Steam (band)Steam was a pop music group best known for their 1969 #1 hit song "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye". A one-hit wonder -- the band had already broken up by the time the song, intended to be a throwaway B-side, hit -- the group and song were largely forgotton until the 1977 Major League Baseball season, when Chicago White Sox organist Nancy Faust began playing the tune when opposing pitchers were relieved, or when the Sox had clearly won the game. Fans began singing along, playing the song during sporting events gradually became a tradition and today the Steam hit is commonly heard at arenas and stadiums throughout the US. The song was revived for the 2000 movie Remember the Titans. This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steam_%28band%29&action=edit).This page about Steam (band) includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Steam (band) News stories about Steam (band) External links for Steam (band) Videos for Steam (band) Wikis about Steam (band) Discussion Groups about Steam (band) Blogs about Steam (band) Images of Steam (band) |
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The song was revived for the 2000 movie Remember the Titans. Dre associate (and former keyboardist for The Roots), Scott Storch which went #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #24 in the UK. Fans began singing along, playing the song during sporting events gradually became a tradition and today the Steam hit is commonly heard at arenas and stadiums throughout the US. Cuban Link and Triple Seis left the group after Big Pun's death but Fat Joe, Remy, Tony Sunshine, Prospect and Armageddeon remained and released their second album True Story in 2004 with the summer hit "Lean Back" produced by Dr. A one-hit wonder -- the band had already broken up by the time the song, intended to be a throwaway B-side, hit -- the group and song were largely forgotton until the 1977 Major League Baseball season, when Chicago White Sox organist Nancy Faust began playing the tune when opposing pitchers were relieved, or when the Sox had clearly won the game. Tragedy struck the crew when Big Pun died of a heart attack in 2000. Steam was a pop music group best known for their 1969 #1 hit song "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye". Fat Joe and Big Pun were the members in the crew who had the most successful solo spots, Remy Martin was the only female rapper in the group, and Tony Sunshine was famous for singing on all the Terror Squad songs. They released their self titled debut album in Terror Squad The Album in 1999 with their hit "What Cha Gon Do" which was mostly done by Big Pun. The members were Fat Joe, the late and great Big Pun, Cuban Link, Prospect, Armageddeon, Triple Seis, Tony Sunshine and Remy Martin. The Terror Squad is a Latino Rap crew from The Bronx, New York that is also known as Big Pun and Fat Joe's crew. True Story, 2004. Terror Squad, 1999. |