Strike It Up
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| Single by Black Box | ||||
| from the album Dreamland | ||||
| Released | 6 February 1991 | |||
| Studio | The Record Classics (Italy) | |||
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| Producer(s) | Groove Groove Melody | |||
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| "Strike It Up" on YouTube | ||||
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CD maxi - Megaremix | ||||
"Strike It Up" is a song by Italian music group Black Box featuring songwriter and rapper Linton Bennett, a.k.a Lee 'Stepz' Bennett. It was the fifth single from their debut studio album, Dreamland (1990), and was released on 6 February 1991 in many countries worldwide by Polydor and Deconstruction. The single was a success on many charts, including the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, where it peaked at number eight. It also topped the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in June 1991 for one week. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart. "Strike It Up" also was a top-10 hit in Denmark, Greece, Ireland, and the Netherlands. And on the Eurochart Hot 100, the track reached number 38. The accompanying music video was directed by Neil Thompson.
In 2020, Slant Magazine ranked the song number 35 in its list of "The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time".