Push It (Salt-n-Pepa song)

"Push It"
German 12-inch single
Single by Salt-N-Pepa
from the album Hot, Cool & Vicious
Released	March 8, 1987
Genre	Hip hop pop rap[1]
Length	4:31 (album version) 3:28 (UK radio edit)
Label	Next Plateau London
Songwriter(s)	Hurby Azor Ray Davies
Producer(s)	Hurby Azor
Salt-N-Pepa singles chronology
"Tramp" (1987) "Push It" (1987) "Chick on the Side" (1987)
Music video
"Push It" on YouTube
Alternative cover
Side A of US 7-inch retail single

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Number One	[2]

"Push It" is a song by American hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa. It was first released as the B-side of the "Tramp" single in 1987. Then released by Next Plateau and London Records, it peaked at number 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 1988 and, after initially peaking at number 41 in the UK, it re-entered the charts after the group performed the track at Nelson Mandela's 70th birthday concert, eventually peaking at number two in the UK in July 1988. The song has also been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song is ranked number 446 on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" and was ranked number nine on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop".^[3]