"Word Up!" is a funk

Funk

Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...

/hip hop

Hip hop music

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 song written and originally recorded by Cameo

Cameo (band)

Cameo is an American soul-influenced funk group that formed in the early 1970s. Cameo was initially a 13-member group known as the New York City Players; this name was later changed to Cameo to avoid a lawsuit from Ohio Players, another group from that era. Since then, Cameo has recorded several...

 in 1986. Due to its heavy play on American dance and R&B radio, as well as music video

Music video

A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

 play on MTV

MTV

MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

 (which has LeVar Burton

LeVar Burton

Levardis Robert Martyn Burton, Jr. , professionally known as LeVar Burton, is an American actor, director, producer and author who first came to prominence portraying Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award-winning ABC television miniseries Roots, based on the novel by Alex Haley...

 as a police detective trying to arrest the band), the single became the band's most well-known hit.

From the album of the same name, "Word Up!" was Nick's first US Top 40 hit, peaking at number six on the Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 and also spent three weeks at number one on the US Hot Black Singles chart. "Word Up!" also spent one week at number one on the US Hot Dance Singles chart, and reached number three in the UK. The song was written by Larry Blackmon & Thomas Michael Jenkins.

Like the band's previous single, Single Life, Word Up! features a sample of the opening notes of Ennio Morricone

Ennio Morricone

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's theme to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" is the theme to the 1966 film of the same name, which was directed by Sergio Leone. Included on the film soundtrack as "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ", the instrumental piece was composed by Ennio Morricone, with Bruno Nicolai conducting the orchestra. A cover...

.

Gun Version

In the 1990s, "Word Up!" was first covered by Scottish rock band Gun

Gun (band)

Gun are a rock band from Glasgow, Scotland, best known for their cover of Cameo's "Word Up!".-Early career:Originally called Blind Allez then for a short time, 'Phobia', GUN were formed in 1987 by Giuliano Gizzi and Cami Morlotti , with Mark Rankin , Alan Thornton and David Aitken...

, whose version carried a harder, more rock-oriented sound, including a guitar solo. Taken from their album Swagger

Swagger (Gun album)

Swagger is the third album from Scottish rock band Gun. It features their most successful single, a cover of "Word Up!", originally recorded by Cameo....

, it was released on July 1, 1994 and reached #8 in the UK singles chart. Two versions of the CD single were released in the UK, each carrying different cover art and different tracks.

Gun's version of the song was featured on the soundtrack to 1996 film Barb Wire

Barb Wire (film)

-Cast:* Pamela Anderson Lee as Barbara "Barb Wire" Kopetski* Temuera Morrison as Axel Hood* Victoria Rowell as Dr. Corrina "Cora D" Devonshire* Jack Noseworthy as Charlie Kopetski* Xander Berkeley as Alexander Willis* Udo Kier as Curly...

, and was also used in the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

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season one

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 episode "Who Are You?". The Gun version was also featured on the 2011 series

Dancing on Ice (series 6)

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 of British television show Dancing on Ice

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Dancing on Ice is a British television show co-hosted by Christine Bleakley and Philip Schofield, in which celebrities and their professional partners figure skate in front of a panel of judges. The format, devised by LWT and Granada Television, has been a prime-time hit in eight different...

, when Vanilla Ice

Vanilla Ice

Robert Matthew Van Winkle , best known by his stage name Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, extreme athlete and home improvement television personality...

 used it as background music for his dance in the first episode.

Gun chart performance

Chart	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	8

Gun track listing

UK CD 1

(Released: 1 July 1994)

1. "Word Up!"
2. "Stay Forever"
3. "The Man I Used To Be"
4. "Strange"

UK CD 2

(Released: 1 July 1994)

1. "Word Up!"
2. "Word Up!" (Demo Version)
3. "Word Up!" (12" Remix)
4. "Word Up!" (Live)

Melanie B version

"Word Up!" was later covered by Melanie B

Melanie Brown

Melanie Janine "Scary Spice" Brown , often better known as Mel B, is an English pop singer-songwriter, actress, author and television presenter...

