Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked) explained

Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked)
Cover:	Chad Jackson Hear the Drummer.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Chad Jackson
Released:	February 1990
Recorded:	1990
Genre:	House
Label:	Big Wave
Producer:	Chad Jackson, Steve Mac, Dave Norman
Prev Title:	Freedom to Party (Construction Mix)
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	Stay Calm
Next Year:	1997

"Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked)" is a song by English DJ Chad Jackson, released in 1990. It consists of samples, and peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was co-produced by Steve Mac.

The song itself has been sampled by Deekline in "Party People" (1999), by rapper Skepta in the song "Skepta" from Microphone Champion (2009), and by EDM duo Firebeatz in the song "Wicked" (2013).^[1]

Samples used

This is an incomplete list of samples used in "Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked)".

• Marva Whitney - "Unwind Yourself" 1967
• Afrikaa Bambaataa and James Brown - "Unity" from Unity, 1984 (12")
• Afrique - "House of Rising Funk" from Soul Makossa, 1973 (LP)
• Bobby Byrd - "Hot Pants - I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming" from Hot Pants - I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming, 1972 (7")
• Gang Starr - "Movin' On" from Movin' On, 1988 (12")
• Hijack - "The Badman Is Robbin'" from The Badman Is Robbin', 1989 (12")
• Kool & the Gang - "Chocolate Buttermilk" from Kool and the Gang, 1969 (LP)
• Kool & the Gang - "Give It Up" from Kool and the Gang, 1969 (LP)
• The O'Jays - "For the Love of Money" from Ship Ahoy, 1973 (LP)
• Public Enemy - "Welcome to the Terrordome" from Fear of a Black Planet, 1990 (LP)
• Soul II Soul - a cappella version of "Back to Life" from Club Classics Vol. One, 1989 (LP)
• Uptown - "Dope on Plastic" from Dope on Plastic, 1989 (12")

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990-91)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Charts)^[2]	145
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[3]	7
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[4]	27

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)^[5]	89
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[6]	51
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[7]	70

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hear the Drummer (Get Wicked) by Chad Jackson on WhoSampled. WhoSampled.
2. Web site: Bubbling Down Under 7 January 1991. 7 January 2022. 8 January 2022.
3. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. 16 June 1990. 19 June 2021. Music & Media.
4. Web site: Chad Jackson, DSI. Billboard. 14 December 2020. subscription.
5. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1990. Ultratop. 14 December 2020.
6. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1990. Dutch Top 40. 14 December 2020.
7. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 1990. dutchcharts.nl. 14 December 2020.