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The Jam Was Moving

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"The Jam Was Moving"
Single by Debbie Harry
from the album KooKoo
B-side
  • "Chrome"
  • "Inner City Spillover"
Released1981
Recorded1981
GenreRock[1]
Length
  • 2:58 (7" mix)
  • 5:03 (12" mix)
LabelChrysalis
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Nile Rodgers
  • Bernard Edwards
Debbie Harry singles chronology
"Backfired"
(1981)
"The Jam Was Moving"
(1981)
"Chrome"
(1981)
Audio sample

"The Jam Was Moving" is a 1981 song by the American singer Debbie Harry. It was the second single to be released from her debut solo album, KooKoo. Released with no video and little promotion, after Harry's debut solo single, "Backfired", failed to become a big hit, "The Jam Was Moving" fared even less well, peaking at #82 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and failing to chart at all in the UK.

Background

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The single peaked at #82 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the US,[2] but made no appearance on any other major chart.

The 7" Mix of "The Jam Was Moving" (featuring additional guitars during the intro) appears on the Chrysalis Records/EMI compilation Most of All: The Best of Deborah Harry. The original 1981 12" mix of "The Jam Was Moving" was also included as a bonus track on Chrysalis Records/EMI UK's 1994 CD re-issue of the KooKoo album, the extended version of the album track "Inner City Spillover" was released by Gold Legion Records in 2011 (the 30th anniversary of the album's release).

In 1988, Debbie Harry and Chris Stein remixed "The Jam Was Moving" for inclusion on the Blondie/Debbie Harry remix compilation Once More into the Bleach.

Track listing

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7" vinyl

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Jam Was Moving (7" Mix)"Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards2:58
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Chrome"Debbie Harry, Chris Stein4:13

12" vinyl

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Jam Was Moving" (12" Mix)"Rodgers, Edwards5:03
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Inner City Spillover (12" Mix)"Harry, Stein6:00
2."Chrome"Harry, Stein4:16

Charts

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Chart performance for "The Jam Was Moving"
Chart (1981) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 82

References

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  1. ^ Molanphy, Chris (October 14, 2023). "This Ain't No Party?! Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  2. ^ "allmusic - Debbie Harry > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Retrieved February 2, 2009.
  3. ^ "Debbie Harry Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
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