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== Songs which sample the Toni Basil recording ==

*[[Heidi Montag]] recorded a song titled "Bad Boy", which starts off sampling the song with "Bad boy you so fine, you so fine, you blow my mind."
*The song was sampled by [[Nitty (musician)|]] in the song, "Hey Bitty", which can be found on his album [[Player's Paradise]].
*[[Limp Bizkit]] sampled the chorus in "" [Androids Vs. Las Putas Remix] on their [[New Old Songs]] album.
*The starting chorus of the original song was sampled by electronic duo [[Boards Of Canada]] in the track "Nine-Rubber Wisdom" on [[Old Tunes Vol. 2 (album)|]].
*[[Madonna (entertainer)|]] sampled part of the chorus for "[[Dress You Up]]" for her 2009 [[Sticky & Sweet Tour]].
*[[Kylie Minogue]] blended "Mickey" with her own song "Heart Beat Rock" on her [[KylieX2008]] tour. The word "Mickey" was replaced with "Minnie".
*[[Katy Perry]] sampled it in her song "[[Peacock (song)|]]".

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{{Infobox song
| Name = Kitty
| Cover = 
| Artist = [[Racey]]
| Album = Smash and Grab
| Released = 1981
| Recorded = 1979
| Genre = [[Bubblegum pop]]
| Length = 
| Label = 
| Writer = [[Mike Chapman (record producer)|Mike Chapman]], [[Nicky Chinn]]
| Producer = Mike Chapman
| Last single = 
| This single = "'''Kitty'''" (1979)
| Next single = 
}}
{{Infobox single
| Name = Mickey
| Cover = Toni Basil Mickey.jpg
| Artist = [[Toni Basil]]
| from Album = [[Word of Mouth (Toni Basil album)|Word of Mouth]]
| Released = February 5, 1981
| Recorded = 1979
| Genre = [[Bubblegum pop]], [[New Wave music|New Wave]]
| Length = 4:12 {{small|(album)}} 3:36 {{small|(single)}}
| Label = [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]] (U.S.) Radial Choice (U.K.) [[Virgin Records|Virgin]] (Canada)
| Writer = [[Mike Chapman (record producer)|Mike Chapman]], [[Nicky Chinn]]
| Producer = [[Mike Chapman (record producer)|Mike Chapman]]
| Last single = "Breakaway" (1966)
| This single = "'''Mickey'''" (1982)
| Next single = "[[Nobody (Toni Basil song)|Nobody]]" (1982)
}}

"'''Mickey'''" is a 1981 U.S. pop song recorded by singer and choreographer [[Toni Basil]] on her debut album ''[[Word of Mouth (Toni Basil album)|Word of Mouth]]''. Written by [[Mike Chapman (record producer)|Mike Chapman]] and [[Nicky Chinn]] as "'''Kitty'''", it was first recorded by [[United Kingdom|UK]] popular music group [[Racey]] during 1979 appearing on their debut album ''Smash and Grab''.

Toni Basil changed the name from Kitty to Mickey to make the song about a man. For years, it had been rumoured that the name was changed to Mickey because Basil was fond of [[The Monkees]]' lead singer [[Micky Dolenz]] after meeting him on the set of their movie ''[[Head (film)|Head]]'' as a choreographer; however, this claim has been disputed by Basil, who said she didn't know Dolenz that well.<ref>http://www.vulture.com/2012/08/vulture-investigates-what-is-toni-basils-mickey-really-about.html</ref> A [[music video]] for the song, featuring costuming and choreography inspired by [[cheerleader]] dance routines, was played heavily on [[MTV]].

The single scored number one on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] for 1 week and number two in the [[UK Singles Chart]]. The song was Basil's only Top 40 success, making her a "[[one-hit wonder]]".<ref>[[Joel Whitburn|Whitburn, Joel]] (2004). ''The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits'', 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)</ref> It was named #5 on VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of All Time, #16 on ''20 to 1'''s Top 20 One Hit Wonders Countdown and #7 on VH1's ''100 Greatest Songs of the '80s''. It has also appeared on countless ''greatest'' or ''best'' lists and countdowns.

