Bust a Move ( song ) - wikipedia Bust a Move ( song ) `` Bust a Move '' Single by Young MC from the album Stone Cold Rhymin ' B - side `` Got More Rhymes '' `` The Fastest Rhyme - My Name Is Young '' Released May 22, 1989 ( 1989 - 05 - 22 ) Format 12 - inch vinyl 7 - inch vinyl cassette CD Recorded Genre Hip hop Length 4 : 20 Label Fourth & Broadway Delicious Vinyl Island Records BMG Ariola Songwriter ( s ) Marvin Young Matt Dike Michael Ross Producer ( s ) Matt Dike Michael Ross Young MC singles chronology `` Bust a Move '' ( 1989 ) `` Principal 's Office '' ( 1989 ) `` Bust a Move '' ( 1989 ) `` Principal 's Office '' ( 1989 ) `` Bust A Move '' Young MC 's `` Bust A Move '' from Stone Cold Rhymin ' Problems playing this file ? See media help. `` Bust a Move '' is a song by British - American rapper Young MC. It won the 1990 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance. It appeared on his album Stone Cold Rhymin ' and was his biggest hit, reaching number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the charts in Australia. The song stayed on the Billboard Hot 100 for 39 weeks and 20 weeks in the top 40 alone. The song is built on a sample of `` Found a Child '' by the group Ballin ' Jack. The drums, produced by a LinnDrum, are sampled from the song `` Radio - Activity '' by RoyalCash. The breakdown segment contains a combination of beats sampled from the songs `` Scorpio '' by Dennis Coffey and the Detroit Guitar Band, and `` Daytime Hustler '' by Bette Midler. Bust a Move also featured guest vocals by Crystal Blake and bass guitar by Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, both of whom also appeared in the video. In 2008, it was ranked number 47 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Hip Hop Songs and number 60 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Songs of the 1980s. The single was certified Platinum by the RIAA in the U.S. in January 1990. Contents 1 Chart positions 2 In popular culture 3 References 4 External links Chart positions Charts ( 1989 - 90 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 50 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 17 Canada Dance / Urban ( RPM ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 14 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 25 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 73 US Billboard Hot 100 7 US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) 7 US Hot Dance Music / Maxi - Singles Sales ( Billboard ) US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) US Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ( Billboard ) 9 In popular culture The song is featured in the 2000 film Dude, Where 's My Car ?, and also appears on the film 's soundtrack. The song is also featured in the 2009 films The Blind Side, 17 Again, and Up in the Air. Young MC had a cameo in Up in the Air, performing Bust a Move at a software convention. The song is also featured in the 2017 film It. The song was performed by Will Schuester in the Glee episode `` Mash - Up '' and is regularly used in the television show My Name Is Earl as Randy 's favourite party song. The song appears on the soundtrack of the 2016 video game Forza Horizon 3, and is played in the Futurama episode Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV. References Jump up ^ `` Bust a move ''. faqs.org. Retrieved March 5, 2011. Jump up ^ RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - Young M.C. singles. RIAA.com. Retrieved March 5, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Young M.C. -- Bust a Move ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Young M.C. -- Bust a Move '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 6575. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 8, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Dance / Urban : Issue 6596. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 8, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Young M.C. '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Young M.C. -- Bust a Move ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Young MC : Artist Chart History ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 8, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Young MC Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Young MC Chart History ( Dance Club Songs ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Young MC Chart History ( Hot Rap Songs ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Young MC Chart History ( Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2017. Jump up ^ Karger, Dave ( December 8, 2009 ). `` Is ' Up in the Air ' this year 's ' Slumdog ' ? ''. Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017. Jump up ^ Ekberg, Brian ( September 9, 2016 ). `` Drive to the Music You Love in Forza Horizon 3 with Groove ''. Xbox Wire. Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2017. External links Entry at Discogs.com Review at Allmusic.com Young MC Studio albums Stone Cold Rhymin ' ( 1989 ) Brainstorm ( 1991 ) What 's the Flavor ? ( 1993 ) Return of the 1 Hit Wonder ( 1997 ) Ai n't Goin ' Out Like That ( 2000 ) Engage the Enzyme ( 2002 ) Singles `` Bust a Move '' `` Principal 's Office '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bust_a_Move_(song)&oldid=836634592 '' Categories : 1989 singles 1989 songs Debut singles Number - one dance singles in Canada Number - one singles in Australia Songs written by Young MC Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance Music videos directed by Tamra Davis 4th & B'way Records singles Delicious Vinyl singles Island Records singles BMG singles Ariola Records singles Songs about dancing Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Canadatopsingles Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Canadadance Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for UKsinglesbyname Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboarddanceclubplay Singlechart usages for Billboardrapsongs Singlechart usages for Billboardrandbhiphop Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Bahasa Indonesia Edit links This page was last edited on 15 April 2018, at 23 : 29. 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Question: who sings the song just bust a move
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