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3 unusual facts about The Wiseguys


Bob Bogle

The Ventures song, Wild Child, was sampled by The Wiseguys on Start The Commotion, giving Bogle his only hit writing credit on the British charts, reaching number 47 and spending 2 weeks on the chart.

Executive suite

Besides the novel, and the subsequent film and television show, and the computer game, all mentioned above, both jazz musicians The L.A. Four and British band The Wiseguys have released albums with the titles Executive Suite.

The Wiseguys

Their first album Executive Suite was released in 1996 to critical acclaim, feature downtempo jazz beats and happy optimistic hip-hop numbers, and is now considered a cult classic.


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Start the Commotion

After being used in a Mitsubishi Motors television commercial in the U.S. in 2001, the song gained a second life and significant radio airplay, reaching the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and making it one of The Wiseguys most well known songs.