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Keep On Pushing (song)

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"Keep On Pushing"
Single by The Impressions
from the album Keep On Pushing
B-side"I Love You (Yeah)"
Released1964 (1964)
Recorded1964
Genre
Length2:30
LabelABC-Paramount
Songwriter(s)Curtis Mayfield
Producer(s)Johnny Pate
The Impressions singles chronology
"I'm So Proud"
(1964)
"Keep On Pushing"
(1964)
"You Must Believe Me"
(1964)

"Keep On Pushing" is a 1964 single by The Impressions, and was the title track of the album of the same name.

Chart history

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The single became the group's sixth Top 40 single, peaking at number ten. It went to number one for two weeks on the Cash Box R&B chart.[3]

Chart (1964) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 10

Use in presidential campaigns

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Samples

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Backus, Rob (1976). Fire Music: A Political History of Jazz (2nd ed.). Vanguard Books. ISBN 091770200X.
  2. ^ Harrington, Jon (2015). "The Impressions - "People Get Ready". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. New York: Universe. p. 162.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 272.
  4. ^ "Pushin'". Who Sampled. Retrieved 12 March 2021.