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Uma Thurman, the inspiration for the song. The song prominently samples the theme music from The Munsters, taking an electric guitar riff and baritone sax line. [7] Its title is a reference to American actress Uma Thurman's character Mia Wallace dancing with John Travolta's character Vincent Vega in an iconic scene of the film Pulp Fiction.
Music from the Motion Picture Pulp Fiction is the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino's 1994 film Pulp Fiction, released on September 27, 1994, by MCA Records. No traditional film score was commissioned for Pulp Fiction. The film contains a mix of American rock and roll, surf music, pop and soul. The soundtrack is equally untraditional, consisting ...
Instrumentalist Brian Leiser would practice sounds and samples in his Brooklyn apartment with movies playing in the background. He sampled the tremolo guitar sound from the 1984 song "Movement of Fear" by Tones on Tail, and was putting the song together while Pulp Fiction played on his TV, inspiring him to put its quotes in his song.
The song was also popular in the United Kingdom, becoming their 8th hit single there. "Pump It" peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart - only 5 sales behind the #2 song that week "It's Chico Time", [4] matching the chart success of previous single "My Humps". It was the first song ever to make the UK Top 40 on sales of downloads alone.
Their 1961 song "Comanche" which was written by Robert Hafner has been featured on two soundtracks. [8] It first appeared as the "Detoured Theme" in The Exiles (1961). [9] [10] [11] It was later included along with several other surf music hits on the soundtrack of the film, Pulp Fiction (1994). [12]
Maria Luisa McKee (born August 17, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known for her work with Lone Justice, her 1990 song "Show Me Heaven", and her song "If Love Is a Red Dress (Hang Me in Rags)" from the film Pulp Fiction.
"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" is a song written by American musician Neil Diamond, whose recording of it on Bang Records reached number 10 on the US pop singles chart in 1967. The song enjoyed a second life when it appeared on the 1994 Pulp Fiction soundtrack , performed by rock band Urge Overkill .
The song appears on the soundtrack to the film Pulp Fiction.The song is played as characters Mia and Vincent begin their conversation in the restaurant. [4]The song was used on the NBC television series Heroes in chapter 14 of the fourth season, in the episode "Close to You", which aired January 11, 2010.