Keep On Pushing (song)
| "Keep On Pushing" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Impressions | ||||
| from the album Keep On Pushing | ||||
| B-side | "I Love You (Yeah)" | |||
| Released | 1964 | |||
| Recorded | 1964 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:30 | |||
| Label | ABC-Paramount | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Curtis Mayfield | |||
| Producer(s) | Johnny Pate | |||
| The Impressions singles chronology | ||||
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"Keep On Pushing" is a 1964 single by The Impressions, and was the title track of the album of the same name.
Chart history
The single became the group's sixth Top 40 single, and a Top 10 Pop smash, peaking at number ten. It went to number one for two weeks on the Cash Box R&B chart.[3]
| Chart (1964) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 10 |
Use in presidential campaigns
- Decades later, the song was used as the theme to the 2004 Democratic National Convention keynote address by then-Illinois State Senator Barack Obama, who endorsed U.S. Senator John Kerry for President.
- It was frequently played at rallies in the early days of the 2020 presidential campaign of Joe Biden.
Popular culture
- The title was mentioned in-between the lyrics, by Curtis Mayfield in the Impressions rendition of the Negro Spiritual "Amen". (1964).
- The album (cover) is one of several featured on the front cover art of the Bob Dylan's 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home.
- It was featured in the 1995 film Dead Presidents.
- It was also heard in the 2021 biographical drama Judas and the Black Messiah.
Samples
- It was sampled in the 2005 song "Pushin'" by Bun B featuring Scarface and Young Jeezy, off the album Trill.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Backus, Rob (1976). Fire Music: A Political History of Jazz (2nd ed.). Vanguard Books. ISBN 091770200X.
- ^ Harrington, Jon (2015). "The Impressions - "People Get Ready". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. New York: Universe. p. 162.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 272.
- ^ "Pushin'". Who Sampled. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
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