 (known as Melanie G at that time) It was released on June 28, 1999. It peaked at #14 at UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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. The single was also on the Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me soundtrack. "Word Up!" sold about 77,996 copies in the UK

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

, which was the lowest selling solo Spice Girls

Spice Girls

The Spice Girls were a British pop girl group formed in 1994. The group consisted of Victoria Beckham , Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell. They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe" in 1996, which hit number-one in more than 30...

-related single of the 1990s.

Melanie B chart performance

Chart	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	14

Uk Sales: 77,996

Melanie B track listing

UK CD

(VSCDT1735; Released: 28 June 1999)

1. "Word Up" (Radio Edit) - 3:25
2. "Sophisticated Lady" - 2:44
3. "Word Up" (Tim's Dance Mix) - 5:32
4. "Word Up" (Video)

UK 12" Vinyl

(VST1735; Released: 1999)

Side A

1. "Word Up" (Full Version) - 5:29
2. "Sophisticated Lady" - 2:44

Side B

1. "Word Up" (Radio Edit) - 3:25

UK CD Promo

(VSCDJ1735; Released: 1999)

1. "Word Up" (Radio Edit) - 3:25

UK CDr Promo

(Released: 1999)

1. "Word Up" (Radio Edit) - 3:25

UK CDr Promo

(Released: 1999)

1. "Word Up" (Pop Edit) - 3:38
2. "Word Up" (Single Edit) - 3:25
3. "Word Up" (Full Length Version) - 5:21

UK CDr Promo

(Released: 1999)

1. "Word Up" (Radio Edit) - 3:25
2. "Sophisticated Lady" - 2:44
3. "Word Up" (Tim's Dance Mix) - 5:32
4. "Word Up" (Single Version) - 3:55
5. "Word Up" (Full Length Version) - 5:21

UK 7" Vinyl Promo

(VSLH1735; Released: 1999)

Side A

1. "Word Up" (Radio Edit) - 3:25

Side B

1. "Word Up" (Tim's Dance Mix) - 5:32

EUR CD

(VSCDE1735; Released: 28 June 1999)

1. "Word Up" (Single Version) - 3:55
2. "Sophisticated Lady" - 2:44

US CD Promo

(PRO-CD-9852; Released: 1999)

1. "Word Up" (Album Version) - 3:40

US CDr Promo

(Released: 1999)

1. "Word Up" (LP Version) - 3:40

US CDr Promo

(Released: 1999)

1. "Word Up" (Full Version) - 5:21

US CDr Promo

(Released: 1999)

1. "Word Up" (Pop Edit) - 3:38
2. "Word Up" (UK Short Edit) - 3:38
3. "Word Up" (UK Short Intro) - 3:55
4. "Word Up" (UK Short Outro) - 3:55

AUS CD

(8960540; Released: 28 June 1999)

1. "Word Up" (Radio Edit) - 3:25
2. "Sophisticated Lady" - 2:44
3. "Word Up" (Tim's Dance Mix) - 5:32
4. "Word Up" (Video)

ESP CDr Promo

(Released: 1999)

1. "Word Up" (Single Edit) - 3:55

JPN CD

(VJCP-12126; Released; 16 June 1999)

1. "Word Up" (Radio Edit) - 3:25
2. "Sophisticated Lady" - 2:44
3. "Word Up" (Tim's Dance Mix) - 5:32
4. "Word Up" (Video)

ZAF CD

(CDVIS(WS)145; Released: 28 June 1999)

1. "Word Up" (Radio Edit) - 3:25
2. "Sophisticated Lady" - 2:44
3. "Word Up" (Tim's Dance Mix) - 5:32
4. "Word Up" (Video)

TWN CD

(8960540; Released: 28 June 1999)

