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Encyclopedia > Build Me Up Buttercup
"Build Me Up Buttercup"
Single by The Foundations
from the album Build Me Up Buttercup
Format Vinyl record (12" and 7"), LP Record
Recorded 1968
Genre Pop
Length 5:05
Label Uni
Producer(s) Stephen Hague
New Order
Peak chart positions
The Foundations singles chronology
"Any Old Time (You're Lonely And Sad)"
(1968)
"Build Me Up Buttercup"
(1968)
"In The Bad Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me)"
(1969)
Alternate cover
2007 re-release

"Build Me Up Buttercup" is the name of a song released by The Foundations with Colin Young singing the lead vocals in 1968. It reached number 2 in the UK charts and number 3 in the US on the Billboard Hot 100. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... The Foundations were a British soul band, active from 1967 to 1970. ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... See also: 1967 in music, other events of 1968, 1969 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // January 4 - Guitarist Jimi Hendrix is jailed by Stockholm police, after trashing a hotel room during a drunken fist fight with bassist Noel Redding. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Uni Records was a subsidiary of MCA Records. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Stephen Hague is an American music producer most active with various British acts in the 1980s. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... The Foundations were a British soul band, active from 1967 to 1970. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Foundations were a British soul band, active from 1967 to 1970. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ...


The song was featured twice in the 1990s; it was covered by rock band The Goops in 1995 for the soundtrack of Mallrats. The music video featured View Askewniverse characters Jay and Silent Bob. Three years later, it was included (in its original version) in the 1998 film There's Something about Mary starring Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz. The actors of the film also made a video for the song, with all the main actors miming to the words in character. McFly and Busted did a version of the song. In 2006, a rap remake was released by Rhymefest with the late Ol' Dirty Bastard on the chorus for Rhymefest's critically acclaimed album, Blue Collar. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mallrats is a 1995 film written and directed by Kevin Smith. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... The View Askewniverse is a fictional universe created by Kevin Smith, featured in several films, comics and a television series; it is named for Smiths production company, View Askew Productions. ... Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) and Jay (Jason Mewes) during the events of Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Jay and Silent Bob are fictional characters in Kevin Smiths View Askewniverse. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean by UNESCO. [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Theres Something About Mary is an American film released in 1998 by 20th Century Fox, directed by Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly (the Farrelly brothers). ... Benjamin Edward Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, actor, film producer and director. ... Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is a four-time Golden Globe nominated American actress and former fashion model. ... Che Smith, known by the stage name of Rhymefest, is an American hip hop artist (born January 1, 1977) from the south side of Chicago whose first official album, Blue Collar, was released on July 11, 2006. ... Russell Tyrone Jones (November 15, 1968 – November 13, 2004) was an American MC known by the stage name Ol Dirty Bastard (often shortened to ODB). ... Blue Collar is the debut album by Grammy Award winning songwriter and long-time friend of Kanye West, Rhymefest. ...


It is sung at every University of Wisconsin football game by the student section. The Wisconsin Badgers are a variety of collegiate athletic teams from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. ...



 

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