Start the Commotion

"Start the Commotion" is a song by British electronic music duo The Wiseguys, from their second album The Antidote. It was released as a single in the UK in 1998, and peaked at #66 on the UK Singles Chart. A re-release the following year gave the song a higher chart placing, peaking at #47. It also peaked at #36 on the US dance charts in 2000. "Start the Commotion" has also been officially remixed by Eric Kupper and DJ Spinna.

Background

The song is built around a repeated sample from the 1966 song "Wild Child" by The Ventures.

Track listing

"Start the Commotion"
"Fatal Femme"
"Start the Commotion"
2001 re-release

After being used in a Mitsubishi Motors television commercial in the US in 2001, the song gained a second life and significant radio airplay, reaching the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and making it the Wiseguys' best-known song in the US. It appeared on Now [That's What I Call Music! 8] released November 20, 2001.

Charts

Other uses in popular culture

It was featured in the 2001 comedy Zoolander, where it was used to promote the film.
It was also featured in the films Gun Shy and Kangaroo Jack. It was also featured on the Lizzie McGuire soundtrack.