Reel 2 Real

{{Short description|American electronic band}} {{Other uses|Reel to Real (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Reel 2 Real | caption = | years_active = 1992–1997 | origin = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], US | genre = [[Breakbeat]], [[hip house]] | website = https://reel2realofficial.com | label = [[Strictly Rhythm]] | past_members = {{ubl|[[Erick Morillo]]|[[The Mad Stuntman]]}} }}

'''Reel 2 Real''' was an American [[hip house]] musical project that had seven [[Top 40|top 10]] hits on the [[Hot Dance Music/Club Play]] chart in the 1990s.

==Biography== The duo consisted of American [[DJ]] [[Erick Morillo]] and Trinidadian rapper [[Mark Quashie]], also known as The Mad Stuntman. The project's core member was [[Record producer|producer]] and DJ Erick Morillo from [[New York City]],<ref name="LarkinDM">{{cite book |title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music]] |date=1998 |publisher=[[Virgin Books]] |isbn=0-7535-0252-6 |editor-last=Larkin |editor-first=Colin |editor-link=Colin Larkin |edition=First |page=283}}</ref> who spent a portion of his childhood living in [[Colombia]] and also in [[Union City, New Jersey|Union City]], [[New Jersey]]. The first release as Reel 2 Real was "[[The New Anthem]]" which spent a week at No. 1 on the US Dance Chart in 1992.

Although it peaked at No. 8 on the dance chart, Reel 2 Real is best known for the song "[[I Like to Move It]]", which featured [[Trinidad and Tobago|Trinidadian]] [[Toasting (Jamaican music)|toaster]] Mark Quashie, also known as [[The Mad Stuntman]].<ref name="LarkinDM"/> The song peaked at number 89 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in 1994. It was successful in [[Germany]] where it peaked at number 3 on the singles chart, in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 5 and in France and the Netherlands it peaked at number one. The song would later be used in 2005 animated film ''[[Madagascar (2005 film)|Madagascar]]'' and was covered by comedian [[Sacha Baron Cohen]] (who voiced King Julien in the film) but produced by Morillo, making it a hit once again in 2005 with it becoming the [[Madagascar (franchise)|film series]]' [[theme music|theme song]]. In all, The Mad Stuntman was featured on four of Reel 2 Real's top 10 dance hits. Later singles featured [[Barbara Tucker]], [[Charlotte Small]] and [[Proyecto Uno]]. The Reel 2 Real alias was abandoned in 1997.

Erick Morillo died of an overdose on September 1, 2020, aged 49.<ref>{{cite web |last=Cardona |first=Alexi C. |date=October 13, 2020 |title=DJ Erick Morillo's Death Ruled Accidental by Medical Examiner |url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/dj-erick-morillo-died-of-ketamine-overdose-according-to-autopsy-report-11712029 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014105839/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/dj-erick-morillo-died-of-ketamine-overdose-according-to-autopsy-report-11712029 |archive-date=October 14, 2020 |access-date=October 16, 2020 |newspaper=[[Miami New Times]]}}</ref>

==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="8"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]] |- ! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"|[[ARIA Charts|AUS]] <ref name="ARIA history">{{cite web|url= https://imgur.com/a/pQGkajw | title= Reel 2 Reel ARIA Chart history complete|publisher=ARIA|via=Imgur.com|access-date=26 July 2024}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.</ref>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"|[[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]] <ref name="AUT">{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Reel+2+Real |title=Austrian chart peaks |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"|[[The Official Finnish Charts|FIN]] <ref name="FIN">{{cite book|first= Timo |last= Pennanen |year= 2006 |title= Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 |language= fi |edition= 1st |publisher= Tammi |isbn= 978-951-1-21053-5 |location= Helsinki}}</ref>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"|[[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]] <ref>German albums: * {{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-1951 |title=Move It |publisher=GfK Entertainment |access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"|[[Dutch Album Top 100|NED]] <ref name="NED">{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Reel+2+Real |title=Dutch chart peaks |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"|[[Scottish Singles and Albums Charts|SCO]] <ref>Scottish albums: * {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/19941016/40/ |title=Move It |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"|[[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]] <ref name="SWI">{{cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Reel+2+Real |title=Swiss chart peaks |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref>

! style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"|[[UK Albums Chart|UK]] <ref name="UK">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/32968/reel%202%20real/ |title=UK chart peaks |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Move It!]]'' | * Released: 10 October 1994 * Label: [[Strictly Rhythm]], [[Positiva Records|Positiva]] | 135 | 37 | 29 | 63 | 71 | 28 | 42 | 8 | * [[British Phonographic Industry|UK]]: Gold<ref name="Move It! UK-CERT">{{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/4397-2230-2 |title=Reel 2 Real |website=[[British Phonographic Industry]] |access-date=15 November 2021}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Are You Ready for Some More?]]'' | * Released: July 1996 * Label: Strictly Rhythm, Positiva | — | — | — | — | 72 | — | — | — | |- |align="center" colspan="15" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |}

===Remix albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Album details |- ! scope="row" | ''[[Reel 2 Remixed]]'' | * Released: 1995 * Label: Positiva |}

