"Street Tuff" is a song by British producer and toasterRebel MC and Double Trouble. Released in 1989 as their second single from the debut album, Rebel Music (1990), it became a commercial success and the biggest hit of both performers' careers, peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart.[1] It is the follow-up to their first hit, "Just Keep Rockin'", which made it into the UK top 20.[1] Additionally "Street Tuff" also peaked within the top 10 in Belgium, Greece, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. A music video was also produced to promote the single.
David Taylor-Wilson from Bay Area Reporter named the song "one of the most infectious grooves we've heard all year", noting that it "mixes the rhythms of Jamaican reggae with a house music beat. Just try and sit still when this one’s playing."[2] Bill Coleman from Billboard wrote that "clever rhyming powered by insinuating club beats" could generate multiformat play to follow the UK act's previous smash, "Just Keep Rockin'".[3] David Giles from Music Week complimented it as a "splendid duet between hot young rapper Rebel MC and former Simply Red backing vocalist Janet Rose, conducted to an instrumental track that sounds very much like a dancehall reggae groove speeded up to 45 rpm! Brilliant and irresistibly danceable."[4] A reviewer from The Network Forty felt that featuring the "sultry Annie Lennox style vocals" of the singer, "this rap-dance record covers both musical realms with equal zeal."[5]
Sian Pattenden from Smash Hits said, "Quite a funky little number this, though very much in the same vein as their last single. There are lots of "yeahs", a boogalong beat and a host of currazy rhythms to keep you dancing. The words are very hard and tough, because the Rebel Mc is "street tuff" and he stings "like a bee" and that sorts of thing."[6] Frank Owen from Spin found that the song is "a single masquerading as an album", "both marketing gimmick and a testament to the way the British mix and match different musical genres, unlike in the US, where the demarcation lines between house, hip hop and reggae still remain fiercely patrolled aesthetic boundaries."[7]
^Taylor-Wilson, David (9 August 1990). "The Heat of the Beat". Bay Area Reporter. p. 36. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
^Coleman, Bill (24 February 1990). "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. p. 79. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
^Giles, David (30 September 1989). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 25. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
^"Top 40: The Next 40" (PDF). The Network Forty. 11 May 1990. p. 44. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
^Pattenden, Sian (4 October 1989). "Singles". Smash Hits. p. 73. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
^Owen, Frank (May 1990). "Singles". Spin. p. 84. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
^Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 230.
^"Double Trouble & Rebel MC – Street Tuff" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^"Double Trouble & Rebel MC – Street Tuff" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^"Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 45. 11 November 1989. p. IV. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
^"Top 3 Greece" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 10. 10 March 1990. p. VII. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
^"Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 4 June 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Rebel MC & Double Trouble".
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 45, 1989" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^"Double Trouble & Rebel MC – Street Tuff" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^"Double Trouble & Rebel MC – Street Tuff". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^"Double Trouble & Rebel MC – Street Tuff". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^"Double Trouble & Rebel MC – Street Tuff". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^"Offiziellecharts.de – Double Trouble & Rebel MC – Street Tuff" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^"Jaaroverzichten 1989" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^"Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1989". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
^"Jaaroverzichten – Single 1989" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^"Year-End Charts '89 – Top 100 Singles". Music Week. London, England: Spotlight Publications. 3 March 1990. p. 16.
