genre Pop rap
Length3:58
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s)
Hammer singles chronology
"Pumps and a Bump"
(1994)		"Straight to My Feet"
(1994)		"Sultry Funk"
(1995)
Music video
"Straight to my Feet" on YouTube

"Straight to My Feet" is a single performed by hip-hop artist Hammer that was released as the theme song to the 1994 film Street Fighter . [1] The song reached number 57 in the UK charts. [2]

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Critical reception

The song received a mostly negative reception from critics. [3] [4] [5] Larry Flick from Billboard magazine wrote in a positive review, "First single from the soundtrack to the new Jean-Claude Van Damme movie, Street Fighter , kicks a funk-fortified new jack pace, balancing Hammer's familiar rhyming with soulful singing at the chorus. Infectious booty jam will pave the way at radio for an album filled with catchy potential hits. Look for the forthcoming eye-popping video clip." [6]

Music video

The music video for "Straight to My Feet" was directed by Craig S. Brooks and features the cast from the movie.

Charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [7] 175
UK Singles (OCC) [8] 57
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [9] 10

References

  1. ↑ "Raiders QB Derek Carr sports Canadian tuxedo, teases new music career". www.sportsnet.ca.
  2. ↑ "straight to my feet | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  3. ↑ "» YouTube Hall of Fame: The Worst Music Videos of All Time". » Sports and Pop Culture from our rotating cast of writers – Grantland. 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  4. ↑ "Music Video Breakdown: 'Straight To My Feet' By MC Hammer And Deion Sanders". October 15, 2013.
  5. ↑ Kangas, Chaz (April 4, 2014). "Jean-Claude Van Damme's Finest Musical Moments". The Village Voice.
  6. ↑ Flick, Larry (December 10, 1994). "Single Reviews: Pop" (PDF). Billboard . p. 79. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
  7. ↑ "MC Hammer ARIA Chart History (singles) complete to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 26, 2024– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  8. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
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