1. "Word Up" (Radio Edit) - 3:25
2. "Sophisticated Lady" - 2:44
3. "Word Up" (Tim's Dance Mix) - 5:32
4. "Word Up" (Video)

Korn version

"Word Up!" by American

United States

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 nu metal

Nu metal

Nu metal is a subgenre of heavy metal. It is a fusion genre which combines elements of heavy metal with other genres, including grunge and hip hop...

 band Korn

Korn

Korn is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The current band line up includes four members: Jonathan Davis, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and Ray Luzier. The band was formed as an expansion of L.A.P.D.The band released their first demo album,...

 is a cover of the song by R&B group, Cameo. Its musical arrangements are similar to that of the cover version by Gun

Gun (band)

Gun are a rock band from Glasgow, Scotland, best known for their cover of Cameo's "Word Up!".-Early career:Originally called Blind Allez then for a short time, 'Phobia', GUN were formed in 1987 by Giuliano Gizzi and Cami Morlotti , with Mark Rankin , Alan Thornton and David Aitken...

, except it is played in a lower sounding 7 string guitar tuning instead of the standard E. "Word Up!" was the first track featured on Korn's 2004 retrospective album, Greatest Hits, Volume 1, and was one of three new tracks along with Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...

's "Another Brick in the Wall

Another Brick in the Wall

"Another Brick in the Wall" is the title of three songs set to variations of the same basic theme, on Pink Floyd's 1979 rock opera, The Wall, subtitled Part 1 , Part 2 , and Part 3...

" that was exclusive to the album (the "Word Up!" CD single also featured a live performance of the latter).

It was released as the album's first single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 in July 2004, and received heavy airplay on alternative radio at its time of release, peaking in the top twenty of both Billboard charts, whilst making a respectable impression on the mainstream charts of other countries, including Australia

Australia

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 (where it debuted at number 28), and Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 (number 46). It is the only Korn single to be sent out to Top 40 radio stations, notably receiving airplay on New York City

New York City

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's Z-100

WHTZ

WHTZ — branded Z100 — is a commercial pop/contemporary hit radio radio station licensed to Newark, New Jersey serving the New York metropolitan area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications...

, the largest Top 40 station in the US. Lead singer Jonathan Davis

Jonathan Davis

Jonathan Houseman Davis is the lead vocalist and frontman for the nu metal band Korn. Davis was ranked 16th on Hit Parader 's list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists".-Early life:...

 has said of the band's decision to include the song on their greatest hits, "We've been doing 'Word Up' for years as a sound-check song - not the full version, just messing around with the riff" http://v4.korn-locker.com/modules.php?name=Lyrics&file=show&album=7&lyric=0701.

The music video

Music video

A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

 for the song, directed by Antti Jokinen

Antti Jokinen

Antti Jokinen is a Finnish music video and film director.-Early life:Jokinen attended East Carolina University on a basketball scholarship and later graduated with a major in broadcast and film.-Music video career:...

, featured the band-member's faces digitally edited onto dogs in a club scene with women dancing topless. The track is featured in the video game Lego Rock Band

Lego Rock Band

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.

Korn chart performance

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It lists the top 25 singles below number 100 that have not yet charted on the Billboard Hot 100. Sometimes, however, singles halt their progress on this chart, and never appear on the Hot 100...	23
US Billboard Alternative Songs	17
US Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs	16
German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	46
Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	28
Swiss Singles Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...	47
Norwegian Singles Chart VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by...	15
Austrian Singles Chart Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...	58

Korn track listing

DVD:

1. "Word Up" (Music Video)
2. Photo Gallery
3. "Word Up" (Cameo Version)(Music Video)

Muiltimedia Enhanced CD Extra DualDisc

CD Side:

1. "Word Up" (Radio Edit) - 2:55
2. "Word Up" (Atticlus Clark Remix) - 3:55
3. "Word Up" (Damizza Ree Mix) - 6:37

