The Movement was a short-lived American
techno
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band from Los Angeles, California consisting of Costa Rican-born AJ Mora, Canadian-born
Richard "Humpty" Vission and DJ Hazze. The band was only two years in activity, between 1992 and 1994.
Musical career
The Movement is generally considered a
one-hit wonder.
Their first single, released on Kahn's L.A.-based Sunshine record label, was "Jump!" in 1992. The record reached
number one
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on ''Billboard'' Magazine's
Hot Dance Club Play
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chart.
It also reached the top 10 on the magazine's Hot 12" Sales chart, crossed over to pop
radio
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, hitting number 53 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart, albeit with a re-working of the
chorus
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("Jump Motherfucker Jump!" which became "Jump Everybody Jump!"). Kahn signed a deal with Arista Records in New York to distribute the single and the subsequent album, which he also produced.
Kahn continued to produce and release artists on the Sunshine label, including
Skee-Lo
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, whose rap single "I Wish" was hugely successful before jointly re-releasing the single on the Sunshine and Scotti Bros. label, along with Skee-Lo's first album, also produced by Kahn, which was nominated for a Grammy as Best Rap Album.
Vission continues to be a successful producer,
remixer and DJ, and he had more dance and Hot 100 hits in 1998 as a member of Pure Sugar.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''The Movement'' (1992)
EPs
* '' The Movement '' (1993)
Singles
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 th ...
References
Musical groups established in 1992
Musical groups disestablished in 1994
American dance music groups
Electronic music groups from California
American techno music groups
Remixers
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