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Start the Commotion

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"Start the Commotion"
Single by The Wiseguys
from the album The Antidote
Released1998
GenreBig beat
Length5:57
LabelLabel Mammoth
Songwriter(s)Theo Keating
Producer(s)Touché
The Wiseguys singles chronology
"Ooh La La"
(1998)
"Start the Commotion"
(1998)
"Dizzy Spell"
(2002)

"Start the Commotion" is a song by British electronic music duo The Wiseguys, from their second album The Antidote. It was released as a single in the UK in 1998,[1] and peaked at #66 on the UK Singles Chart. A re-release the following year gave the song a higher chart placing, peaking at #47.[2] It also peaked at #36 on the American dance charts in 2000.[3] "Start the Commotion" has also been officially remixed by Eric Kupper and DJ Spinna.

Background

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The song is built around a repeated sample from the 1966 song "Wild Child" by The Ventures.[4]

Track listing

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UK CD single
  1. "Start the Commotion" (Radio edit)
  2. "Fatal Femme" (feat. Sense Live)
  3. "Start the Commotion" (Full length)

2001 re-release

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After being used in a Mitsubishi Motors television commercial in the U.S. in 2001, the song gained a second life and significant radio airplay, reaching the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and making it the Wiseguys' best known song.

Charts

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Chart (1998–2001) Peak position
Canada CHR (Nielsen BDS)[5] 15
UK Singles Chart 47
U.S. Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles[6] 36
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 31
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[8] 14
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[9] 11
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  • It was featured in the 2001 comedy Zoolander, where it was used to promote the film.
  • It was also featured in the films Gun Shy and Kangaroo Jack.

References

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  1. ^ Dangelo, Joe (August 31, 2001). "Commercial Causing a 'Commotion' for Wiseguys Song". MTV. MTV News. Archived from the original on June 8, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "Start the Commotion - Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 282.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (18 July 2012). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 9th Edition: Complete Chart Information about America's Most Popular Songs and Artists, 1955-2009. Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed. p. 714. ISBN 978-0-307-98512-5. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Canadian Top 20 in 2001" (PDF). Cross Canada Countdown. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2005. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
  6. ^ "The Wiseguys Start the Commotion Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "The Wiseguys Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "The Wiseguys Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "The Wiseguys Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.