The Hustle (song)

"The Hustle" is a disco song by songwriter/arranger Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony. It went to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts during the summer of 1975.[2] It also peaked at No. 9 on the Australian Singles Chart (Kent Music Report) and No. 3 in the UK.[3][4] It would eventually sell over one million copies.[4] The song won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance early in 1976 for songs recorded in 1975.

For the Jamelia song, see Walk with Me (Jamelia album).
"The Hustle"
Single by Van McCoy & the Soul City Symphony
from the album Disco Baby[1]
ReleasedApril 18, 1975
Recorded1975
GenreDisco
Length4:10
LabelAvco Records
Songwriter(s)Van McCoy
Producer(s)Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore

History

While in New York City to make an album, McCoy composed the song after his music partner, Charles Kipps, watched patrons do a dance known as "the Hustle" in the nightclub Adam's Apple. The sessions were done at New York's Media Sound studio with pianist McCoy, bassist Gordon Edwards, drummer Steve Gadd, keyboardist Richard Tee, guitarists Eric Gale and John Tropea, and orchestra leader Gene Orloff. Producer Hugo Peretti contracted piccolo player Phil Bodner to play the lead melody.

During the summer of 1975, "The Hustle" became a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Soul Singles charts.[2] Billboard ranked it as the No. 21 song for 1975. It also peaked at No. 9 on the Australian Singles Chart (Kent Music Report) and No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart.[3][4]

According to producers Hugo & Luigi who owned the Avco record label that originally released "The Hustle", McCoy met with them shortly before his death in 1979 to discuss ideas for a new, longer version of the song, in order to appease Avco's UK and German affiliates who were clamoring for a 12" disco single release.[5] The new version, clocking in at just under 6-and-a-half minutes, was assembled posthumously as a remix, using parts of the original recording plus new parts, including drum, Syndrum, and a "little" Moog synthesizer.[5] It was credited to Van McCoy alone or with an unnamed orchestra, mixed by "The Mix Masters", identity unknown.[6]

Appearances in other media

The song has been featured in numerous movies and television shows including Vampires Suck, Club Oscar, The Lorax, and That '70s Show, and in " American Dad "[7]

Chart performance

Other versions
  • Disco Strings, 1975
  • Orchester Raimond Erbe, 1975
  • The Unlimited Company, 1976
  • Chase The Ace, entitled "Let's Do It (The Hustle)", 1989
  • Unlimited Pleasure, 1993
  • Paradiso Featuring Learmond Jnr, 1995
  • D.F.S, 1996
  • Brave Combo, 1997
  • The Hustlers, entitled "Do The Hustle", 1997
  • Selena, sampled in "Last Dance / The Hustle / On The Radio (Medley)", 1997
  • Italian rapper Talko made a rap cover of "The Hustle". It was released in 1983 on Babalu Records.[26][27]

References
  1. "Van McCoy & The Soul City Symphony – Disco Baby". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 388.
  3. Steffen Hung. "Forum - One Hit Wonders (General: Music/Charts related)". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  4. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 338. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. "Label preparing 12-inch 'Hustle'". Billboard: 86. July 21, 1979.
  6. "The Hustle (Disco Mix) " at Discogs (list of releases)
  7. "The Hustle: Across Media". July 2, 2018.
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  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2013-07-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. "Home - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Officialcharts.de. 2016-09-30. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  14. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Hustle". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
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  18. Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 158.
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  20. "Australian Chart Book". Austchartbook.com.au. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
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  22. "Top Selling Singles of 1975 | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1975-12-31. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
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  26. "Talko's The Hustle on Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
  27. "Talko's The Hustle Rap on YouTube". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
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