"Addams Groove" | ||||
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Single by MC Hammer | ||||
from the album Too Legit to Quit and The Addams Family soundtrack | ||||
B-side | "Too Legit to Quit," "Street Soldiers" | |||
Released | December 17, 1991 | |||
Format | CD single, 7", 12" | |||
Recorded | 1991 | |||
Genre | Pop rap | |||
Length | 3:58 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Writer(s) | MC Hammer, Felton Pilate, Vic Mizzy | |||
MC Hammer singles chronology | ||||
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Addams Groove is a single performed by hip-hop artist MC Hammer that was released as the theme song to the 1991 film The Addams Family. The song was his last top ten hit in the United States and was the recipient of the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song at the 12th Golden Raspberry Awards in 1991.
A music video was produced to promote the single. It featured Hammer and several of his dancers performing in their unique style around the Addams mansion, as well as most of the cast of the film. The video opens with Hammer pleading with Wednesday (Christina Ricci) and Pugsley (Jimmy Workman) to refrain from chopping his head off with a guillotine. It concludes with several scenes taking place in the Addams' backyard cemetery, including Thing crawling up and down a Hammer dancer and Gomez (Raúl Juliá) dueling in a sword-fight with Hammer over Morticia (Anjelica Huston).
The music video was played prior to the beginning of the film in its theatrical release during the first few weeks of release.
Australian CD single
Japan Mini CD single
UK 7" vinyl single
UK 12" vinyl single
The rap group Das Racist use the hook from "Addams Groove" in their song "People Are Strange".