"More Bounce to the Ounce" is the debut single by American funk band Zapp. It is the opening track on their eponymous debut album and serves as the album's first single. The song was written,[7] arranged, composed and produced[8] by Roger Troutman; and it peaked at No. 86 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1980.[9]
"More Bounce to the Ounce" | ||||
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Single by Zapp | ||||
from the album Zapp | ||||
B-side | "Freedom"[1] | |||
Released | September 1980[2] (September 1980[3]) | |||
Recorded | 1979 | |||
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Length | 5:14 (single version) 9:25 (album version) | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | Roger Troutman[7] | |||
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The song title was taken from a 1950s Pepsi ad campaign of the same name.[10][11]
Chart (1980-1981) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 86 |
US Dance Music/Club Play Singles (Billboard)[12] | 19 |
US R&B Singles (Billboard)[12] | 2 |
The song was the inspiration behind the Tom Tom Club's 1981 hit "Genius of Love," itself one of the most sampled tracks of the New Wave era. "We loved [‘More Bounce’] in part because it was played at a slower, funkier tempo by far than so many other dance tracks of the period," said Tom Tom Club’s Chris Frantz. "It was very relaxed and sexy while still maintaining a raw, hard edge."[13]
The song is featured in the 1999 film Any Given Sunday, the 2002 Rockstar video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and the 2018 South Park episode "A Boy and a Priest". It was also in an episode of "New Girl" (Season 4, episode 20). A short clip of the song was also played at the Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg concert tour Up in Smoke Tour in 2000, which can be found in the DVD release. The song also featured in the 1995 crime/drama film La Haine.
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