| Shout to the Top! | |
| Cover: | The-style-council-shout-to-the-top-polydor.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | the Style Council |
| Album: | Our Favourite Shop and Vision Quest Soundtrack |
| B-Side: | Ghosts of Dachau |
| Released: | October 1984 |
| Recorded: | August/September 1984 |
| Genre: | Sophisti-pop |
| Label: | Polydor |
| Producer: | Blair Brown for Solid Bond Productions Ltd. |
| Prev Title: | "You're the Best Thing |
| Prev Title2: | The Big Boss Groove |
| Prev Year: | 1984 |
| Next Title: | Walls Come Tumbling Down! |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
"Shout to the Top!" is a song by the English band the Style Council which was their seventh single to be released. It was composed by lead singer Paul Weller, and was released in 1984. It appears on the Vision Quest soundtrack in the United States.
The song also appears on the deluxe edition of Our Favourite Shop (1985), and features in the film Billy Elliot (2000) and on its soundtrack. Paintings representing the 1984 miners strike feature in the video.
As well as the song's single release, it has featured on various compilation albums released by The Style Council. The song was included on The Singular Adventures of The Style Council, The Complete Adventures of The Style Council, and Greatest Hits.
| Chart (1984–1985) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[1] | 8 | |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[2] | 6 | |
| Paraguay[3] | 1 | |
| UK Singles Chart[4] | 7 |
| Shout to the Top | |
| Cover: | Shout_to_the_Top!.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Fire Island featuring Loleatta Holloway |
| Released: | 1998 |
| Label: | JBO, V2 |
| Producer: | Pete Heller, Terry Farley, Gary Wilkinson |
In 1998, "Shout to the Top!" was covered by English electronic music duo Fire Island, featuring Loleatta Holloway. This version went to number one on the US dance chart,[6] and also reached No. 23 on the UK Singles Chart.[7] Remixes were made by Industry Standard, Club 69 and Frankie Knuckles.
