Goon Squad was a
dance music
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group assembled by
producer Arthur Baker. Their song "
Eight Arms to Hold You
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Release
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" went to number one on the ''
Billboard
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''
Hot Dance Club Play
Dance Club Songs is a chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine in the United States. It is a national look over of club disc jockeys to determine the most popular songs being played in nightclubs across the country. It was launched as t ...
chart in 1985. The song was used for the movie ''
The Goonies
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''; although the main scene it was used in was deleted (it is still played, although barely audible, during the scene when Chunk first enters the Walshes' residence), it was nevertheless included on
the soundtrack. The scene involved the Goonies being attacked by a giant octopus as they waded through tunnels. They defeat the octopus by throwing a
walkman
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playing the song into its mouth, which causes it to start dancing. The scene was cut for being too cartoony. The group featured vocals from Will Downing, Craig Derry, Bobby Coleman, Tina B., and Cindy Mizell.
A follow-up single, "Powerdrill", peaked at number thirty-one.
"Powerdrill" (Hot Dance Club Play chart)
''Billboard
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'', May 10, 1986.
See also
*List of number-one dance hits (United States)
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*List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on ''Billboard magazine's'' Dance Club Songs chart. ''Billboard'' began ranking dance music on the week ending October 26, 1974, and this is the standard music popularity chart in t ...
References
American dance music groups
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