Keep On Pushing (song)
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| "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, 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.
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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