(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
B-side"(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew" (Instrumental version)
Released1983
Format7" vinyl
12" vinyl
GenreBreakbeat
electro
hip hop
LabelVirgin Records
Songwriter(s)Blue Soldier
R. Blue
Stephen Hague
Producer(s)Stephen Hague
Blue Soldier

"(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew" is the first and most popular single by the American breakdancing and hip hop group Rock Steady Crew. Released in 1983, the song (from the group's first studio album Ready For Battle) peaked at number six on its fourth week on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top 10 in many European countries.

Chart performance[edit]

Chart (1983) Peak
position
Dutch Top 40[1] 1
Irish Singles Chart[2] 5
New Zealand Singles Chart[3] 5
UK Singles Chart[4] 6
Chart (1984) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[5] 38
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 33
Austrian Singles Chart[7] 7
Norwegian Singles Chart[8] 6
Swedish Singles Chart[9] 2
Swiss Singles Chart[10] 4

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "De Nederlandse Top 40, week 47, 1983". Retrieved 2009-03-05.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  3. ^ "THE ROCK STEADY CREW - (HEY YOU) THE ROCK STEADY CREW (SONG)". Charts.org.nz. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  4. ^ "Chart Stats - Rocksteady Crew - (Hey You) The Rocksteady Crew". Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  5. ^ "Hot Dance Club Play - Hey You - Rock Steady Crew - Chart Listing For The Week Of mrt 10 1984". Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  6. ^ "Forum – ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts – 1984". Australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  7. ^ "The Rock Steady Crew - (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew - austriancharts.at". Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  8. ^ "norwegiancharts.com - The Rock Steady Crew - (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew". Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  9. ^ "swedishcharts.com - The Rock Steady Crew - (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew". Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  10. ^ "The Rock Steady Crew - (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew - hitparade.ch". Retrieved 2009-03-05.