Steve "silk" Hurley - Jack Your Body (original Mix) 1986 Apr 2026

The Track That Jacked the World: Steve "Silk" Hurley’s "Jack Your Body"

Steve "Silk" Hurley was so busy finishing an album for his group J.M. Silk that he didn't even know the song had hit #1 until his manager mentioned it in passing. STEVE "SILK" HURLEY - Jack Your Body (Original Mix) 1986

Because there was no official music video at the time, Top of the Pops had to use a montage of old black-and-white dance films to accompany the track. The Legacy of "Silk" 583. 'Jack Your Body', by Steve 'Silk' Hurley The Track That Jacked the World: Steve "Silk"

In January 1987, "Jack Your Body" made history by becoming the . Its success was an anomaly for the time: The Legacy of "Silk" 583

Released in , "Jack Your Body" is the ultimate example of early Chicago house. It was built on a skeletal, driving rhythm using a Roland TR-909 drum machine and a pulsing, squelching bassline sampled and replayed from the Shep Pettibone remix of First Choice’s "Let No Man Put Asunder".

It was the first UK #1 to achieve the majority of its sales on the 12-inch vinyl format.