Release · 1986 · Chicago [41.88, -87.63]
"Jack Your Body" (Steve "Silk" Hurley)
Steve "Silk" Hurley's "Jack Your Body," a Chicago house single first released in 1986, was the breakthrough that carried the genre toward a wider audience. Tight, percussive and built for the floor, it became one of the sound's earliest crossovers out of the city's clubs. Its momentum signalled that house was not a passing import but a movement worth chasing.
Evidence2
- Wikidata: Jack Your BodyWikidata
www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6115907
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- MusicBrainz: Jack Your BodyMusicBrainz
musicbrainz.org/release-group/9c1bb2af-3942-3486-a579-23a304d90336
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Connections1
migrates to → "Jack Your Body" breaks through in Britain
Steve "Silk" Hurley's "Jack Your Body" carried Chicago house across the Atlantic, reaching number one on the UK singles chart in early 1987. The crossover turned a niche club import into national news and primed Britain for the genre.