Keep On Pushing (song)

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

"Keep On Pushing"
Single by The Impressions
from the album Keep On Pushing
B-side"I Love You (Yeah)"
Released1964 (1964)
Recorded1964
GenreProgressive soul[1]
Length2:30
LabelABC-Paramount
Songwriter(s)Curtis Mayfield
Producer(s)Johnny Pate
The Impressions singles chronology
"I'm So Proud"
(1964)
"Keep On Pushing"
(1964)
"You Must Believe Me"
(1964)

Chart history

The single became the group's sixth Top 40 single, and a Top 10 Pop smash, peaking at number ten. It went to number one for two weeks on the Cash Box R&B chart.[2]

Chart (1964) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 10

Use in presidential campaigns

  • 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 Dead Presidents.
  • It was also heard in the 2021 biographical drama Judas and the Black Messiah.

Samples

See also

References

  1. Backus, Rob (1976). Fire Music: A Political History of Jazz (2nd ed.). Vanguard Books. ISBN 091770200X.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 272.
  3. "Pushin'". Who Sampled. Retrieved 12 March 2021.



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