Strike It Up

"Strike It Up"
Single by Black Box
from the album Dreamland
B-side	Remix
Released	6 February 1991
Format	CD maxi 7" single 12" maxi
Recorded	The Record Classics, Italy October 1990
Genre	Eurodance
Length	5:17 (album version) 3:29 (radio edit)
Label	Polydor
Writer(s)	Mirko Limoni Daniele Davoli Valerio Semplici
Producer(s)	Groove Groove Melody
Black Box singles chronology
"The Total Mix" (1991) "Strike It Up" (1991) "Open Your Eyes" (1991)
Alternative cover CD maxi - Megaremix

"Strike It Up" is a 1990 song recorded by the Italian band Black Box. It was the sixth single from their debut album Dreamland and was released in 1991 in many countries worldwide.

The song was a success on many charts, including the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, where it peaked at number 8. It also topped the Hot Dance Club Play in June 1991 for one week. In the UK, it peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart.

The song features an un-credited Martha Wash on lead vocals. However, Wash was not featured in the music video or singles cover art as it was customary for Katrin Quinol, a French model, to be used as the 'face' of the group and it was her that was featured lip-synching the lyrics sung by Wash. In 1990, after suing over false advertising, Wash reached an out-of-court settlement with Black Box record label RCA, with financial compensation and a guarantee of proper credit in the future.