Reel 2 Real

Reel 2 Real
Reel 2 Real
Origin	New York City, New York, US
Genres	Breakbeat, hip house
Years active	1992–1997
Labels	Strictly Rhythm
Members	Mark Quashie
Past members	Erick Morillo;
Website	https://reel2realofficial.com
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Reel 2 Real was an American hip house musical project that had seven top 10 hits on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the 1990s.

Biography

The duo consisted of American DJ Erick Morillo and Trinidadian rapper Mark Quashie, also known as The Mad Stuntman. The project's core member was producer and DJ Erick Morillo from New York City,^[1] who spent a portion of his childhood living in Colombia and also in Union City, New Jersey. The first release as Reel 2 Real was "The New Anthem" which spent a week at No. 1 on the US Dance Chart in 1992.

Although it peaked at No. 8 on the dance chart, Reel 2 Real is best known for the song "I Like to Move It", which featured Trinidadian toaster Mark Quashie, also known as The Mad Stuntman.^[1] The song peaked at number 89 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1994. It was successful in Germany where it peaked at number 3 on the singles chart, in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 5 and in France and the Netherlands it peaked at number one. The song would later be used in 2005 animated film Madagascar and was covered by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen (who voiced King Julien in the film) but produced by Morillo, making it a hit once again in 2005 with it becoming the film series' theme song. In all, The Mad Stuntman was featured on four of Reel 2 Real's top 10 dance hits. Later singles featured Barbara Tucker, Charlotte Small and Proyecto Uno. The Reel 2 Real alias was abandoned in 1997.

Erick Morillo died of an overdose on September 1, 2020, aged 49.^[2]

Discography

Studio albums


Title	Album details	Peak chart positions								Certifications
Title	Album details	AUS ^[3]	AUT ^[4]	FIN ^[5]	GER ^[6]	NED ^[7]	SCO ^[8]	SWI ^[9]	UK ^[10]	Certifications
Move It!	Released: 10 October 1994 Label: Strictly Rhythm, Positiva	135	37	29	63	71	28	42	8	UK: Gold^[11]
Are You Ready for Some More?	Released: July 1996 Label: Strictly Rhythm, Positiva	—	—	—	—	72	—	—	—
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Remix albums


Title	Album details
Reel 2 Remixed	Released: 1995 Label: Positiva

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
Year	Title	US ^[12]	US Dance ^[13]	AUS ^[14]^[3]	AUT ^[4]	FIN ^[5]	FRA ^[15]	GER ^[16]	NED ^[7]	SWI ^[9]	UK ^[10]	Certifications	Album
1992	"The New Anthem" (featuring Erick Moore)	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
1993	"Go on Move" (featuring The Mad Stuntman)	—	6	79	16	4	12	20	11	18	7		Move It!
1993	"I Like to Move It" (featuring The Mad Stuntman)	89	8	6	2	10	1	3	1	4	5	AUS: Gold^[17] FRA: Gold^[18] GER: Gold^[19] NED: Gold^[20] UK: Gold^[21]
1994	"Can You Feel It?" (featuring The Mad Stuntman)	—	3	114	28	7	49	32	20	31	13
1994	"Raise Your Hands" (featuring The Mad Stuntman)	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	14
1995	"Conway" (featuring The Mad Stuntman)	—	4	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	27
1996	"Jazz It Up"	—	—	69	—	—	—	—	15	—	7		Are You Ready for Some More?
	"Are You Ready for Some More?"	—	5	137	—	—	—	—	—	—	24
	"Move Your Body (Mueve la Cadera)" (featuring Proyecto Uno)	—	3	193	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2018	"Raise Your Hands (Shadow Child Update)" (featuring The Mad Stuntman)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

^ ^a ^b Larkin, Colin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 283. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
^ Cardona, Alexi C. (October 13, 2020). "DJ Erick Morillo's Death Ruled Accidental by Medical Examiner". Miami New Times. Archived from the original on October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Reel 2 Reel ARIA Chart history complete". ARIA. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
^ ^a ^b "Austrian chart peaks". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
^
German albums:
- "Move It". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Dutch chart peaks". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
^
Scottish albums:
- "Move It". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Swiss chart peaks". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
^ "Reel 2 Real". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
^ "Billboard > Artists / Reel 2 Real > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
^
US Dance Club Play singles:
- "The New Anthem". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
- "Billboard > Artists / Reel 2 Real > Chart History > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
^
Australian (ARIA Charts) peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Discography Reel 2 Real". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
- Top 100 peaks: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 232.
- "Go on Move": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – 09 Oct 1994". ARIA. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
^ "French chart peaks". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
^
German singles peaks:
- "Go On Move" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
- "I Like to Move It" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
- "Can You Feel It" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1994". ARIA. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
^ "French certifictions". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
^ "German Certification". Musikindustrie.de. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
^ "Goud/Platina". NVPI (in Dutch). Archived from the original on July 10, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
^ "Reel 2 Real Ft Mad Stuntman". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

[LarkinDM-1] Larkin, Colin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 283. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.

[2] Cardona, Alexi C. (October 13, 2020). "DJ Erick Morillo's Death Ruled Accidental by Medical Examiner". Miami New Times. Archived from the original on October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

[ARIA_history-3] "Reel 2 Reel ARIA Chart history complete". ARIA. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

[AUT-4] "Austrian chart peaks". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

[FIN-5] Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

[6] German albums:
"Move It". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

[7] "Move It". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

[NED-7] "Dutch chart peaks". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

[8] Scottish albums:
"Move It". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

[10] "Move It". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

[SWI-9] "Swiss chart peaks". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

[UK-10] "UK chart peaks". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

[Move_It!_UK-CERT-11] "Reel 2 Real". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

[12] "Billboard > Artists / Reel 2 Real > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2016.

[13] US Dance Club Play singles:
"The New Anthem". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

"Billboard > Artists / Reel 2 Real > Chart History > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2016.

[16] "The New Anthem". Billboard. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

[17] "Billboard > Artists / Reel 2 Real > Chart History > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2016.

[14] Australian (ARIA Charts) peaks:
Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Discography Reel 2 Real". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 2, 2016.

Top 100 peaks: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 232.

"Go on Move": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – 09 Oct 1994". ARIA. Retrieved March 20, 2016.

[19] Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Discography Reel 2 Real". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 2, 2016.

[20] Top 100 peaks: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 232.

[21] "Go on Move": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – 09 Oct 1994". ARIA. Retrieved March 20, 2016.

[FRA-15] "French chart peaks". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

[16] German singles peaks:
"Go On Move" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

"I Like to Move It" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

"Can You Feel It" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

[24] "Go On Move" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

[25] "I Like to Move It" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

[26] "Can You Feel It" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

[17] "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1994". ARIA. Retrieved February 2, 2016.

[18] "French certifictions". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved August 14, 2010.

[Germany's_certification_database-19] "German Certification". Musikindustrie.de. Retrieved June 26, 2021.

[20] "Goud/Platina". NVPI (in Dutch). Archived from the original on July 10, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2021.

[I_Like_to_Move_It_UK-CERT-21] "Reel 2 Real Ft Mad Stuntman". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

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