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Shut Up and Dance are an English music duo that fused hip hop, house and hardcore, and are best known for their single “Raving I’m Raving”, which reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1992.
The group was formed in 1988 in Stoke Newington, London, England by Philip ‘PJ’ Johnson and Carl ‘Smiley’ Hyman. In 1990, they made the lower end of the UK chart with two singles, “£20 To Get In” and “Lamborghini”, both released on their own Shut Up and Dance record label.
In 1992, they reached No. 43 with their double A-side single “Autobiography Of A Crackhead” / “The Green Man”, before hitting the headlines in May of that year when they released “Raving I’m Raving”. The track is based on Marc Cohn’s hit single “Walking in Memphis”, but the sample had not been given clearance. The single soared to No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart, but was then quickly banned, causing the single to plummet to No. 15 the following week, before leaving the chart completely. Proceeds from the single were ordered…