▁Race y ▁during ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁appearing ▁on ▁their ▁debut ▁album ▁Sm ash ▁and ▁Grab . ▁T oni ▁Bas il ▁changed ▁the ▁name ▁from ▁K itt y ▁to ▁Mic key ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁song ▁about ▁a ▁man . ▁ ▁Release ▁T oni ▁Bas il ' s ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁initially ▁issued ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁chart ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁Re iss ued ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁" M ic key " ▁quickly ▁became ▁a ▁substantial ▁UK ▁hit , ▁reaching ▁number ▁ 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁issued ▁in ▁Australia ▁by ▁April , ▁where ▁over ▁the ▁Northern ▁summer ▁( S ou thern ▁winter ) ▁it ▁rose ▁to ▁number ▁ 1 . ▁ ▁Finally ▁issued ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁" M ic key " ▁became ▁a ▁number ▁ 1 ▁hit ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁Canada ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁after ▁its ▁original ▁release . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁original ▁Race y ▁song ▁did ▁not ▁include ▁the ▁famous ▁" Oh ▁Mic key , ▁you ' re ▁so ▁fine , ▁you ' re ▁so ▁fine , ▁you ▁blow ▁my ▁mind " ▁chant , ▁which ▁Bas il ▁added . ▁ ▁For ▁years , ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁rum ored ▁that ▁the ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁Mic key ▁because ▁Bas il ▁had ▁a ▁cr ush ▁on ▁Mon ke es ' ▁drum mer ▁and