Swing the Mood

"Swing the Mood"
Single by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers
from the album The Album
B-side	"Glen Miller Medley"
Released	24 June 1989
Format	CD single, CD maxi single
Genre	Pop, rock and roll
Length	4:05 (Radio version) 6:00 (Extended version)
Label	Indisc/BCM
Producer(s)	Andy Pickles, Les Hemstock
Certification	Gold (SNEP) (RIAA)
Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers singles chronology
"Swing the Mood" (1989) "That's What I Like" (1989)

"Swing the Mood" is a song by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers from their debut album The Album.

Produced by the father and son DJ team of Andy and John Pickles, "Swing the Mood" was 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."

Copyright problems caused a re-recorded version to be released; despite this version being derided by critics it nevertheless became a massive hit in the United Kingdom spending 5 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 phenomenon, reaching #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. It was the 2nd best-selling single of 1989 in the UK, outsold only by "Ride On Time" by Black Box.

Samples

This single samples from the following songs:

• 0:00 - 0:05 Chubby Checker - "Let's Twist Again"
• 0:06 - 0:55 Glenn Miller - "In the Mood"
• 0:55 - 1:24 Bill Haley & His Comets - "Rock Around the Clock"
• 1:24 - 1:39 Bill Haley & His Comets - "Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie"
• 1:39 - 1:50 Little Richard - "Tutti Frutti"
• 1:50 - 2:18 The Everly Brothers - "Wake Up Little Susie"
• 2:18 - 2:27 Eddie Cochran - "C'mon Everybody"
• 2:27 - 2:43 Elvis Presley - "Hound Dog"
• 2:43 - 2:54 Bill Haley & His Comets - "Shake, Rattle and Roll"
• 2:54 - 3:04 Elvis Presley - "All Shook Up"
• 3:04 - 3:24 Elvis Presley - "Jailhouse Rock"
• 3:24 - 3:42 Danny and the Juniors - "At the Hop"
• 3:42 - 3:47 Little Richard - Tutti Frutti
• 3:47 - 6:05 Glenn Miller - In the Mood, Pennsylvania 6-5000, Little Brown Jug, American Patrol, In the Mood

Track listings

CD single

1. "Swing the Mood" (radio mix) — 4:05
2. "Glen Miller Medley" (the J.B. edit) — 3:55

CD maxi

1. "Swing the Mood" (12" version) — 6:00
2. "Swing the Mood" — 4:05
3. "Glen Miller Medley" (the J.B. edit) — 3:55

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
Canada[1]	Platinum	22 January 1990	100,000
France[2]	Gold	1989	500,000
UK[3]	Platinum	1 August 1989	600,000
U.S.[4]	Gold	12 December 1989	500,000

Charts

Chart (1989-1990) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[5] 1 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 1 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[8] 1 Canada Dance (RPM)[9] 3 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10] 16 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] 1 France (SNEP)[12] 1 Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 1 Ireland (IRMA)[14] 1 Italy (FIMI)[15] 19 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 1 Norway (VG-lista)[17] 1 Spain (AFYVE)[18] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 2 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 2 UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[21] 1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100[22] 11 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[22] 7

End of year chart (1989) Position Australian Singles Chart[23] 16 Austrian Singles Chart[24] 8 Swiss Singles Chart[25] 13 End of year chart (1990) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100[26] 97

References

1. Canada certifications cria.ca (Retrieved 19 September 2008)
2. Elia Abib, Muz hit. tubes, 1998, p. 170 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
3. UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved 19 September 2008)
4. U.S. certifications riaa.com (Retrieved 19 September 2008)
5. "Australian-charts.com – Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers – Swing the Mood". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
6. "Austriancharts.at – Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers – Swing the Mood" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
7. "Ultratop.be – Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers – Swing the Mood" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
8. Canada AC peak
9. Canada Dance peak
10. Canada Top Singles peak
11. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
12. "Lescharts.com – Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers – Swing the Mood" (in French). Les classement single.
13. "Musicline.de – Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
14. Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 12 April 2008)
15. "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: B". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
16. "Charts.org.nz – Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers – Swing the Mood". Top 40 Singles.
17. "Norwegiancharts.com – Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers – Swing the Mood". VG-lista.
18. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
19. "Swedishcharts.com – Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers – Swing the Mood". Singles Top 100.
20. "Swisscharts.com – Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers – Swing the Mood". Swiss Singles Chart.
21. UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved 19 September 2008)
22. Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved 19 September 2008)
23. 1989 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved 19 September 2008)
24. 1989 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved 19 September 2008)
25. 1989 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 19 September 2008)
26. "Billboard Top 100 - 1990". Retrieved 2009-09-15.