Addams Groove

"Addams Groove"
Single by MC Hammer
from the album Too Legit to Quit and The Addams Family soundtrack
B-side	"Too Legit to Quit," "Street Soldiers"
Released	December 17, 1991
Format	CD single, 7", 12"
Recorded	1991
Genre	Pop rap
Length	3:58
Label	Capitol
Writer(s)	MC Hammer, Felton Pilate, Vic Mizzy
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
MC Hammer singles chronology
"Too Legit to Quit" (1991) "Addams Groove" (1991) "Do Not Pass Me By" (1992)

The theme song was performed by MC Hammer in his single "Addams Groove", which was featured in the film The Addams Family (1991). The song was his last top ten hit in the United States.

The song was the recipient of the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song at the 12th Golden Raspberry Awards in 1991.

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single. It featured Hammer and several of his dancers performing in their unique style around the Addams mansion, as well as most of the cast of the film. The video opens with Hammer pleading with Wednesday (Christina Ricci) and Pugsley (Jimmy Workman) to refrain from chopping his head off with a guillotine. It concludes with several scenes taking place in the Addams' backyard cemetery, including Thing crawling up and down a Hammer dancer and Gomez (Raúl Juliá) dueling in a sword-fight with Hammer over Morticia (Anjelica Huston).

The music video was played prior to the beginning of the film in its theatrical release during the first few weeks of release.

Track listing

Australian CD single

1. "Addams Groove" - 3:58
2. "Addams Groove" (Instrumental) - 3:55
3. "2 Legit 2 Quit"

Japan Mini CD single

1. "Addams Groove" - 3:58
2. "Addams Groove" (Instrumental) - 3:55

UK 7" vinyl single

1. A. "Addams Groove" (L.P. Mix) - 3:58
2. B. "Street Soldiers" (Saxapella Reprise) - 5:02

UK 12" vinyl single

1. "Addams Groove" (L.P. Mix) - 3:58
2. "Addams Groove" (Instrumental) - 3:55
3. "Street Soldiers" (Saxapella Reprise) - 5:02
4. "2 Legit 2 Quit" (Edit) - 4:00

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1991)	Peak Position
Australia (ARIA)[1]	12
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2]	10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3]	27
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[4]	67
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5]	9
Germany (Official German Charts)[6]	21
Ireland (IRMA)	4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7]	16
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8]	9
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[9]	31
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[10]	21
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)	4
US Billboard Hot 100	7

End of year charts

End of year chart (1992)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11]	76

In popular culture

The rap group Das Racist use the hook from "Addams Groove" in their song "People Are Strange".

References

1. "Australian-charts.com – Hammer – Addams Groove". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
2. "Austriancharts.at – Hammer – Addams Groove" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
3. "Ultratop.be – Hammer – Addams Groove" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
4. Canadian peak
5. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
6. "Musicline.de – Hammer Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Hammer – Addams Groove" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
8. "Charts.org.nz – Hammer – Addams Groove". Top 40 Singles.
9. "Swedishcharts.com – Hammer – Addams Groove". Singles Top 100.
10. "Swisscharts.com – Hammer – Addams Groove". Swiss Singles Chart.
11. "Billboard Top 100 - 1992". Retrieved 2010-07-30.