Released December 17, 1991 Recorded 1991 Length 3:58 | Format CD single, 7", 12" Genre Pop rap | |
B-side "Too Legit to Quit," "Street Soldiers" | ||
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.
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Music video
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.
Track listing
Australian CD single
- "Addams Groove" - 3:58
- "Addams Groove" (Instrumental) - 3:55
- "2 Legit 2 Quit"
Japan Mini CD single
- "Addams Groove" - 3:58
- "Addams Groove" (Instrumental) - 3:55
UK 7" vinyl single
- A. "Addams Groove" (L.P. Mix) - 3:58
- B. "Street Soldiers" (Saxapella Reprise) - 5:02
UK 12" vinyl single
- "Addams Groove" (L.P. Mix) - 3:58
- "Addams Groove" (Instrumental) - 3:55
- "Street Soldiers" (Saxapella Reprise) - 5:02
- "2 Legit 2 Quit" (Edit) - 4:00
In popular culture
The rap group Das Racist use the hook from "Addams Groove" in their song "People Are Strange".