"Keep on Pumpin' It" is a pop-dance

Dance-pop

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/techno

Techno

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 song from Visionmasters (Paul Taylor

Paul Taylor (DJ)

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 & Danny Hybrid) and Tony King featuring Australia

Australia

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n singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

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 Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...

. It was written by Minogue, Mike Stock and Pete Waterman

Pete Waterman

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. It samples Freestyle Orchestra's "Keep On Pumping It Up" and Kylie's vocals / lyrics from her song "I Guess I Like It like That". "I Guess I Like It like That" was taken from her fourth album Let's Get to It

Let's Get to It

Let's Get to It is the fourth album by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue. It was released by PWL on 14 October 1991 and was a top twenty album in both Minogue's native Australia and the United Kingdom.-Album information:...

. As the song only features Kylie, she does not appear on the cover sleeve of the single.

The song became a huge club dance

Nightclub

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 hit upon its release in November 1991, and peaked at #49 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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Live performances

Kylie performed the song on the following concert tours:

• Let's Get to It Tour
  Let's Get to It Tour
  The Let's Get to It Tour was a Kylie Minogue concert tour of the UK and Ireland in late 1991. The tour was a continuation of the previous Rhythm of Love Tour which had already visited Australia and Asia. Together with five dancers, Minogue staged the tour in support of the album Let's Get to It...
  
   (performed as "I Guess I Like It Like That")
• Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour (excerpt during the "Smiley Kylie Medley")
• Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour (excerpt during the "Everything Taboo Medley")
• For You, For Me Tour
  For You, For Me Tour
  The For You, For Me Tour was the ninth concert tour by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. This is Minogue's first concert tour in North America. The concert has received very favorable reviews from music critics...
  
   (excerpt during the "Smiley Kylie Medley")

Charts

Charts (1991)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	49

Track listings

CD single

1. "Keep on Pumpin' It" (Angelic Edit) - 4:00
2. "Keep on Pumpin' It" (Angelic Remix) - 7:24
3. "Keep on Pumpin' It" (Astral Flight Mix) - 6:54

7" single

1. "Keep on Pumpin' It" (Angelic Edit) - 4:00
2. "Keep on Pumpin' It" (Astral Flight Edit) - 3:28

12" single

1. "Keep on Pumpin' It" (Angelic Remix) - 7:24
2. "Keep on Pumpin' It" (Astral Flight Mix) - 6:54

External links

• Kylie.com — official website.