music.wikisort.org - Composition"Keep On Pushing" is a 1964 single by The Impressions, and was the title track of the album of the same name.
1964 single by The Impressions
"Keep On Pushing" |
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B-side | "I Love You (Yeah)" |
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Released | 1964 (1964) |
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Recorded | 1964 |
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Genre | Progressive soul[1] |
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Length | 2:30 |
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Label | ABC-Paramount |
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Songwriter(s) | Curtis Mayfield |
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Producer(s) | Johnny Pate |
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"I'm So Proud" (1964) |
"Keep On Pushing" (1964) |
"You Must Believe Me" (1964) |
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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.[2]
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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.[3]
See also
- Civil rights movement in popular culture
References
- Backus, Rob (1976). Fire Music: A Political History of Jazz (2nd ed.). Vanguard Books. ISBN 091770200X.
- 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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- Fred Cash
- Sam Gooden
- Reggie Torian
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