"Shake Your Groove Thing" is a Disco song from 1979 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 1979. The song spent 22 weeks on the American charts and became a Gold record.
The song was Peaches & Herb's return to the charts after an absence of seven years. It was their first hit with the third "Peaches", Linda Greene.
Chart performance Weekly charts Chart (1979) Peakposition Australia (Kent Music Report)13 Canada (RPM)5 Netherlands 22 New Zealand (RIANZ)Flavour of New Zealand, 27 May 197910 UK Singles Chart26 U.S. Billboard Hot 1005 U.S. Billboard National Disco Action Top 402 U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles4 U.S. Cash Box Top 1005
Chart (1994) Peakposition Australia (ARIA)71 UK Singles Chart99
Year-end charts Chart (1979) RankAustralia (Kent Music Report)99Canada38U.S. Billboard Hot 10031U.S. Cash Box Top 10050
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Cover versions In 1996, Filipino singer Regine Velasquez covered the song for her album Retro. 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. 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 Mr Motivator's BLT The Bad Guys 2 Grown-ish
References
Other sources The Best of Peaches & Herb (liner notes).
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