al ▁account : ▁ ▁Foreign ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Be e ▁Ge es , ▁Earth , ▁Wind ▁& ▁Fire ▁and ▁Chicago ▁influenced ▁the ▁musical ▁style ▁of ▁V ST ▁& ▁Company , ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁disco ▁music ▁domin ated ▁the ▁air w aves ▁during ▁the ▁mid - to - late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁The ▁band ▁became ▁a ▁regular ▁perform er ▁on ▁the ▁no ont ime ▁show ▁E at ▁Bul aga !, ▁hosted ▁by ▁the ▁S otto ▁brothers ▁( T ito , ▁Vic ) ▁and ▁Jo ey ▁de ▁Leon . ▁The ▁band ' s ▁legacy ▁is ▁an ▁att est ment ▁to ▁their ▁end uring ▁popular ity , ▁as ▁their ▁hit ▁songs ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁on ▁the ▁radio , ▁and ▁used ▁in ▁television ▁and ▁in ▁film . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁G MA ▁Network ▁News ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁song writer ▁Jo ey ▁de ▁Leon ▁year ned ▁to ▁write ▁new ▁songs ▁for ▁V ST ▁& ▁Co . ▁ ▁" A w it in ▁Mo ▁at ▁Is as ay aw ▁Ko " ▁( 1 9 7 8 ) ▁V ST ▁& ▁Company ' s ▁first ▁major ▁hit , ▁and ▁most ▁recogn izable ▁disco ▁anth em , ▁“ A w it in ▁Mo ▁at ▁Is as ay aw ▁Ko " ▁(" Sing ▁and ▁I ▁Will ▁Dance "), ▁was ▁not ▁originally ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁group ' s ▁first ▁single . ▁Com posed ▁by ▁Vic ▁S otto ▁and ▁Jo ey ▁de ▁Leon , ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁actually ▁the ▁B -