==Charts and certifications==
===Chart positions===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Chart (1982–1983)
!Peak position
|-
|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
{{Singlechart|Flanders|39|artist=Toni Basil|song=Mickey}}
|-
|Canada Top Singles ([[RPM (magazine)|RPM]])
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
{{Singlechart|Germany|69|artist=Toni Basil|song=Mickey}}
|-
|Ireland ([[Irish Singles Chart|IRMA]])
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|-
{{Singlechart|Dutch100|39|artist=Toni Basil|song=Mickey}}
|-
{{Singlechart|New Zealand|2|artist=Toni Basil|song=Mickey}}
|-
|UK Singles ([[The Official Charts Company]])
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|-
|[[Billboard Hot 100|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name = "Allmusic.com">{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p24056|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic.com</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|[[Hot Dance Club Songs|U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play]]<ref name = "Allmusic.com"/>
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|}

===Sales and certifications===
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|title=Mickey|artist=Toni Basil|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=1982|salesamount=200,000}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|title=Mickey|artist=Toni Basil|award=Gold|relyear=1982|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|title=Mickey|artist=Toni Basil|award= Platinum|relyear=1982|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}

{{S-start}}
{{Succession box
  | before = "[[I Love Rock 'n Roll]]" by [[Joan Jett|Joan Jett and the Blackhearts]]
  | title  = [[Kent Music Report|Australian Kent Music Report]] [[List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1980s|number-one single]] (Toni Basil version)
  | years  = June 7, 1982 – June 14, 1982
  | after  = "[[I've Never Been to Me]]" by [[Charlene (singer)|Charlene]]
}}
{{Succession box
  | before = "[[Truly (song)|Truly]]" by [[Lionel Richie]]
  | title  = [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] [[List of number-one hits (United States)|number one single]] (Toni Basil version)
  | years  = December 11, 1982
  | after  = "[[Maneater (Hall & Oates song)|Maneater]]" by [[Hall & Oates|Daryl Hall and John Oates]]
}}
{{succession box
  | before = "[[Truly (song)|Truly]]" by [[Lionel Richie]]
  | title  = [[RPM (magazine)|Canadian ''RPM'' Singles Chart]] [[list of RPM number-one singles of 1982|number-one single]] (Toni Basil version)
  | years  = December 25, 1982 – January 15, 1983 
  | after  = "[[Pass the Dutchie]]" by [[Musical Youth]]
}}
{{S-end}}

==Track listings==
;U.S. 7" single
# "Mickey" – 3:36
# "Thief on the Loose" – 3:50

;International 7" single
# "Mickey" – 3:36
# "Hanging Around" – 4:06

;U.S. 12" single
# "Mickey" (Special Club Mix) (Short) – 4:32
# "Mickey" (Special Club Mix) (Long) – 5:58

;Alternate U.S. 12" single
# "Mickey" (Special Club Mix) – 5:58
# "Mickey" (Spanish Version) – 5:12

==Lolly version==
{{Infobox single
| Name = Mickey
| Cover = 
| Artist = [[Lolly (singer)|Lolly]]
| from Album = [[My First Album (Lolly album)|My First Album]]
| Released = September 17, 1999
| Recorded = 1998
| Genre = [[Dance-pop]]
| Length = 3:36 (album version) 3:20 (edit)
| Label = [[Polydor]]
| Writer = [[Mike Chapman (record producer)|Mike Chapman]], [[Nicky Chinn]]
| Producer = Dufflebag Boys
| Last single = "Viva La Radio" (1999)
| This single = "'''Mickey'''" (1999)
| Next single = "Big Boys Don't Cry" (1999)
}}

The UK singer [[Lolly (singer)|Lolly]] scored a top ten hit in the UK Singles Chart in September 1999. Unlike the original, this version is very pop-heavy, and includes influences from that direction. In addition, there is also a karaoke version of the cover in the album.

