Start the Commotion

"Start the Commotion" is a song by British electronic music duo The Wiseguys, from their second album The Antidote. It was released as a single in the UK in 1998,[1] and peaked at #66 on the UK Singles Chart. A re-release the following year gave the song a higher chart placing, peaking at #47.[2] It also peaked at #36 on the American dance charts in 2000.[3] "Start the Commotion" has also been officially remixed by Eric Kupper and DJ Spinna.

"Start the Commotion"
Single by The Wiseguys
from the album The Antidote
Released1998
GenreBig beat
Length5:57
LabelLabel Mammoth
Songwriter(s)Theo Keating
Producer(s)Touché
The Wiseguys singles chronology
"Ooh La La"
(1998)		 "Start the Commotion"
(1998)		 "Dizzy Spell"
(2002)

Background

The song is built around a repeated sample from the 1966 song "Wild Child" by The Ventures.[4]

Track listing
UK CD single
  1. "Start the Commotion" (Radio edit)
  2. "Fatal Femme" (feat. Sense Live)
  3. "Start the Commotion" (Full length)

2001 re-release

After being used in a Mitsubishi Motors television commercial in the U.S. in 2001, the song gained a second life and significant radio airplay, reaching the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and making it the Wiseguys' best known song.

Charts
Chart (1998–2001) Peak position
UK Singles Chart 47
U.S. Billboard Dance Music/Club Play Singles[5] 36
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 31
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[7] 14
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[8] 11
  • It was featured in the 2001 comedy Zoolander, where it was used to promote the film.
  • It was also featured in the films Gun Shy and Kangaroo Jack.

References
  1. Dangelo, Joe (August 31, 2001). "Commercial Causing a 'Commotion' for Wiseguys Song". MTV. MTV News. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  2. "Start the Commotion - Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 282.
  4. Whitburn, Joel (18 July 2012). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 9th Edition: Complete Chart Information about America's Most Popular Songs and Artists, 1955-2009. Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed. p. 714. ISBN 978-0-307-98512-5. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  5. "The Wiseguys Start the Commotion Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
  6. "The Wiseguys Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. "The Wiseguys Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  8. "The Wiseguys Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
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