Keep On Pushing (song) explained

Keep On Pushing
Type:	single
Artist:	The Impressions
Album:	Keep On Pushing
B-Side:	I Love You (Yeah)
Recorded:	1964
Genre:	Progressive soul^[1] gospel^[2]
Label:	ABC-Paramount
Producer:	Johnny Pate
Prev Title:	I'm So Proud
Prev Year:	1964
Next Title:	You Must Believe Me
Next Year:	1964

"Keep On Pushing" is a 1964 single by The Impressions, and was the title track of the album of the same name.

Chart history

The single became the group's sixth Top 40 single, peaking at number ten. It went to number one for two weeks on the Cash Box R&B chart.^[3]

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.

Samples

• It was sampled in the 2005 song "Pushin'" by Bun B featuring Scarface and Young Jeezy, off the album Trill.^[4]

See also

• Civil rights movement in popular culture

Notes and References

1. Book: Backus, Rob. 1976. Fire Music: A Political History of Jazz. Vanguard Books. 091770200X. 2nd.
2. Book: Harrington, Jon. Robert . Dimery . 2015 . 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. The Impressions - "People Get Ready. Universe. New York. 162.
3. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 272.
4. Web site: Pushin' . Who Sampled . 12 March 2021.