Let's Get Ready to Rhumble
| "Let's Get Ready to Rhumble" | ||||
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PJ & Duncan | ||||
| from the album Psyche | ||||
| Released | 11 July 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | Telstar | |||
| Songwriter(s) |
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PJ & Duncan singles chronology | ||||
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| "Let's Get Ready to Rhumble" on YouTube | ||||
"Let's Get Ready to Rhumble" is a 1994 song by PJ & Duncan AKA, the performing name used by British duo
UK Singles Chart 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 Michael Buffer 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.[1]
The single was re-released in March 2013, with royalties from sales donated to the charity
UK Singles Chart 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.[2] The song was performed on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
. The single was re-released in February 2014.
Chart performance
On 23 July 1994, the song entered the
UK Singles Chart 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.[3][4]
Live performances
"Let's Get Ready to Rhumble" was performed on
Gimme 5
at the time of release.
Ant & Dec celebrated the 100th episode of Five also performed.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Let's Get Ready to Rhumble (100% Radio Mix)" | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Exclusive: The PJ & Duncan Show - Part 1" | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Let's Get Ready to Rhumble (Housey Housey Mix)" | 4:26 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Let's Get Ready to Rhumble (100% Radio Mix)" | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Exclusive: The PJ & Duncan Show - Part 2" | 5:43 |
| 3. | "Let's Get Ready to Rhumble (Klassy Dub Mix)" | 5:44 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Let's Get Ready to Rhumble (100% Radio Mix)" | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Exclusive: The PJ & Duncan Show - Part 1" | 4:22 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Let's Get Ready to Rhumble (100% Radio Mix)" | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Exclusive: The PJ & Duncan Show - Part 2" | 5:43 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Let's Get Ready to Rhumble (100% Radio Mix)" | 4:00 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Let's Get Ready to Rhumble" | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Why Me If Justfield" | 5:00 |
| 3. | "Tonight I'm Free" | 6:00 |
| 4. | "If I Give You My Number" | 7:00 |
| 5. | "All We Wanna Do We Rap" | 8:00 |
| 6. | "The Ballad of Bullseye" | 9:00 |
| 7. | "Let's Get Ready to Rhumble - Karaoke Version" | 1:00 |
Personnel
- Vocals – PJ & Duncan/Ant & Dec
- Producers – Nicky Graham
- Lyrics – Nicky Graham, Deni Lew, Mike Olton
- Label: Telstar
- Max Headroom Ft MXHM
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[12] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
|
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 11 July 1994 | Telstar | [13] |
References
- ^ "PJ & Duncan - Let's Get Ready to Rhumble". Story of Song.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
- ^ "Ant and Dec increase Number 1 race with Let's Get Ready To Rhumble".
- ^ Hooton, Christopher (26 March 2013). "Ant & Dec set for No. 1 after sales spike".
- ^ "Archive Chart" Archived 2009-06-02 at the Wayback Machine Irish Singles Chart. IRMA.
- UK Singles Chart. Official Charts Company.
- ^ "PJ Chart History (Euro Digital Song Sales)". Billboard.
- ^ "Chart Track: Week 14, 2013". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Charts Company" (PDF). www.officialcharts.com.
- ^ "British single certifications – PJ & Duncan – Let's Get Ready to Rhumble". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. 9 July 1994. p. 25.
