Push It (Salt-n-Pepa song)

"Push It"
Single by Salt-n-Pepa
from the album Hot, Cool & Vicious
B-side "I Am Down"
Released March 8, 1987
Format 12" vinyl
Recorded 1987
Genre Hip hop
Length 4:30 (album version)
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Hurby Azor
Salt-n-Pepa singles chronology
"Tramp"
(1987)
"Push It"
(1987)
"Chick on the Side"
(1987)
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"Push It" is a song by the group Salt-n-Pepa. It was released as the B-side of the "Tramp" single in 1987, and as its own single in 1988. It peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1988 and, after initially peaking at #41 in the UK, it re-entered the charts after the group performed the track at Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday concert, eventually peaking at #2 that summer. The song has also been certified Platinum by the RIAA. The song is ranked #446 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and was ranked #9 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop.[1]

Song information

The original version of "Push It" was first released as the B-side to the 12" single "Tramp" in 1987. The corresponding 7" single contained a "Mixx-It" remix by San Francisco DJ and producer Cameron Paul; this was the radio version that gave the group its first mainstream hit. It advanced into the Billboard Top 40 the week of December 26, 1987, eventually reaching its peak of #19 the week of February 20, 1988. It also ties with "Let's Talk About Sex" as the group's highest-charting UK hit, with both peaking at #2 in that country.

The original 1986 editions of the album Hot, Cool & Vicious did not contain "Push It". When the Cameron Paul remix of "Push It" became a radio hit, the album was reissued with the "Push It" remix added, along with the original versions of "Tramp" and "Chick on the Side" replaced by remixes.

"Push It" was nominated for a Grammy Award, and the strength of that single catapulted the reissued Hot, Cool and Vicious album to platinum sales in the US with one million sold, making Salt-n-Pepa the first female rap act (group or solo) to go gold or platinum. The album ultimately sold 1.3 million copies worldwide.

The song quotes a line from "You Really Got Me" by The Kinks, with the word "girl" replaced with "boy": "Boy, you really got me goin'/You got me so I don't know what I'm doin'."

Music video

The music video for "Push It" features a concert performance of the song, along with DJ Spinderella and Hurby "Luv Bug" on keyboards and backing vocals.

Official versions

Chart performance

Country (1988) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 3
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 9
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 1
Canada RPM Top Singles[5] 7
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 9
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 4
Norway (VG-lista)[10] 4
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[11] 6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 6
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)[14] 2
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[15] 28
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 19

Cover versions

Sampling and remixes

In other media

References

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