   Bonus Track: "Another Brick In The Wall" (Live Version From MTV Unplugged Live) - 8:22

DVD Side:

1. "Word Up" (Korn Version) (Music Video)
2. Bonus Video: "Word Up" (Cameo Version) (Music Video)
3. Photo Gallery

CD5:

1. "Word Up!" – 2:54
2. "Word Up!" (Atticus Clark remix) – 3:54
3. "Word Up!" (Damizza Ree mix) – 6:36
4. "Word Up!" (radio edit) – 2:54
5. "Another Brick in the Wall" (live) – 8:21
6. "Word Up!" video (multimedia)

12" Vinyl LP

Side A:

1. "Word Up" - 2:55

Side B:

1. "Word Up" (Cameo Version)
2. "Another Brick In The Wall" (Live From MTV Unplugged Live!)
3. "Another Brick In The Wall"

2004 EP: The Remixes

1. "Word Up" (Original Version) - 2:55
2. "Word Up" (Radio Edit) - 2:55
3. "Word Up" (Damizza Ree Mix) - 6:37
4. "Word Up" (Atticus Clak Remix) - 3:55
5. "Another Brick In The Wall" (MTV Unplugged Version) - 8:22
6. "Word Up" (Video, Korn Version)
7. "Word Up" (Video, Cameo Version)

Other cover versions

• Covered by Cochino for the soundtrack of Party Monster
• Covered by the band The BossHoss
  The BossHoss
  BossHoss is a band from Berlin which started in 2004 with Country & Western style cover versions of famous pop, rock and hip hop songs, for example "Hot in Herre" by Nelly, "Toxic" by Britney Spears and "Hey Ya!" by Outkast. They incorporate stereotypical American cowboy behavior into their act...
  
   in 2005 for the album Internashville Urban Hymns
• Country-soul singer Willis covered the song as a B-side for her 2004 single "Take You High". Her version was featured on the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
  
  seventh season episode "Post Mortem".
• Finnish humppa
  Humppa
  Humppa is a type of music from Finland. It is related to jazz and very fast foxtrot, played two beats to a bar . Typical speed is about 220 to 260 beats per minute. Humppa is also the name of a few social dances danced to humppa music. All dances involve bounce that follows the strong bass of the...
  
   band Eläkeläiset
  Eläkeläiset
  Eläkeläiset are a Finnish humppa band founded in 1993. They specialise in humppa and jenkka music and have been successful in Germany, Finland and elsewhere....
  
   recorded a cover for their 2006 album Humppasirkus
  Humppasirkus
  - Track listing :# Humppaa Suomesta - 3.53 # Vihaan humppaa - 2.55 # Jukolan humppa - 3.32...
  
  
• The song was covered by German artist Jan Delay
  Jan Delay
  Jan Delay is a German singer, songwriter and producer whose stylistic range includes mainly hip hop, reggae, dub and funk. An accomplished solo artist, he became known to the public as a member of the German bands Absolute Beginner and La Boom...
  
  .
• Belarussian ska-punk band Zatoczka in 2009 (album Zatoczka)
• Greek electronic musician Digital Alkemist (Costas C) covered the song on his 2009 EP Um Novo Dia, featuring Heather Brooks on vocals.
• Covered by Bentley Jones in his album TRANS//LATION 2.

