"Keep On Pushing" is a 1964 single by The Impressions, and was the title track of the album of the same name.

Chart history

The single became the group's sixth

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single, and a Top 10 Pop smash, peaking at number ten. It went to number one for two weeks on the ''

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'' R&B chart.

Use in presidential campaigns

*Decades later, the song was used as the theme to the

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, who endorsed

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for

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. *It was frequently played at rallies in the early days of the 2020 presidential campaign of Joe Biden.

Popular culture

*The title was mentioned in-between the lyrics, by Curtis Mayfield in the Impressions rendition of the Negro Spiritual "Amen". (1964). *The album (cover) is one of several featured on the front cover art of the Bob Dylan's 1965 album '' Bringing It All Back Home''. *It was featured in the 1995 film ''

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'' *It was also heard in the 2021 biographical drama ''

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Samples

*It was sampled in the 2005 song "Pushin'" by

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featuring Scarface and Young Jeezy, off the album ''

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References

1964 singles The Impressions songs 1964 songs Civil rights movement in popular culture Songs written by Curtis Mayfield {{civil-rights-movement-stub

Chart history

Use in presidential campaigns

Popular culture

Samples

See also

References