THE HUSTLE – VAN MCCOY
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“THE HUSTLE” IS A FAMOUS DISCO SONG BY SONGWRITER/ARRANGER VAN MCCOY AND THE SOUL CITY SYMPHONY. IT SCORED #1 ON THE “BILLBOARD HOT 100” AND THE “HOT SOUL SINGLES” CHARTS DURING THE SUMMER OF 1975.[1] IT ALSO PEAKED AT #9 ON THE AUSTRALIAN SINGLES CHART (KENT MUSIC REPORT) AND #3 IN THE UK.[2] IT WOULD EVENTUALLY SELL OVER ONE MILLION COPIES AND IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SONGS OF THE DISCO ERA. THE SONG WON THE GRAMMY AWARD FOR BEST POP INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE IN 1976. THE INSTRUMENTAL HAS A SIMILAR SOUND TO TWO BARRY WHITE COMPOSED SONGS: “LOVE’S THEME” AND “CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF YOUR LOVE, BABE“; BOTH SCORED #1 ON THE POPULAR MUSIC CHARTS EARLIER IN THE YEAR.
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