The Village People - In the Navy (1979)

 March 17, 1979 - 42 Years Ago Today: Village People had the Hot Shot Debut at No. 67 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with their single, "In The Navy." This was the group's third Hot 100 single peaking at No. 3 for two weeks following the No. 25 peak of "Macho Man" in 1978 and the No. 2 peak of "Y.M.C.A." six week prior. They group scored two more singles on the Hot 100 but neither peaked higher than No. 45. "In The Navy" was their third consecutive single to be certified Gold. "Y.M.C.A." was written by Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali and Victor Willis and was certified Gold and Platinum.


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