Push It ( Salt - N - Pepa song ) - wikipedia Push It ( Salt - N - Pepa song ) `` Push It '' A-side label of U.S. vinyl single Single by Salt - n - Pepa from the album Hot, Cool & Vicious B - side `` I Am Down '' Released March 8, 1987 Format 12 '' vinyl Recorded 1986 Genre Rap Length 3 : 28 ( UK radio edit ) 4 : 30 ( album version ) Label Next Plateau London Songwriter ( s ) Hurby Azor Ray Davies Producer ( s ) Hurby Azor Salt - n - Pepa singles chronology `` Tramp '' ( 1987 ) `` Push It '' ( 1987 ) `` Chick on the Side '' ( 1987 ) Audio sample file help Music video `` Push It '' on YouTube Alternative cover `` Push It '' is a song by the group Salt - n - Pepa. It was released as the B - side of the `` Tramp '' single in 1987, and as its own single in 1988. It peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1988 and, after initially peaking at number 41 in the UK, it re-entered the charts after the group performed the track at Nelson Mandela 's 70th birthday concert, eventually peaking at number two that summer. The song has also been certified Platinum by the RIAA. The song is ranked number 446 on Rolling Stone 's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and was ranked number nine on VH1 's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop. Contents 1 Release history 2 Lyrics 3 Recognition and sales 4 Music video 5 All mixes 6 Charts 6.1 Weekly charts 6.2 Year - end charts 7 References Release History ( Edit ) The original version of `` Push It '' was first released as the B - side to the 12 '' single `` Tramp '' in 1987. The corresponding 7 '' single contained a `` Mixx - It '' remix by San Francisco DJ and producer Cameron Paul ; this was the radio version that gave the group its first mainstream hit. It advanced into the Billboard Top 40 the week of December 26, 1987, eventually reaching its peak of number 19 the week of February 20, 1988. It also ties with `` Let 's Talk About Sex '' as the group 's highest - charting UK hit, with both peaking at number two in that country. The original 1986 editions of the album Hot, Cool & Vicious did not contain `` Push It ''. When the Cameron Paul remix of `` Push It '' became a radio hit, the album was reissued with the `` Push It '' remix added, along with the original versions of `` Tramp '' and `` Chick on the Side '' replaced by remixes. Lyrics ( Edit ) The song quotes a line from `` You Really Got Me '' by The Kinks, with the word `` girl '' replaced with `` boy '' : `` Boy, you really got me goin ' / You got me so I do n't know what I 'm doin '. '' It also quotes `` Pick up on this '' from `` I 'm a Greedy Man '' and `` There it is '' from `` There It Is '', both by James Brown. The whispered `` Push it '' is sampled from a 1977 recording called `` Keep on Pushin ' '' by the band Coal Kitchen. Recognition and sales ( Edit ) `` Push It '' was nominated for a Grammy Award, and the strength of that single catapulted the reissued Hot, Cool and Vicious album to platinum sales in the US with one million sold, making Salt - n - Pepa the first female rap act ( group or solo ) to go gold or platinum. The album ultimately sold 1.3 million copies worldwide. Music video ( Edit ) The music video for `` Push It '' features a concert performance of the song, along with DJ Spinderella and Hurby `` Luv Bug '' Azor on keyboards and backing vocals. All mixes ( Edit ) `` Push It '' ( UK Radio Edit ) -- 3 : 28 -- Edited version of the 7 '' Remix. Is usually the version played on radio stations in the UK. Also known as the U.S. Remix in America. `` Push It '' -- 4 : 12 -- B - side of `` Tramp '' 12 '' single `` Push It ( Instrumental ) '' -- 4 : 12 -- B - side of `` Tramp '' 12 '' single `` Push It ( Mixx - It Remix ) '' -- 4 : 28 -- B - side of `` Tramp '' 7 '' single ; also known as Album Version, Remix, 7 '' Remix, Full - Length Remix, Radio Edit `` Push It ( U.S. Remix ) '' -- 3 : 29 -- 1988 Europe / Australasia - only edited version of Mixx - It Remix `` Push It ( The Shuv 'd Mix ) '' -- 5 : 06 -- 1988 UK - only remix ; also known as UK Mix Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1987 -- 1988 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 9 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 7 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 9 Iceland ( Íslenski Listinn Topp 10 ) 7 Ireland ( IRMA ) 6 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 6 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 19 US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) Double A-side with `` Tramp '' 18 US Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ( Billboard ) 28 Year - end charts Chart ( 1988 ) Position Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 12 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 5 References ( Edit ) Jump up ^ 500 Greatest Songs of All Time : Salt ' n Pepa, ' Push It ' Rolling Stone Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Salt - N - Pepa -- Push It ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Salt - N - Pepa -- Push It '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Salt - N - Pepa -- Push It '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 8939. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- Salt - N - Pepa -- Push It ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Jump up ^ `` Íslenski Listinn Topp 10 ( 4. nóvember 1988 ) '' ( PDF ) ( in Icelandic ). Dagblaðið Vísir. Retrieved 23 July 2018. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- Push It ''. Irish Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- week 30, 1988 '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40 Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Salt - N - Pepa -- Push It '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Charts.nz -- Salt - N - Pepa -- Push It ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- Salt - N - Pepa -- Push It ''. VG - lista. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Salt - N - Pepa -- Push It ''. Singles Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Salt - N - Pepa -- Push It ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Salt - N - Pepa Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Salt - N - Pepa Chart History ( Dance Club Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Salt - N - Pepa Chart History ( Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` jaaroverzichten 1988 '' ( in Dutch ). Retrieved 7 April 2018. Jump up ^ `` JAAROVERZICHTEN - Single 1988 '' ( in Dutch ). Retrieved 7 April 2018. Salt - N - Pepa Cheryl `` Salt '' James - Wray Sandra `` Pepa '' Denton Deidra `` DJ Spinderella '' Roper Studio albums Hot, Cool & Vicious A Salt with a Deadly Pepa Blacks ' Magic Very Necessary Brand New Compilation albums A Blitz of Salt - n - Pepa Hits The Greatest Hits Rapped in Remixes : The Greatest Hits Remixed The Best of Salt - N - Pepa Singles `` Tramp '' `` Push It '' `` Shake Your Thang '' `` Twist and Shout '' `` Expression '' `` Do You Want Me '' `` Let 's Talk About Sex '' `` You Showed Me '' `` Start Me Up '' `` Shoop '' `` Whatta Man '' `` None of Your Business '' `` Heaven ' n Hell '' `` Champagne '' `` Gitty Up '' `` The Brick Track Versus Gitty Up '' Related topics Discography The Salt - N - Pepa Show Book Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Push_It_(Salt-n-Pepa_song)&oldid=856717858 '' Categories : 1987 songs 1987 singles Billboard Rap Songs number - one singles Dutch Top 40 number - one singles Salt - N - Pepa songs London Records singles Songs about dancing Songs with double entendres Songs written by Hurby Azor Hidden categories : CS1 Icelandic - language sources ( is ) CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Canadatopsingles Singlechart called without artist Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Germany2 Singlechart usages for Ireland2 Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Norway Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for Switzerland Singlechart usages for UK Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboarddanceclubplay Singlechart usages for Billboardrandbhiphop Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Bahasa Indonesia Русский Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 27 August 2018, at 03 : 51 ( UTC ). 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Question: who wrote push it by salt n pepa
Answer: Hurby Azor