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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Bust a Move
| cover = Bustamove cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Young MC
| album = Stone Cold Rhymin'
| B-side =
| released =
| recorded = 1989
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = 4:20
| label =
* Delicious Vinyl
* Island
* 4th & B'way
| writer =
* Marvin Young
* Matt Dike
* Michael Ross
| producer =
* Matt Dike
* Michael Ross
| prev_title = Know How
| prev_year = 1988
| next_title = Principal's Office
| next_year = 1989
| misc =
}}
"'Bust a Move'" is a song by British-American rapper Young MC from his 1989 debut album, 'Stone Cold Rhymin'. The song is built on a sample of "Found a Child" by the group Ballin' Jack. The drums, produced by a LinnDrum, are sampled from the song "Radio-Activity" by RoyalCash. The breakdown segment contains a combination of beats sampled from the songs "Scorpio" by Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band, and "Daytime Hustler" by Bette Midler. "Bust a Move" also featured guest vocals by Crystal Blake and bass guitar by Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, who both appear in the music video.
Released as a single on May 22, 1989, "Bust a Move" is Young MC's biggest hit, reaching number seven on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100 and topping the charts in Australia in 1990. The song stayed on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 for 39 weeks and 20 weeks in the top 40, winning the 1990 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance. In 2008, the song was ranked number 47 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop". The single was certified platinum in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in January 1990.
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In popular culture
The song is featured in the 1989 film 'Uncle Buck', and appears in both the 2000 film 'Dude, Where's My Car?' and its accompanying soundtrack. The song is also featured in the 2009 films 'The Blind Side', '17 Again', and 'Up in the Air' (in which Young MC has a cameo performing the song), the 2012 film 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower', the 2001 film 'See Spot Run', and the 2017 film 'It'. Romeo sampled the song's music and hook for his song "Big Moves" on the soundtrack of the 2001 film 'Max Keeble's Big Move'.
The song was performed by Will Schuester in the 'Glee' episode "Mash-Up" and is regularly used in the television show My Name Is Earl as Randy's favorite party song. It was also featured as a playable song in the rhythm game Dance Central. The song appears on the soundtrack of the 2016 video game 'Forza Horizon 3', and is played in the 'Futurama' episode "Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV". It also makes an appearance in 'The Big Bang Theory' season 9 episode "The Positive Negative Reaction", where Leonard and Raj sing the song at a bar during karaoke.
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