Live cover performances

• American artist Keller Williams
  Keller Williams
  Keller Williams is an American musician from Fredericksburg, Virginia, who began performing in the early 1990s. He is also known by the names K-Dub or just Keller, when performing. Williams' music combines elements of bluegrass, folk, alternative rock, reggae, electronica/dance, jazz, funk, and...
  
   included the song in a medley following his infamous "Freaker by the Speaker".
• Covered by Australian group Taxiride
  Taxiride
  Taxiride is an Australian rock band. Formed in 1997, the band consists of lead singer Jason Singh, guitarists Dan Hall and Tim Wild, and drummer Sean McLeod....
  
   for the "Musical Challenge" segment of the Andrew Denton Breakfast Show on Australian radio station Triple M
  Triple M
  The Triple M Network is an active rock radio network in Australia owned by media company Austereo, who also own the Today Network.- History :...
  
   in the early 2000s
• The Yonder Mountain String Band covered the song in their live performance at the Melkweg in Amsterdam on March 20, 2007
• That 1 Guy
  That 1 Guy
  Mike Silverman, better known as That 1 Guy, is an American musician based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He frequently performs and records as a one-man band, singing and using a variety of homemade musical instruments.-Early career:...
  
   performs the song as part of his encore at almost every show since the mid 90's, averaging 200 shows per year.

Appearances in other media

• The song is featured in 10 Things I Hate About You
  10 Things I Hate about You
  10 Things I Hate About You is a 1999 American teen romantic comedy film. It is directed by Gil Junger and stars Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, David Krumholtz, and Larry Miller...
  
  at Bogey Lowenstien's party.
• The song is featured in the Euromix version of the arcade game Dance Dance Revolution
  Dance Dance Revolution
  Dance Dance Revolution, abbreviated DDR, and previously known as Dancing Stage in Europe and Australasia, is a music video game series produced by Konami. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999, Dance Dance Revolution is the...
  
  
• The song is featured in a mix with Bell Biv Devoe
  Bell Biv DeVoe
  Bell Biv DeVoe is an American R&B musical group which branched off from New Edition. It consists of three of New Edition's previous members, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe...
  
  's song "Poison
  Poison (Bell Biv DeVoe song)
  "Poison" is a 1990 single by the New Edition spinoff group, Bell Biv DeVoe. This song—in the style of New Jack Swing, a late-80s hybrid of R&B and hip hop—was the group's most successful, and sings of the dangers of falling in love. "Poison" was the first single taken from Bell Biv DeVoe's debut...
  
  ", and in a mix with Indeep
  Indeep
  Indeep was a 1980s New York-based R&B/New Wave group, best known for its post-disco song "Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life."-Career:The group was led by its songwriter-musician Michael Cleveland, and it was known for employing a strong disco-esque bass line and early hip hop lyrics backed by two...
  
  's song "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
  Last Night a DJ Saved My Life (song)
  "Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life" is a song written by Michael Cleveland for R&B–New Wave–dance group Indeep. It features vocals from Reggie and Rose Marie Ramsey, and its protagonists recall how they were bored to death until a DJ played a hot song and saved their lives by giving new energy to the...
  
  " in the game DJ Hero
  DJ Hero
  DJ Hero is a music video game, developed by FreeStyleGames and published by Activision as a rhythm game spin-off of the Guitar Hero franchise. It was released on October 27, 2009 in North America and on October 29, 2009 in Europe...
  
  
• The Korn version is featured in the video game Lego Rock Band
  Lego Rock Band
  Lego Rock Band is a music video game and part of the Rock Band series developed by Harmonix Music Systems, but also incorporates elements from other Lego video games as developed by Traveller's Tales. The game is published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and MTV Games...
  
  .
• The Korn version is featured in the background in a scene in the House
  House (TV series)
  House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House , an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in...
  
  episode Daddy's Boy.
• The Korn version features in two episodes of Monk
  Monk (TV series)
  Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a mystery series, although it has dark and comic touches.The series debuted on July...
  