===Singles=== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !rowspan="2" style="width:2em;" | Year !rowspan="2" style="width:21em;"| Title !colspan="10"| Peak chart positions !rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]] !rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Album |- !style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"|[[Billboard Hot 100|US]] <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/364799/reel-2-real/chart|title=Billboard > Artists / Reel 2 Real > Chart History > The Hot 100|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=2 February 2016}}</ref>

!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"|[[Dance Club Songs|US Dance]] <ref>US Dance Club Play singles: *{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/dance-club-play-songs/1992-12-12 |title=The New Anthem |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=2 July 2017}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/364799/reel-2-real/chart?f=359|title=Billboard > Artists / Reel 2 Real > Chart History > Dance Club Songs|publisher=Billboard|access-date=2 February 2016}}</ref>

!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"|[[ARIA Charts|AUS]] <ref>Australian ([[ARIA Charts]]) peaks:

* Top 50 peaks: {{cite web |title=australian-charts.com > Discography Reel 2 Real |url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Reel+2+Real |access-date=2 February 2016 |publisher=Hung Medien}} * Top 100 peaks: {{cite Ryan|page=232}} * "Go on Move": {{cite web |title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – 09 Oct 1994 |url=https://i.imgur.com/sGyitvE.jpg |access-date=20 March 2016 |publisher=[[ARIA]]}}</ref><ref name="ARIA history"/>

!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"|[[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]] <ref name="AUT"/>

!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"|[[The Official Finnish Charts|FIN]] <ref name="FIN"/>

!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"|[[SNEP|FRA]] <ref name="FRA">{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Reel+2+Real |title=French chart peaks |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref>

!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"|[[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]] <ref>German singles peaks: *{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-2831 |title=Go On Move |language=de |publisher=[[GfK Entertainment charts|Gfk]] |access-date=2 July 2017}} *{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-2789 |title=I Like to Move It |language=de |publisher=Gfk |access-date=2 July 2017}} *{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-2879 |title=Can You Feel It |language=de |publisher=Gfk |access-date=2 July 2017}}</ref>

!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"|[[Dutch Single Top 100|NED]] <ref name="NED"/>

!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"|[[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]] <ref name="SWI"/>

!style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref name="UK"/> |- | 1992 | style="text-align:left;"| "[[The New Anthem]]" (featuring [[Erick Morillo|Erick Moore]]) | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | {{n/a|Non-album single}} |- | rowspan="2" | 1993 | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Go on Move]]" (featuring [[The Mad Stuntman]]) | — | 6 | 79 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 7 | | align="left" rowspan="5"| ''Move It!'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[I Like to Move It]]" (featuring The Mad Stuntman) | 89 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | *[[Australian Recording Industry Association|AUS]]: Gold<ref>{{cite web |title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1994 |url=https://i.imgur.com/LHigR9p.jpg |access-date=2 February 2016 |publisher=[[ARIA]]}}</ref> *[[SNEP|FRA]]: Gold<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.infodisc.fr/Chanson_Certification_Liste.php |title=French certifictions| website=Infodisc.fr| access-date=14 August 2010}}</ref> *[[Bundesverband Musikindustrie|GER]]: Gold<ref name="Germany's certification database">{{Cite web|url=http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=I+Like+to+Move+It&strInterpret=Reel+2+Real&strTtArt=single&strAwards=checked|title=German Certification|website=Musikindustrie.de|access-date=26 June 2021}}</ref> *[[NVPI|NED]]: Gold<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nvpi.nl/nvpi-audio/marktinformatie/goud-platina|title=Goud/Platina|website=[[NVPI]]|access-date=11 November 2021|language=nl|archive-date=July 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710110759/https://nvpi.nl/nvpi-audio/marktinformatie/goud-platina/|url-status=dead}}</ref> * UK: Platinum<ref name="I Like to Move It UK-CERT">{{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/3113-4771-1|title=Reel 2 Real Ft Mad Stuntman|website=[[British Phonographic Industry]]|access-date=27 February 2026}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | 1994 | style="text-align:left;"| "Can You Feel It?" (featuring The Mad Stuntman) | — | 3 | 114 | 28 | 7 | 49 | 32 | 20 | 31 | 13 | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Raise Your Hands" (featuring The Mad Stuntman) | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 14 | |- | 1995 | style="text-align:left;"| "Conway" (featuring The Mad Stuntman) | — | 4 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 27 | |- | rowspan="3" | 1996 | style="text-align:left;"| "Jazz It Up" | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 7 | | align="left" rowspan="3"| ''Are You Ready for Some More?'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Are You Ready for Some More?" | — | 5 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Move Your Body (Mueve la Cadera)" (featuring [[Proyecto Uno]]) | — | 3 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- |- | 2018 | style="text-align:left;"| "Raise Your Hands (Shadow Child Update)" (featuring The Mad Stuntman) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |-

|align="center" colspan="15" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |- |}

==See also== *[[List of Billboard number-one dance club songs]] *[[List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

[[Category:1992 establishments in New York City]] [[Category:1997 disestablishments in New York (state)]] [[Category:American electronic music groups]] [[Category:American dance music groups]] [[Category:Hip house music groups]] [[Category:American Eurodance groups]] [[Category:American house music groups]] [[Category:Reggae fusion groups]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 1992]] [[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1997]]