Juke Box Jive

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Use British English|date=December 2012}} {{Infobox song | name = Juke Box Jive | cover = JukeBoxJive.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = The Rubettes | album = We Can Do It | B-side = {{ubl|"When You're Falling in Love" (UK)|Forever (Outside UK)}} | released = November 1974 | format = | recorded = | studio = | venue = | genre = Glam rock | length = 3:00 | label = Polydor | writer = Wayne Bickerton, Tony Waddington | producer = Wayne Bickerton | prev_title = '''Tonight''' | prev_year = 1974 | next_title = I Can Do It | next_year = 1975 }}

"'''Juke Box Jive'''", by English band The Rubettes, was the lead single from their second album ''We Can Do It''. As with their two previous singles, it was written by the songwriting team of Wayne Bickerton and Tony Waddington and produced by Bickerton. The single reached number 3 in the UK charts.<ref name=charthistory>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/15012/rubettes/|title=Rubettes UK Chart History|website=Official Charts }}</ref>

"Juke Box Jive" was one of the four demonstration recordings recorded by session musicians and singers in October 1973 which led to the formation of the Rubettes - the others being "Sugar Baby Love", "Tonight" and "Sugar Candy Kisses" (which became a hit for Mac and Katie Kissoon).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rowett|first1=Alan|title=The Rubettes Story|date=1994|publisher=Alan Williams Entertainment Ltd|location=London|isbn=0952377209|page=27|edition=First}}</ref>

The UK single featured non-album-track "When You're Falling in Love" as the b-side, while other markets featured "Forever" (from the band's debut album ''Wear It's 'At'') as the b-side.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rubettes Discography|url=http://www.rubettes.com/discography/|website=Rubettes Official Website|accessdate=24 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Jukebox Jive Single|year=1974 |url=https://www.discogs.com/The-Rubettes-Juke-Box-Jive/master/87284|publisher=Discogs|accessdate=24 September 2017}}</ref>

==Charts==

===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Chart (1974–1975) !Peak<br> position |- |Australia (Kent Music Report)<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=261}}</ref> |align="center"|46 |- {{single chart|Austria|8|artist=The Rubettes|song=Juke Box Jive|accessdate=14 August 2021}} |- {{single chart|Flanders|1|artist=The Rubettes|song=Juke Box Jive|accessdate=14 August 2021}} |- {{single chart|Wallonia|1|artist=The Rubettes|song=Juke Box Jive|accessdate=14 August 2021}} |- |France (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://chartssinglestop40france.blogspot.com/2017/06/4-mai-1975.html | title=Charts singles Top 50 en France: 4 Mai 1975 | date=2017 }}</ref> |align="center"|2 |- {{single chart|Dutch40|2|year=1975|week=3|accessdate=14 August 2021}} |- {{single chart|Dutch100|2|artist=The Rubettes|song=Juke Box Jive|accessdate=14 August 2021}} |- {{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|3|artist=Rubettes|accessdate=14 August 2021}} |- {{single chart|West Germany|4|songid=21111|artist=The Rubettes|song=Juke Box Jive|accessdate=14 August 2021}} |}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Chart (1975) !Position |- |Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1975|title=Jaaroverzichten 1975|publisher=Ultratop|accessdate=14 August 2021}}</ref> |align="center"|19 |- |Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1975|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1975|publisher=Dutch Top 40|accessdate=14 August 2021}}</ref> |align="center"|54 |- |Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1975&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1975|website=dutchcharts.nl|accessdate=14 August 2021}}</ref> |align="center"|66 |- |West Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1975|title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts|language=German|work=GfK Entertainment|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|accessdate=14 August 2021}}</ref> |align="center"|14 |}

==Later Uses== * Cover versions project Top of the Pops featured a version of "Juke Box Jive" on ''Top of the Pops, Volume 42'' released in December 1974.<ref>{{cite web|title=Juke Box Jive - Top of the Pops, Vol 42|url=https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/316140/versions|website=secondhandsongs.com|accessdate=25 September 2017}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

Category:1975 singles Category:The Rubettes songs Category:Songs written by Wayne Bickerton Category:1975 songs Category:Songs written by Tony Waddington (songwriter)