Zoom (Fat Larry's Band song)

"Zoom" is a song by American band Fat Larry's Band released as the fourth single from their fifth studio album, Breakin' Out (1982).

"Zoom"
1982 CD single
Single by Fat Larry's Band
from the album Breakin' Out
ReleasedOctober 1982
Recorded1982
GenrePop, R&B
Length4:18
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Len Barry, Bobby Eli
Producer(s)Larry James
Fat Larry's Band singles chronology
"Traffic Stopper"
(1982)		 "Zoom"
(1982)		 "Stubborn Kind of Fellow"
(1983)

The song was a commercial hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart. It also reached #10 on the Australian music charts, entering the chart on 13 December 1982 and spending 24 weeks on the chart. It was released in Australia on the Virgin label (Virgin VS-546). It remains one of the group's best-known songs, despite being received poorly in their native US, peaking at #89.

Legacy

Filipino singer Regine Velasquez covered the song for her 1996 Asian-released album Retro.[1]

The song was featured in the 1982 Christmas Special episode of the British sitcom Only Fools and Horses, "Diamonds Are for Heather".[2]

Charts
Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Chart)[3] 10
UK Singles Chart[4] 2
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 89
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References
  1. "Retro - Regine Velasquez - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  2. "Only Fools and Horses S02E08 Diamonds are for Heather - Video Dailymotion". Web.archive.org. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992 (First ed.). Granville, New South Wales, Australia: Ambassador Press Pty Ltd. p. 110. ISBN 0646119176. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  4. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 196. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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