"Let's Get Ready to Rhumble" is a 1994 song by PJ & Duncan AKA, the performing name used by British duo

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at the time. The song was released in the

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on 11 July 1994 as the third single from their debut studio album ''

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''. The song was written by

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, Deni Lew and Mike Olton, and produced by Nicky Graham. It peaked at number 9 in the

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in 1994, and was later #1 almost two decades after its original chart appearance. The song includes a repeatedly-used sample of boxing and wrestling announcer

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saying his trademark catchphrase. “Rumble” was deliberately spelled as "rhumble" to avoid copyright problems, since Buffer had trademarked the phrase, and the chosen additional “h” was a homage to the rhumba dance. The single was re-released in March 2013, with royalties from sales donated to the charity ChildLine. The song peaked at number one on the

in its first week of new release, becoming their first ever single to reach that spot and gave DMG TV's Edsel label a number one. The song was performed on ''

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''. The single was re-released in February 2014.

Chart performance

On 23 July 1994, the song entered the

at number 18, it climbed seven places to number 11 in its second week and climbed to number 9 in its third week. After Ant & Dec performed the song on ''Saturday Night Takeaway'' on 23 March 2013, the song topped the UK Singles Chart on 31 March 2013, as predicted after charting at number one in the Midweek Chart Update on 27 March 2013.

Live performances

"Let's Get Ready to Rhumble" was performed on

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'' and regularly featured on the ITV Saturday morning show ''

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'' at the time of release. Ant & Dec celebrated the 100th episode of '' CD:UK'' in 2000 by performing the song once again, years after retiring from the music industry, after a viewer vote where 86% requested it. In March 2013, Ant & Dec performed the song as the closing act for the "End of the Show Show" segment of their ITV show ''Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'' at the end of a series of performances by ''

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'' special invitees. In the segment,

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and

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also performed.

Track listing

Personnel

* Vocals – PJ & Duncan/Ant & Dec * Producers – Nicky Graham * Lyrics – Nicky Graham, Deni Lew, Mike Olton *

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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