Swing the Mood

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"Swing the Mood"
Swing the Mood UK artwork.png
Standard artwork
Single by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
from the album Jive Bunny: The Album
B-side "Glenn Miller Medley"
Released26 June 1989 (1989-06-26) [1]
Genre
Length
  • 4:05 (radio version)
  • 6:00 (extended version)
Label Carrere
Songwriter(s) Jive Bunny
Producer(s) Andy Pickles, Les Hemstock
Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers singles chronology
"Swing the Mood"
(1989)
"That's What I Like"
(1989)
Alternative cover
Swing the mood.jpg
Artwork used in Spain and German-speaking Europe

"Swing the Mood" is a song by British novelty pop music act Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers, released as the first single from their debut album, Jive Bunny: The Album (1989). Produced by the father and son DJ team of Andy and John Pickles, "Swing the Mood" is 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".

Contents

Copyright problems caused a re-recorded version to be released; despite this version being derided by critics,[ citation needed ] it became a hit in the United Kingdom, spending five 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 hit as well, topping the charts of 12 other countries and reaching number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was the second-best-selling single of 1989 in the UK.

Samples

The single samples from the following songs:

The two-second intervals are for the material Jive Bunny was to have written himself, e. g., the mixing. Otherwise the record would have been regarded as a compilation single, attributable only to "Various Artists".[ citation needed ] The radio edit cuts much of Glenn Miller's songs, including the second round of the first playing of "In The Mood" at the beginning, and pretty much all of his other songs other than "In The Mood" at the end.

The initial release used original studio recordings by the original singers. A later reissue on CD replaced some of the recordings (such as those by Bill Haley) with later studio and live samples, with an impersonator singing the Elvis samples. Further reissues eliminated the original samples completely in favor of impersonator-singers.

Track listings

  1. "Swing the Mood" (radio mix) – 4:05
  2. "Glenn Miller Medley" (the J.B. edit) – 3:55
  1. "Swing the Mood" (12-inch version) – 6:00
  2. "Swing the Mood" – 4:05
  3. "Glenn Miller Medley" (the J.B. edit) – 3:55

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [26] Platinum70,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [39] Platinum100,000^
France (SNEP) [40] Gold400,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ) [41] Gold5,000*
United Kingdom (BPI) [42] Platinum600,000^
United States (RIAA) [43] Gold500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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