So many comments to make on this song.
\nIf you’re going to start a new record label (Underground Records), it helps to have the first single end up being the biggest hit in Chicago house history.
\nThis is a song that shined a spotlight on the differences between US and UK radio. US – this was an underground club hit, reaching 25 on the Billboard Dance\/Club charts. UK – this was number one hit – not the club charts – the number one single for two weeks in Jan\/Feb 1987. Chicago house was in it’s prime and US radio ignored it while UK embraced it – a difference that I think continues to this day.<\/p>\n
US radio doesn’t want instrumentals – they don’t want faceless producers. They want a crazy frontman\/woman that can star in videos.<\/p>\n
Liam Howlett and The Prodigy figured that out in the 90s. After two chart topping albums in the UK and no love in the US, they gave dancer Keith Flint a freaky mohawk and had him do vocals for ‘Firestarter’. Boom – instant US success.<\/p>\n
Enough rambling. I’ve included the 4 mixes on the Underground Records release of this plus the ‘Monty Remix’ that was put on one of the UK releases of it.<\/p>\n
(Do you think Steve Hurley really has a keytar like on the B-side picture?!?)<\/p>\n
Steve Silk Hurley
\nJack Your Body<\/p>\n
Underground Records UN-101
\nWritten and produced by Steve Hurley
\nMonty Remix by Simon Harris<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rQpiLAuvuyY
\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iWs483RdZmM
\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZpojB7Ov1yY
\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W-11qkjj0fA
\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F7ejzVzK4Tc<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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