Alpha Team was an American musical rave duo from Chicago who had a pop and dance hit with the song "Speed". This song sampled the theme from Speed Racer and also included snippets of dialog from that show. The song peaked at #74 on the Billboard Hot 100, staying on that chart for eight weeks beginning in January 1993.[1] "Speed" peaked at number 16 on the Australian ARIA charts.[2]

Selling more that 180,000 units, the success of this recording allowed its label, Strictly Hype Records, to stay in business and significantly expand with other artists.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2000). Top Pop Singles 1955-1999. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research, Inc. p. 13. ISBN 0-89820-139-X.
  2. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 12.
  3. ↑ Hunter, Tom (October 2, 1999). "Chicago Indie Is More Than Strictly Hype". Billboard. p. 38.


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