  . First it appears in the season 3
  Monk (season 3)
  The third season of Monk originally aired in the United States on USA Network from June 18, 2004 to March 4, 2005. It consisted of 16 episodes. Tony Shalhoub, Ted Levine, and Jason Gray-Stanford reprised their roles as the main characters, and Traylor Howard joined the cast. Bitty Schram left...
  
   episode Mr. Monk Gets Stuck in Traffic (which also guest stars the members of Korn as themselves) as the song that is playing during a tailgate party during the traffic stop on U.S. Highway 101. It is also the song that is played in the background in the season 5
  Monk (season 5)
  The fifth season of Monk originally aired in the United States on USA Network from July 7, 2006 to March 2, 2007. It consisted of 16 episodes. Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Ted Levine, and Jason Gray-Stanford reprised their roles as the main characters. A DVD of the season was released on June...
  
   episode Mr. Monk Goes to a Rock Concert when Adrian Monk
  Adrian Monk
  Adrian Monk is a fictional character portrayed by Tony Shalhoub and the protagonist of the USA Network television series Monk. He is a renowned former homicide detective for the San Francisco Police Department...
  
  , Natalie Teeger
  Natalie Teeger
  Natalie J. Teeger is a fictional character on the American crime drama Monk. She becomes Adrian Monk's personal assistant midway through the third season of the show...
  
   and Captain Stottlemeyer
  Leland Stottlemeyer
  Captain Leland Francis Stottlemeyer is a fictional police officer played by Ted Levine on the American crime drama Monk. He is Captain of the San Francisco Police Department 's Homicide Detail, and a longtime friend of Adrian Monk from their days on the force together where he served as Monk's...
  
   first arrive at the San Francisco Band Jam.
• Steve Carell
  Steve Carell
  Steven John "Steve" Carell is an American comedian, actor, voice artist, producer, writer, and director. Although Carell is notable for his role on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, he found greater fame in the late 2000s for playing Michael Scott on The Office...
  
   is shown briefly singing the song in The 40-Year-Old Virgin
  The 40-Year-Old Virgin
  The 40-Year-Old Virgin is a 2005 American buddy comedy film about a middle-aged man's journey to finally have sex. The film was written and directed by Judd Apatow and co-written by its lead star, Steve Carell, though the film itself features a great deal of improvised dialogue...
  
  .
• The song is featured in The Simpsons
  The Simpsons
  The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
  
  episode "Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words
  Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words
  "Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words" is the sixth episode of The Simpsons twentieth season. It originally aired on Fox in the United States on November 16, 2008. In the episode, Lisa discovers that she has a talent for solving crossword puzzles, and she enters a crossword tournament...
  
  "
• The song's title is the catchphrase that WordGirl
  WordGirl
  WordGirl is an American children’s animated television series for children aged 6-12, produced by the Soup2Nuts animation unit of Scholastic Entertainment for PBS Kids...
  
   uses in the American television cartoon of the same name when she changes costumes by touching her symbol on the suit.
• The song is played by HBCU marching bands like Southern University
  Southern University
  Southern University and A&M College is a historically black college located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Baton Rouge campus is located on Scott’s Bluff overlooking the Mississippi River in the northern section...
  
  's Human Jukebox and Central State University
  Central State University
  Central State University, commonly referred to as "C-State", is a historically black university located in Wilberforce, Ohio, United States. It is the only public HBCU in Ohio.-History:...
  
  's Invincible Marching Marauders.
• Often used by ABC
  American Broadcasting Company
  The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
  
   to promote the Scripps National Spelling Bee
  Scripps National Spelling Bee
  The Scripps National Spelling Bee is a highly competitive annual spelling bee in the United States, with participants from other countries as well. It is run on a not-for-profit basis by The E. W...
  
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• The song is played in a scene in Johnny English Reborn
  Johnny English Reborn
  Johnny English Reborn is a 2011 British spy comedy film parodying the James Bond secret agent genre and film franchise reboots. The film is the sequel to Johnny English , and stars Rowan Atkinson reprising his role as the title character and directed by Oliver Parker. The film has a slightly...
  
   where Johnny is under the influence of a mind-control drug and dances along to the words of the song (which, conveniently, include phrases like "do your dance" etc.)
• The song is used in a commercial for Mars candy bars. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6Y_BHyZNa8