Reel 2 Real
American electronic band
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Reel 2 Real was an American hip house musical project that had seven top 10 hits on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the 1990s.
Reel 2 Real | |
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| Origin | New York City, New York, US |
| Genres | Breakbeat, hip house |
| Years active | 1992–1997 |
| Label | Strictly Rhythm |
| Past members | |
| Website | https://reel2realofficial.com |
Biography
The duo consisted of American DJ Erick Morillo and Trinidadian rapper Mark Quashie, also known as The Mad Stuntman. The project's core member was producer and DJ Erick Morillo from New York City,[1] who spent a portion of his childhood living in Colombia and also in Union City, New Jersey. The first release as Reel 2 Real was "The New Anthem" which spent a week at No. 1 on the US Dance Chart in 1992.
Although it peaked at No. 8 on the dance chart, Reel 2 Real is best known for the song "I Like to Move It", which featured Trinidadian toaster Mark Quashie, also known as The Mad Stuntman.[1] The song peaked at number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1994. It was successful in Germany where it peaked at number 3 on the singles chart, in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 5 and in France and the Netherlands it peaked at number one. The song would later be used in 2005 animated film Madagascar and was covered by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen (who voiced King Julien in the film) but produced by Morillo, making it a hit once again in 2005 with it becoming the film series' theme song. In all, The Mad Stuntman was featured on four of Reel 2 Real's top 10 dance hits. Later singles featured Barbara Tucker, Charlotte Small and Proyecto Uno. The Reel 2 Real alias was abandoned in 1997.
Erick Morillo died of an overdose on September 1, 2020, aged 49.[2]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
FIN [5] |
GER [6] |
NED [7] |
SCO [8] |
SWI [9] |
UK [10] | |||||||
| Move It! |
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135 | 37 | 29 | 63 | 71 | 28 | 42 | 8 | |||||
| Are You Ready for Some More? |
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— | — | — | — | 72 | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Remix albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Reel 2 Remixed |
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Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [12] |
US Dance [13] |
AUS [14][3] |
AUT [4] |
FIN [5] |
FRA [15] |
GER [16] |
NED [7] |
SWI [9] |
UK [10] | |||||
| 1992 | "The New Anthem" (featuring Erick Moore) | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| 1993 | "Go on Move" (featuring The Mad Stuntman) | — | 6 | 79 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 18 | 7 | Move It! | ||
| "I Like to Move It" (featuring The Mad Stuntman) | 89 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| 1994 | "Can You Feel It?" (featuring The Mad Stuntman) | — | 3 | 114 | 28 | 7 | 49 | 32 | 20 | 31 | 13 | |||
| "Raise Your Hands" (featuring The Mad Stuntman) | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 14 | ||||
| 1995 | "Conway" (featuring The Mad Stuntman) | — | 4 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 27 | |||
| 1996 | "Jazz It Up" | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 7 | Are You Ready for Some More? | ||
| "Are You Ready for Some More?" | — | 5 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | ||||
| "Move Your Body (Mueve la Cadera)" (featuring Proyecto Uno) |
— | 3 | 193 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2018 | "Raise Your Hands (Shadow Child Update)" (featuring The Mad Stuntman) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||