More Bounce to the Ounce

"More Bounce to the Ounce"
Single by Zapp
from the album Zapp
B-side"Freedom"[2]
ReleasedSeptember 1980[1] (September 1980[1])
Recorded1979
Genre
Length4:00 (single version)
9:25 (album version)
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Roger Troutman[6]
Producer(s)
Zapp singles chronology
"More Bounce to the Ounce"
(1980)
"Be Alright"
(1981)

"More Bounce to the Ounce" is the debut single by American funk band Zapp. It is the opening track on their eponymous debut album and serves as the album's first single. The song was written,[6] arranged, composed and produced[7] by Roger Troutman; and it peaked at No. 86 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1980.[8]

The song title was taken from a 1950s Pepsi ad campaign of the same name.[9][10]

  1. ^ "Zapp – More Bounce to the Ounce, Part I".
  2. ^ "Zapp – More Bounce To The Ounce (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. ^ La Haine/Métisse – Original Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic
  4. ^ The 30 Best Funk Songs Ever (Updated 2017) | Billboard
  5. ^ "Rap meets Techno, with a short history of Electro". Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  6. ^ a b Elias, Jason. "All the Greatest Hits – Roger, Zapp – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Zapp – More Bounce To The Ounce (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference billboard was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ "50s Pepsi Ad Life Magazine Sept 3 1951 Teen Life Classic Ads". Retrieved June 11, 2018 – via Etsy.
  10. ^ "Pepsi "More Bounce to the Ounce" 1950s". Adbranch. Retrieved June 11, 2018.

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