Push It (Salt-n-Pepa song)

"Push It" is a song by American hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa. It was first released in 1987 as the B-side of the single "Tramp". Then released by Next Plateau and London Records, it peaked at number 19 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in early 1988 and, after initially peaking at number 41 in the UK, it reentered the charts after the group performed the track at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute, eventually peaking at number two in the UK in July 1988. The song has also been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song ranks 446th on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" and ranked ninth on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop".