Juke Box Jive

"Juke Box Jive"
Single by The Rubettes
from the album We Can Do It
B-side
  • "When You're Falling in Love" (UK)
  • Forever (Outside UK)
ReleasedNovember 1974
GenreGlam rock
Length3:00
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Wayne Bickerton, Tony Waddington
Producer(s)Wayne Bickerton
The Rubettes singles chronology
"Tonight"
(1974) 		"Juke Box Jive"
(1974) 		"I Can Do It"
(1975)

"Juke Box Jive", by English band The Rubettes, was the lead single from their second album We Can Do It. As with their two previous singles, it was written by the songwriting team of Wayne Bickerton and Tony Waddington and produced by Bickerton. The single reached number 3 in the UK charts.[1]

"Juke Box Jive" was one of the four demonstration recordings recorded by session musicians and singers in October 1973 which led to the formation of the Rubettes - the others being "Sugar Baby Love", "Tonight" and "Sugar Candy Kisses" (which became a hit for Mac and Katie Kissoon).[2]

The UK single featured non-album-track "When You're Falling in Love" as the b-side, while other markets featured "Forever" (from the band's debut album Wear It's 'At) as the b-side.[3][4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1974–1975) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] 46
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8] 1
France (SNEP)[9] 2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 2
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 3
West Germany (GfK)[13] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1975) Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 19
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 54
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 66
West Germany (Official German Charts)[17] 14

Later Uses

  • Cover versions project Top of the Pops featured a version of "Juke Box Jive" on Top of the Pops, Volume 42 released in December 1974.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Rubettes UK Chart History". Official Charts.
  2. ^ Rowett, Alan (1994). The Rubettes Story (First ed.). London: Alan Williams Entertainment Ltd. p. 27. ISBN 0952377209.
  3. ^ "Rubettes Discography". Rubettes Official Website. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Jukebox Jive Single". Discogs. 1974. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 261. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "The Rubettes – Juke Box Jive" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  7. ^ "The Rubettes – Juke Box Jive" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  8. ^ "The Rubettes – Juke Box Jive" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Charts singles Top 50 en France: 4 Mai 1975". 2017.
  10. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 3, 1975" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  11. ^ "The Rubettes – Juke Box Jive" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Rubettes: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Rubettes – Juke Box Jive" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1975". Ultratop. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1975". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1975". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Juke Box Jive - Top of the Pops, Vol 42". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 25 September 2017.


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