(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew

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"(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew"
The Rock Steady Crew (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew single cover.jpg
Single by Rock Steady Crew
from the album Ready for Battle
Released1983
Genre
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Rock Steady Crew singles chronology
"(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew"
(1983) 		"Uprock"
(1984)

"(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew" is a song by American hip hop group the Rock Steady Crew from their debut studio album Ready For Battle. It was released in 1983 through Charisma/Virgin Records as the album's lead single. Written by Budd "Blue Soldier" Dixon, Ruza Blue and Stephen Hague, and produced by Dixon and Hague, the song became the most popular Rock Steady Crew's hit. The single peaked at number-one spot on Belgian and Dutch singles charts, and also reached the top ten in many European countries, including the United Kingdom.

Charts[]

Chart (1983–1984) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] 33
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[4] 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 5
Norway (VG-lista)[8] 6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 4
UK Singles (OCC)[11] 6
West Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 6

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. ^ "The Rock Steady Crew – (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  3. ^ "The Rock Steady Crew – (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  4. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – (Hey You) The Rocksteady Crew". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 48, 1983" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "The Rock Steady Crew – (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  7. ^ "The Rock Steady Crew – (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  8. ^ "The Rock Steady Crew – (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew". VG-lista. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  9. ^ "The Rock Steady Crew – (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew". Singles Top 100. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  10. ^ "The Rock Steady Crew – (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  11. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de �� The Rock Steady Crew – (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew". GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved May 16, 2020.

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