=== Track listings ===
;CD single

# "Mickey" – 3:36
# "Rockin' Robin" – 2:31

=== Charts ===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Chart (1999)
! style="text-align:center;"|Peak position
|-
|UK Singles Chart
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|}

==Other notable versions==
* [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] parodied this song for his 1983 [["Weird Al" Yankovic (album)|self titled debut album]] as "[[Ricky (song)|Ricky]]", a parody of and tribute to ''[[I Love Lucy]]''.
*[[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] girl group [[B*Witched]] covered the song for their American EP ''Across America 2000''. It was released as a promotional single outside of the UK and was used for the film ''[[Bring It On (film)|Bring It On]]''.
*Swedish popular music singer [[Carola Häggkvist]] had a success in [[Scandinavia]] with a [[Swedish language]] version of "Mickey" during 1983, with lyrics written by [[Ingela Forsman|Ingela "Pling" Forsman]].
*Japanese comedian-musician [[Gorie]] scored #1 on the Japanese singles chart for two weeks with a version featuring vocals by American-born [[Jasmine Ann Allen]].
*In 2009, the American punk rock band [[Zebrahead]] covered it on their album ''[[Panty Raid (album)|Panty Raid]]''.
*In 2010, the South Korean girl group [[Girls' Generation]] released a reworked version "Cooky" to promote the [[Cyon|LG Cyon]] Cooky mobile phone.
*In 2011, the song was parodied as "Moshi" for commercials advertising the website [[Moshi Monsters]].
*In 2012, Olivia Newton-John recorded the song for the soundtrack to her motion picture ''A Few Best Men''. The song was the first single released from the album on January 9, 2012.

==Songs which sample the Toni Basil recording==
*[[Heidi Montag]] recorded a song titled "Bad Boy", which starts off sampling the song with "Bad boy you so fine, you so fine, you blow my mind."
*The song was sampled by [[Nitty (musician)|Nitty]] in the song, "Hey Bitty", which can be found on his album ''[[Player's Paradise]]''.
*[[Limp Bizkit]] sampled the chorus in "<<link:0>>" [Androids Vs. Las Putas Remix] on their ''[[New Old Songs]]'' album.
*The starting chorus of the original song was sampled by electronic duo [[Boards Of Canada]] in the track "Nine-Rubber Wisdom" on ''[[Old Tunes Vol. 2 (album)|Old Tunes Vol. 2]]''.
*[[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] sampled part of the chorus for "[[Dress You Up]]" for her 2009 [[Sticky & Sweet Tour]].
*[[Kylie Minogue]] blended "Mickey" with her own song "Heart Beat Rock" on her [[KylieX2008]] tour. The word "Mickey" was replaced with "Minnie".
*[[Katy Perry]] sampled it in her song "[[Peacock (song)|Peacock]]".

==In popular culture==
* [[San Francisco Giants]] infielder [[Miguel Tejada]] uses this as his walk up music.
* In the film ''[[Wayne's World (film)|Wayne's World]]'' the song is sung by Tia Carrera and Mike Myers.
* On September 25, 2009, a flash mob and orchestra performed a parody version ("Oh, Mackey, you're a swine. You're a swine, you blow my mind," etc.) inside a Whole Foods grocery store in Oakland, California, to protest Whole Foods' CEO [[John Mackey (businessman)|John Mackey]]'s public opposition to health care reform in the U.S., including his rejection of the principle that people have a right to health care.
* Spanish TV show ''Sé lo que hicistéis...'' (I know what you did...) used to play the song to introduce one of the hosts, Micki Nadal.
* The song is sung in a short scene on the American sitcom ''[[Friends]]'', in the episode "The One Where They're Up All Night".
* This song is sung in the show ''[[Napoleon Dynamite (TV series)|Napoleon Dynamite]]'' with the name "Rico" replacing "Mickey".
* This song has been used twice in the animated American sitcom, ''[[King of the Hill]]'': Kahn dances to it at the opening of "Three Days at the Kahn-do" and it is used during a montage for "The Powder Puff Boys".
* This song is featured in the 2012 video game ''[[Lollipop Chainsaw]]'': It is played when Juliet, the player character, enters a temporary powered-up state. It is also unlockable as a background song.
* The song is featured as part of the Riff-Off sequence of scenes in the 2012 film ''[[Pitch Perfect]]''.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mickey (Song)}}
[[Category:1982 singles]]
[[Category:1999 singles]]
[[Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles]]
[[Category:Oricon Weekly number-one singles]]
[[Category:Carola Häggkvist songs]]
[[Category:Cheerleading]]
[[Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles]]
[[Category:Songs written by Mike Chapman]]
[[Category:Songs written by Nicky Chinn]]
[[Category:Toni Basil songs]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Mike Chapman]]
[[Category:1979 songs]]

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