Swing the Mood


"Swing the Mood" is a song by Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers from their debut 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 number one on the UK Singles Chart 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 and Straight Mixing

This single samples from the following songs:
The two-second intervals are for the material Jive Bunny was to have written himself, e. g., the mixing. Otherwise the record would have been regarded as a compilation single, attributable only to "Various Artists".

Track listings

; CD single
  1. "Swing the Mood" — 4:05
  2. "Glenn Miller Medley" — 3:55
; CD maxi
  1. "Swing the Mood" — 6:00
  2. "Swing the Mood" — 4:05
  3. "Glenn Miller Medley" — 3:55

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