Reel 2 Real

Reel 2 Real

Company type	Music act
Industry	Music
Founded	1992
Founder	Erick Morillo, Mark Quashie (The Mad Stuntman)
Defunct	1997
Headquarters	New York City , United States
Products	Hip house music

Reel 2 Real was a US-based hip house music act that achieved seven top 10 placements on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart throughout the 1990s.

Biography

This duo featured American DJ and producer Erick Morillo alongside Trinidadian rapper Mark Quashie, who performed as The Mad Stuntman. Morillo, originally from New York City, spent part of his youth in both Colombia and Union City, New Jersey. Their debut single, "The New Anthem", claimed the number one spot on the US Dance Chart for a single week in 1992.

Reel 2 Real is primarily recognized for the hit "I Like to Move It", which included vocals from The Mad Stuntman. Released in 1994, the song reached position 89 on the Billboard Hot 100, climbed to number 3 in Germany, number 5 in the UK, and secured the top position in both France and the Netherlands. The track experienced a resurgence when it was featured as the theme song for the 2005 animated movie Madagascar, produced by Morillo and later covered by comedian Sacha Baron Cohen. The Mad Stuntman appeared on four of Reel 2 Real’s top 10 dance chart successes. Later releases included partnerships with artists such as Barbara Tucker, Charlotte Small, and Proyecto Uno. The Reel 2 Real project was discontinued in 1997.

Erick Morillo passed away from an overdose on September 1, 2020, at the age of 49.

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Highest chart rankings								Certifications
		AUS	AUT	FIN	GER	NED	SCO	SWI	UK
Move It!	Released: October 10, 1994 Label: Strictly Rhythm, Positiva	135	37	29	63	71	28	42	8	UK: Gold
Are You Ready for Some More?	Released: July 1996 Label: Strictly Rhythm, Positiva	—	—	—	—	72	—	—	—
"—" indicates titles that did not chart or were not issued in that region.

Remix albums

Title	Album details
Reel 2 Remixed	Released: 1995 Label: Positiva

Singles

Year	Title	Highest chart rankings										Certifications	Album
		US	US Dance	AUS	AUT	FIN	FRA	GER	NED	SWI	UK
1992	"The New Anthem" (credited to Erick Moore)	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Go on Move" (featuring The Mad Stuntman)	—	6	79	16	4	12	20	11	18	7
89	8	6	2	10	1	3	1	4	5	AUS, FRA, GER, NED, UK: Gold
"Can You Feel It?" (featuring The Mad Stuntman)	—	3	114	28	7	49	32	20	31	13
—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	14
"Conway" (featuring The Mad Stuntman)	—	4	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	27
"Jazz It Up"	—	—	69	—	—	—	—	15	—	7
—	5	137	—	—	—	—	—	—	24
—	3	193	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Raise Your Hands (Shadow Child Update)" (featuring The Mad Stuntman)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

See also

• List of Billboard number-one dance club songs
• List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart