When was jive bunny number one

In the UK the album peaked at number 2. Skip to content. From — they ruled the charts with their fast-moving party mixes and to date have amassed record sales exceeding 15 million. Swing The Mood Debut single that reached UK number one on 30th July and remained there for 5 weeks becoming the 2nd best selling single of the year. Company chairman John Pickles thought "Swing the Mood" had real hit potential, and worked with his son Andy to polish the mix and work the song into a catchy concept.

Working off a nickname for another employee named Jack Bunny, "Jive Bunny" became an animated mascot for the tunes, and Andy, along with Hemstock and fellow DJ Ian Morgan, started mixing even more throwback tunes together. After months of club play, "Swing the Mood" was released in July ; on August 5 , it began a five-week run on top. Though Jive Bunny hasn't bothered a chart in some time, his legacy lives on in other strange novelty acts on the British charts, from Crazy Frog to LadBaby.

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I understand that I can opt-out at any time by emailing Info artistarenasupport. Released in June , becoming the first UK number one for Jive Bunny spending 5 weeks there and topping the charts around the world. The 2nd release shot to number one in the UK in October and stayed there for 3 weeks. The 3rd UK number one helping Jive Bunny into the history books alongside Gerry and the Pacemakers and Frankie Goes to Hollywood as the only music acts at that time to achieve 3 consecutive UK number ones.

It featured Christmas classics from Slade and Wizzard.