More Bounce to the Ounce

"More Bounce to the Ounce" is the debut single by American funk band Zapp. It is the opening track on their eponymous debut album and serves as the album's first single. The song was produced by Bootsy Collins,^[7] arranged, composed and produced^[8] by Roger Troutman; and it peaked at No. 86 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1980.^[9]

"More Bounce to the Ounce"
Single by Zapp
from the album Zapp
B-side	"Freedom"[1]
Released	September 1980 (1980-09)[2]
Recorded	1979
Genre	Funk[3][4][5] electro[6]
Length	4:00 (single version) 9:25 (album version)
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Roger Troutman[7]
Producer(s)	Bootsy Collins Roger Troutman[8]
Zapp singles chronology
"More Bounce to the Ounce" (1980) "Be Alright" (1981)

The song title was taken from a 1950s Pepsi ad campaign of the same name.^[10][11]

Legacy

The song was the inspiration behind the Tom Tom Club's 1981 hit "Genius of Love", itself one of the most sampled tracks of the new wave era. "We loved ['More Bounce'] in part because it was played at a slower, funkier tempo by far than so many other dance tracks of the period," said Tom Tom Club's Chris Frantz. "It was very relaxed and sexy while still maintaining a raw, hard edge."^[12]

The song has been sampled many times by numerous hip hop artists; notable examples include "You Gots to Chill" by EPMD (1988 & 1997), "Friday" by Ice Cube (1995), "Going Back to Cali" by The Notorious B.I.G. (1997), and "Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin'" by MC Breed and DFC (1991).

Chart positions

Chart performance for "More Bounce to the Ounce"

Chart (1980–1981)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[9]	86
US Dance Music/Club Play Singles (Billboard)[13]	19
US R&B Singles (Billboard)[13]	2