(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew Explained

(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew
Cover:The Rock Steady Crew (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew single cover.jpg
Type:Single
Artist:Rock Steady Crew
Album:Ready for Battle
Released:1983
Genre:
Length:5:27
3:47 (7")
Label:Virgin
Producer:
Next Title:Uprock
Next Year:1984

"(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew" is the debut single by American hip hop group the Rock Steady Crew from their debut studio album Ready for Battle. It was released in 1983 through Charisma/Virgin Records as the album's lead single. Written by Budd "Blue Soldier" Dixon, Ruza Blue and Stephen Hague, and produced by Dixon and Hague, the lead vocals were performed by 15 year old Daisy Castro, aka "Baby Love".[1]

The song became the most popular hit song of the Rock Steady Crew. The single peaked at number-one on the Belgian and Dutch singles charts, and reached the top ten in many other European countries, including the United Kingdom.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.redbull.com/ch-de/theredbulletin/b-girl-jilous-kampf-fuer-gerechtigkeit Jilou RasulL: Dance of Justice
  2. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6.