^"Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1990" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
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Street Tuff is a song by British producer and toaster Rebel MC and Double Trouble Released in 1989 as their second single from the debut album Rebel Music 1990 it became a commercial success and the biggest hit of both performers careers peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart 1 It is the follow up to their first hit Just Keep Rockin which made it into the UK top 20 1 Additionally Street Tuff also peaked within the top 10 in Belgium Greece the Netherlands and Switzerland A music video was also produced to promote the single Street Tuff Single by Rebel MC amp Double Troublefrom the album Rebel MusicReleased1989GenreDancehip houseLength3 31LabelDesireSongwriter s Leigh GuestMichael MensonMichael WestProducer s Double TroubleRebel MCRebel MC singles chronology Just Keep Rockin 1989 Street Tuff 1989 Better World 1990 Music video Street Tuff on YouTube Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Charts 2 1 Weekly charts 2 2 Year end charts 3 References 4 External linksCritical reception editDavid Taylor Wilson from Bay Area Reporter named the song one of the most infectious grooves we ve heard all year noting that it mixes the rhythms of Jamaican reggae with a house music beat Just try and sit still when this one s playing 2 Bill Coleman from Billboard wrote that clever rhyming powered by insinuating club beats could generate multiformat play to follow the UK act s previous smash Just Keep Rockin 3 David Giles from Music Week complimented it as a splendid duet between hot young rapper Rebel MC and former Simply Red backing vocalist Janet Rose conducted to an instrumental track that sounds very much like a dancehall reggae groove speeded up to 45 rpm Brilliant and irresistibly danceable 4 A reviewer from The Network Forty felt that featuring the sultry Annie Lennox style vocals of the singer this rap dance record covers both musical realms with equal zeal 5 Sian Pattenden from Smash Hits said Quite a funky little number this though very much in the same vein as their last single There are lots of yeahs a boogalong beat and a host of currazy rhythms to keep you dancing The words are very hard and tough because the Rebel Mc is street tuff and he stings like a bee and that sorts of thing 6 Frank Owen from Spin found that the song is a single masquerading as an album both marketing gimmick and a testament to the way the British mix and match different musical genres unlike in the US where the demarcation lines between house hip hop and reggae still remain fiercely patrolled aesthetic boundaries 7 Charts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1989 1990 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 8 85Austria O3 Austria Top 40 9 13Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 10 7Europe Eurochart Hot 100 11 14Greece IFPI 12 3Italy Musica e dischi 13 19Netherlands Dutch Top 40 14 4Netherlands Single Top 100 15 3New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 16 29Sweden Sverigetopplistan 17 12Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 18 10UK Singles OCC 1 3West Germany Official German Charts 19 12 Year end charts edit Chart 1989 PositionBelgium Ultratop 20 60Netherlands Dutch Top 40 21 34Netherlands Single Top 100 22 27UK Singles OCC 23 25Chart 1990 PositionWest Germany Official German Charts 24 68References edit a b c Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 9 February 2021 Taylor Wilson David 9 August 1990 The Heat of the Beat Bay Area Reporter p 36 Retrieved 25 April 2020 Coleman Bill 24 February 1990 Single Reviews PDF Billboard p 79 Retrieved 25 January 2018 Giles David 30 September 1989 Singles PDF Music Week p 25 Retrieved 13 March 2023 Top 40 The Next 40 PDF The Network Forty 11 May 1990 p 44 Retrieved 21 March 2020 Pattenden Sian 4 October 1989 Singles Smash Hits p 73 Retrieved 8 March 2023 Owen Frank May 1990 Singles Spin p 84 Retrieved 23 January 2023 Ryan Gavin 2011 Australia s Music Charts 1988 2010 pdf ed Mt Martha VIC Australia Moonlight Publishing p 230 Double Trouble amp Rebel MC Street Tuff in German O3 Austria Top 40 Retrieved 9 February 2021 Double Trouble amp Rebel MC Street Tuff in Dutch Ultratop 50 Retrieved 9 February 2021 Eurochart Hot 100 Singles PDF Music amp Media Vol 6 no 45 11 November 1989 p IV Retrieved 25 September 2020 Top 3 Greece PDF Music amp Media Vol 17 no 10 10 March 1990 p VII Retrieved 22 March 2018 Classifiche Musica e dischi in Italian Retrieved 4 June 2022 Set Tipo on Singoli Then in the Artista field search Rebel MC amp Double Trouble Nederlandse Top 40 week 45 1989 in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 9 February 2021 Double Trouble amp Rebel MC Street Tuff in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved 9 February 2021 Double Trouble amp Rebel MC Street Tuff Top 40 Singles Retrieved 9 February 2021 Double Trouble amp Rebel MC Street Tuff Singles Top 100 Retrieved 9 February 2021 Double Trouble amp Rebel MC Street Tuff Swiss Singles Chart Retrieved 9 February 2021 Offiziellecharts de Double Trouble amp Rebel MC Street Tuff in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved 9 February 2021 Jaaroverzichten 1989 in Dutch Ultratop Retrieved 9 February 2021 Top 100 Jaaroverzicht van 1989 Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 15 March 2021 Jaaroverzichten Single 1989 in Dutch MegaCharts Retrieved 9 February 2021 Year End Charts 89 Top 100 Singles Music Week London England Spotlight Publications 3 March 1990 p 16 Top 100 Singles Jahrescharts 1990 in German GfK Entertainment Retrieved 9 February 2021 External links editRebel MC on Discogs Street Tuff lyrics at genius com nbsp This hip hop song related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Street Tuff amp oldid 1144586564, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
