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 (1989-06-24)
Format	CD single, CD maxi single
Genre	Pop
Length	4:05 (Radio version) 6:00 (Extended version)
Label	Indisc/BCM
Producer	Andy Pickles, Les Hemstock
Certification	Gold (SNEP)
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 the top 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 - 0:31; 3:23 - 4:01 Glenn Miller - "In the Mood"
• 0:31 - 0:59 Bill Haley & His Comets - "Rock Around the Clock"
• 0:59 - 1:14 Bill Haley & His Comets - "Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie"
• 1:14 - 1:25; 3:18 - 3:22 Little Richard - "Tutti Frutti"
• 1:25 - 1:52 The Everly Brothers - "Wake Up Little Susie"
• 1:53 - 2:03 Eddie Cochran - "C'mon Everybody"
• 2:03 - 2:19 Elvis Presley - "Hound Dog"
• 2:19 - 2:29 Bill Haley & His Comets - "Shake, Rattle and Roll"
• 2:30 - 2:40 Elvis Presley - "All Shook Up"
• 2:40 - 3:04 Elvis Presley - "Jailhouse Rock"
• 3:05 - 3:17 Danny and the Juniors - "At the Hop"

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	Platinum	22 January 1990	100,000
France	Gold	1989	500,000
UK	Platinum	1 August 1989	600,000
U.S.	Gold	12 December 1989	500,000

Charts

Chart (1989-1990)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart	1
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	1
Dutch Top 40	1
French SNEP Singles Chart	1
German Singles Chart	1
Irish Singles Chart	1
Norwegian Singles Chart	1
Swedish Singles Chart	2
Swiss Singles Chart	2
UK Singles Chart	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	11
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	7

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

Preceded by "Too Much" by Bros	Irish IRMA number-one single 10 August 1989 – 17 August 1989 (2 weeks)	Succeeded by "Lion in a Cage" by Dolores Keane
Preceded by "Das Omen (Teil I)" by Mysterious Art	German number-one single 1 September 1989 – 15 September 1989 (3 weeks)	Succeeded by "Lambada" by Kaoma
Preceded by "We Are Growing (Shaka Zulu)" by Margaret Singana	Dutch Top 40 number-one single 9 September 1989 (1 week)	Succeeded by "French Kiss" by Lil Louis
Preceded by "A Cry in the Night" by Lory Bianco	Austrian Singles Chart number-one single 15 September 1989 – 1 October 1989 (4 weeks)	Succeeded by "Lambada" by Kaoma
Preceded by "If I Could Turn Back Time" by Cher	Australian ARIA Singles Chart number-one single 16 October 1989 – 30 October 1989 (3 weeks)	Succeeded by "If I Could Turn Back Time" by Cher
Preceded by "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" by Sonia	UK number-one single 5 August 1989 – 2 September 1989 (5 weeks)	Succeeded by "Ride On Time" by Black Box
Preceded by "Cœur de loup" by Philippe Lafontaine	French SNEP number one single 4 November 1989 – 2 December 1989 (5 weeks)	Succeeded by "Hélène" by Roch Voisine
Preceded by "Bombadilla Life" by Franklin	Norwegian VG-Lista number-one single 37/1989 - 42/1989 (6 weeks)	Succeeded by "Lambada" by Kaoma