Keep On Pushing (song)
Introduction "'''Keep On Pushing'''" is a 1964 single by The Impressions, and was the title track of the album of the same name.
Chart history The single became the group's sixth Top 40 single, and a Top 10 Pop smash, peaking at number ten. It went to number one for two weeks on the ''Cash Box'' R&B chart.Chart (1964)PeakpositionU.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 10010
Use in presidential campaigns *Decades later, the song was used as the theme to the 2004 Democratic National Convention keynote address by then-Illinois State Senator Barack Obama, who endorsed U.S. Senator John Kerry for President. *It was frequently played at rallies in the early days of the 2020 presidential campaign of Joe Biden.
Popular culture *The title was mentioned in-between the lyrics, by Curtis Mayfield in the Impressions rendition of the Negro Spiritual "Amen". (1964). *The album (cover) is one of several featured on the front cover art of the Bob Dylan's 1965 album ''Bringing It All Back Home''. *It was featured in the 1995 film ''Dead Presidents''. *It was also heard in the 2021 biographical drama ''Judas and the Black Messiah.''
Samples *It was sampled in the 2005 song "Pushin'" by Bun B featuring Scarface and Young Jeezy, off the album ''Trill''.
See also * Civil rights movement in popular culture
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